With each new build of Android comes the game where we try and guess what the official name of the build is going to be. For this next build, which we currently only know as Android L, we’ve had assertions that it called ‘Lollipop’, however the answer might actually lie in the Android L preview code, and its name could be “Lemon Meringue Pie“. According to Android Police, the Android SDK refers to the preview builds for Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 as the “lmp-preview-release”:
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<color name=”cardview_dark_background”>#FF202020</color>
<color name=”cardview_light_background”>#FFFAFAFA</color>
<color name=”cardview_shadow_end_color”>#03000000</color>
<color name=”cardview_shadow_start_color”>#37000000</color>
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<declare-styleable name=”CardView”>
<!– Background color for CardView. –>
<attr name=”cardBackgroundColor” format=”color” />
<!– Corner radius for CardView. –>
<attr name=”cardCornerRadius” format=”dimension” />
</declare-styleable>
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<dimen name=”cardview_default_radius”>2dp</dimen>
<dimen name=”cardview_elevation”>2dp</dimen>
<dimen name=”cardview_shadow_size”>2dp</dimen>
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And in yesterday’s leak of the HTC Nexus’ Wi-Fi certification (see the leak here), we can clearly see “LMP” as part of the firmware version for the device. So it seems pretty likely that “LMP” actually refers to the Android build name, which we’re guessing stands for Lemon Meringue Pie. Keep in mind though that the last build of Android, which we now know as Android KitKat, was actually called KLP, or Key Lime Pie, in the Android SDK and it seems it was a relatively last minute deal by Google to partner with Nestle for the launch.
Do you think LMP, or Lemon Meringue Pie, is the real name of the next Android build? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Android Police
