Android 8.0 Is Called Oreo

Android 8.0 is Called Oreo

BY Rajesh Pandey

Rajesh Pandey

Rajesh is a 26-year old freelance writer from Kolkata, India. He loves to tinker around with his Android devices and flash custom ROMs on them....

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Published 21 Aug 2017

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Android Oreo

After months of speculation, Google today finally confirmed that Android 8.0 will be called Oreo when it unveiled an Android theme statue of the dessert at an event in New York City. The company had to license the name from Nabisco.

The Oreo statue has a superhero motif and looks pretty rad. While Android 8.0 was always in strong contention of being called Oreo, Google has had a habit of going with less obvious names. This time around though, the company went with the obvious choice likely due to its sheer popularity.

My hero! #androidoreo pic.twitter.com/Iaiew4U3Qb

— Dave Burke (@davey_burke) August 21, 2017

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