Google isn’t normally a company gives away much information before they are ready to do so, and they seem to have become masters at teasing future products with relatively inane details. One tactic that they are known to use is showing the number of the next major Android software build in the clock of Google app screenshots. The latest example of this has been when Google showed off their new World Cup features in Google Now. Perhaps only subtle enough for the people who know Google’s tactics, the clock in these screenshots shows the time “5:00″ which suggests the next build of Android will be Android 5.0.
Previous times that Google has used this method of teasing has included Gingerbread (2:30), Ice Cream Sandwich (4:00), and Jelly Bean (4:20). Current screenshots that Google uses features the time 4:40 of course representing the current build of Android, Android 4.4 KitKat. We’ve long wondered whether the next version of Android would be 4.5 or 5.0, but this latest tease from Google surely confirms that it is going to be Android 5.0, and with Google I/O just a few weeks away, it seems almost inevitable that we’re going to see something related to Android 5.0 at the event.
What do you think of the next build of Android being Android 5.0? What do you think it’s going to be called? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
