Jelly Bean Rumour: Asus Said It Could Be First for Android 5.0
Where the Jelly Bean idea came from
Android release names follow the alphabet and are named after desserts. Ice Cream Sandwich covered the letter I, and at Mobile World Congress the Android booth had small jars of jelly beans scattered around. People followed the clues and concluded the J release would be Jelly Bean.
What Asus said
Asus said the release would be Jelly Bean and that it would be version 5.0, not 4.2 or 4.4. A company representative also said Asus was very close to Google and would likely be in the first wave to offer the update. The author guessed Asus might be first, and noted the internet was speculating that Asus would be the tablet Nexus, though Google had said it would make its own.
Too early to name the next one
The author pointed out that fewer than 2% of devices were on Ice Cream Sandwich, and Jelly Bean had not even been released. Debate about what the K release would be, such as Key Lime Pie, seemed premature.
What might be coming
- Integration with Google TV, building on how Ice Cream Sandwich brought tablets and phones together.
- Home automation features.
These were hopes and guesses, not confirmed features.
Frequently asked questions
What does Jelly Bean refer to?
It was the nickname of the Android release after Ice Cream Sandwich, which Asus said would be numbered 5.0.
Did Asus really promise to be first?
No promise was made. The company only said there was a high possibility it would be in the first wave.
Was the 5.0 number accurate?
The outcome is not stated in the original post, so treat the number as part of the rumour.