The name of Google's next Android is still a mystery but latest leaked documents suggest the letter "L" stands for "Lemon Meringue Pie."
Google, the world's largest internet search company, uses unique names for various Android versions instead of the usual numbering process followed by other companies like Apple and Microsoft. But Google's upcoming Android L version has stirred curiosity among its fans. Suggestions have started pouring in for the letter in its latest series but none seem to fit. However, based on the newly leaked SDK source code and a tip from a reader, Android Police says the letter "L" in the upcoming Android version most likely stands for "Lemon Meringue Pie".
To back its claims Android Police performed a quick research with Google's Android documents. The blog found "multiple official sources in code and documentation that list the next release as "LMP." In the source code for the preview builds of Android L for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 devices, the publications found several occurrences for lmp-preview-release.
In addition, searching Android's open source project for the keyword "lmp" pulls up nine documents with one featuring lmp in the main heading. To add more weight to its claims, Android Police cited a Wi-Fi certification document for HTC Volantis or the Nexus 9 that has listed the firmware of the device as "L LMP."
Across all documents, Google has nowhere mentioned the full form for LMP. Android Police is also skeptical about Google naming its Android L version as Lemon Meringue Pie. Google's current Android OS version, 4.4 KitKat, was previously listed as KLP in internal documents for Key Lime Pie. But when the OS was officially released, Google chose a different name altogether.
Lemon Meringue Pie for LMP may be just a reference to Android L in its internal documents for all we know. As the official release of the upcoming OS is near, it won't be long before Google actually releases the true identity of Android L.
