We will not keep you in suspense: Android 17 has the internal code name “Cinnamon bun”. The information comes from a source of confidence in Google and was initially reported by Android Authority. Here is a practical table decomposing all the previous dessert code names so that you can check.
| Version number | Code name | Year of exit |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | No code name | 2008 |
| 1.1 | Small four (internal) | 2009 |
| 1.5 | Cupcake | 2009 |
| 1.6 | Donut | 2009 |
| 2.0, 2.1 | Flash | 2009 |
| 2.2 | Froyo | 2010 |
| 2.3 | Gingerbread | 2010 |
| 3 | Honeycomb | 2011 |
| 4 | Ice cream sandwich | 2011 |
| 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 | Dragee | 2012 |
| 4.4 | Kitkat | 2013 |
| 5.0, 5.1 | Lollipop | 2014 |
| 6 | Marshmallow | 2015 |
| 7.0, 7.1 | Nougat | 2016 |
| 8.0, 8.1 | Oreo | 2017 |
| 9 | Pie | 2018 |
| 10 | Quince pie (internal) | 2019 |
| 11 | Red velvet cake (internal) | 2020 |
| 12, 12l | Snow cone (internal) | 2021 |
| 13 | Tiramisu (internal) | 2022 |
| 14 | Upside down cake (internal) | 2023 |
| 15 | Vanilla ice cream (internal) | 2024 |
| 16 | Baklava (internal) | 2025 |
But, we see you scratching your head through the screen, asking you how and why Cinnamon Bun. Why not something with “W” to follow Android 16 “Baklava”? Wait, Android 16 “Baklava”? This is really logical. You can go to the source link for a more in -depth explanation, but here is the essential. Google has been relatively recently to the Android development of the old branch model to a new “trunk” model. Instead of merge new version branches into the stable as before, the new model has a unique main code branch constantly stable with all the new features, fixes and APIs developed behind “functionalities” to keep them deactivated until they are ready.
Are you still with us? GOOD. The important bit here is that Google has completed the migration to the new trunk development model with Android 14 QPR2, and to mark the change, the build identification scheme has been reset, so Android 14 QPR2 has become ID Build AP1A and QPR3 Got Build ID AP2A. The first time Google published a stable version of the trunk was in 2024, hence the use of the letter “A” to preface the construction ID. However, probably, Android 14 already had his name “Cake upside down” and Android 15 Son nickname “Vanilla ice cream”, so it was too late to “restart” the names and call Android 15 something with “A”. Once the year has increased to 2025, however, the construction IDs began to go out with the letter “B” and Google decided to call Android 16: “Baklava”. The next letter for construction IDs is “C” and therefore a dessert with “C” – Enter “Cinnamon Bun”, probably since “Cupcake” has already been taken.
Of course, in the end, the name of dessert does not really matter, especially since Google has decided to move it away as a public brand. Nowadays, it is a remainder on the side of the development of things. However, it is interesting to see which candies the Google team now chooses that it is essentially the second time for each letter. As for Android 17, we expect it to land around June 2026.
