We first reported that Google’s next version of Android would be called Jelly Bean back in September, but now we’re feeling even more confident: not only has a trusted source confirmed the name for us, but it’s sort of impossible not to notice the enormous bowl of candy Google’s placed in the middle of its private meeting area. That candy? Jelly beans. We asked Andy Rubin what the story was, and he declined to confirm anything — although he did say we could take as many as we wanted.
Google coyly hints at Jelly Bean Android codename with... jelly beans
Google’s got a huge bowl of jelly beans in its private meeting area at MWC.
Google’s got a huge bowl of jelly beans in its private meeting area at MWC.


is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast.
They were delicious.
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