Google unveils the final name for Android M: Marshmallow

M stands for Marshmallow.

That’s the name of the new Android operating system, Android M. People were wondering what M would stand for — back in May my colleague Emil Protalinski threw out foods that start with M, like macaroon, marshmallow, milkshake, mint, muffin, marzipan, mooncake, and mango sorbet. Now it’s official.

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Google confirmed the news in a blog post announcing the availability of the third developer preview of the operating system.

And Google developer Brandon Jones tweeted out the news today:

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And we have Marshmallow, folks! Repeat, we have marshmallow! pic.twitter.com/7ne07U86nG

— Brandon Jones (@Tojiro) August 17, 2015

People thought the final name might be Marshmallow because of a video that arrived from Googlers Natalie Hammel and Lorraine Yurshansky, better known as Nat and Lo, a few days ago.

And here’s their latest video, from today:

Marshmallow is merely the latest version of Android, following Lollipop, KitKat, Jelly Bean, Ice Cream Sandwich, Honeycomb, Gingerbread, Froyo, and Cupcake. (More on the 10-year history of Android here.)

Android M will ship this fall. For now, if you have a Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, or Nexus Player, you can sign up for a developer preview here.

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