Google starts counting down to Android O with a new eclipse-themed teaser

Google starts counting down to Android O with a new eclipse-themed teaser

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https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/18/16161812/google-android-o-name-eclipse

Android O has been in developer beta for months, and it looks like the final version might be ready to launch soon, with Google launching an eclipse-themed teaser website counting down toward August 21st. Along with the countdown, the site also features some handy eclipse-tracking tools, including a cute animation of what to expect the eclipse to look like in your location.

Google is saying that the countdown will be for the official reveal of Android O, so it seems safe to say that we’ll be finding out either when Android O releases or what on earth Google will be calling the OS when the timer concludes on 2:40pm EST on the 21st. Given that the last Android O beta release from back in July was a nearly final release candidate version, and that Google is running out of time to hit its promised “summer” release, a launch next week would make sense, although we’ll have to wait until the countdown ends to find out for sure. And considering that we still don’t know what Android O is called (Oreo? Octopus? Oatmeal Cookie? Orangina? WHY WON’T YOU JUST SAY GOOGLE), it’s possible that Google may just be bundling that in to the upcoming announcement.

Google starts counting down to Android O with a new eclipse-themed teaser

Aug 18, 2017, 4:11pm UTC
https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/18/16161812/google-android-o-name-eclipse >Android O has been in developer beta for months, and it looks like the final version might be ready to launch soon, with Google launching an eclipse-themed teaser website counting down toward August 21st. Along with the countdown, the site also features some handy eclipse-tracking tools, including a cute animation of what to expect the eclipse to look like in your location. >Google is saying that the countdown will be for the official reveal of Android O, so it seems safe to say that we’ll be finding out either when Android O releases or what on earth Google will be calling the OS when the timer concludes on 2:40pm EST on the 21st. Given that the last Android O beta release from back in July was a nearly final release candidate version, and that Google is running out of time to hit its promised “summer” release, a launch next week would make sense, although we’ll have to wait until the countdown ends to find out for sure. And considering that we still don’t know what Android O is called (Oreo? Octopus? Oatmeal Cookie? Orangina? WHY WON’T YOU JUST SAY GOOGLE), it’s possible that Google may just be bundling that in to the upcoming announcement.