This is the Android 17 codename, and it's not what you guessed
For most of Android's history, Google publicly referred to each release by a version number and a codename. Traditionally, the codename was a dessert like Marshmallow, Jelly Bean, or Froyo. With the release of Android 10 in 2019, however, Google ended this public practice to make its branding more globally accessible. Internally, though, the company's developers kept the sweet tradition alive. Following that tradition, Google's developers have recently decided on the dessert codename for Android 17 — and it's not what any of you guessed.
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Google surprised many last year by choosing 'Baklava' as the dessert codename for Android 16. Since the codename for Android 15 was 'Vanilla Ice Cream,' most people expected the next version to follow the alphabetical tradition with a dessert starting with the letter 'W.'
Android Version Number Dessert Codename Year of Release
Android Version Number
1.0
Dessert Codename
No codename
Year of Release
2008
Android Version Number
1.1
Dessert Codename
Petit Four (internal)
Year of Release
2009
Android Version Number
1.5
Dessert Codename
Cupcake
Year of Release
2009
Android Version Number
1.6
Dessert Codename
Donut
Year of Release
2009
Android Version Number
2.0, 2.1
Dessert Codename
Éclair
Year of Release
2009
Android Version Number
2.2
Dessert Codename
Froyo
Year of Release
2010
Android Version Number
2.3
Dessert Codename
Gingerbread
Year of Release
2010
Android Version Number
3
Dessert Codename
Honeycomb
Year of Release
2011
Android Version Number
4
Dessert Codename
Ice Cream Sandwich
Year of Release
2011
Android Version Number
4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Dessert Codename
Jelly Bean
Year of Release
2012
Android Version Number
4.4
Dessert Codename
KitKat
Year of Release
2013
Android Version Number
5.0, 5.1
Dessert Codename
Lollipop
Year of Release
2014
Android Version Number
6
Dessert Codename
Marshmallow
Year of Release
2015
Android Version Number
7.0, 7.1
Dessert Codename
Nougat
Year of Release
2016
Android Version Number
8.0, 8.1
Dessert Codename
Oreo
Year of Release
2017
Android Version Number
9
Dessert Codename
Pie
Year of Release
2018
Android Version Number
10
Dessert Codename
Quince Tart (internal)
Year of Release
2019
Android Version Number
11
Dessert Codename
Red Velvet Cake (internal)
Year of Release
2020
Android Version Number
12, 12L
Dessert Codename
Snow Cone (internal)
Year of Release
2021
Android Version Number
13
Dessert Codename
Tiramisu (internal)
Year of Release
2022
Android Version Number
14
Dessert Codename
Upside Down Cake (internal)
Year of Release
2023
Android Version Number
15
Dessert Codename
Vanilla Ice Cream (internal)
Year of Release
2024
Android Version Number
16
Dessert Codename
Baklava (internal)
Year of Release
2025
Google broke this years-long pattern to reflect major changes to its development practices under the new 'Trunk Stable' project. This project shifts Android development to a trunk-based model, where all work occurs in a single, main internal code branch that must always remain stable. New features, APIs, and bug fixes are developed behind 'feature flags' that keep them disabled until they're ready for launch. In contrast, Google previously used a branch-based model, which often created significant problems when merging new release branches back into the main one.
Android's old branch-based development model
Android's new, trunk-based development model.
The first Android version released after Google completed its migration to trunk-based development was Android 14 QPR2. To mark this change, Google reset its build ID scheme. The IDs for Android 14 QPR2 and QPR3 builds were prefaced with 'AP1A' and 'AP2A,' respectively. The company used the letter 'A' because 2024 was the first year Google released Trunk Stable builds, while the 'P1A' and 'P2A' reflected that Android 14 QPR2 and QPR3 were respectively the first and second platform releases of the year. When the calendar turned to 2025, Google advanced the letter to 'B,' which is why Android 16's codename was a dessert that started with B.
Following this pattern, you'd be right to guess that Android 17's dessert codename will start with the letter 'C.' The problem is the sheer number of desserts that start with C. We can immediately rule out 'Cupcake,' since Google already used it for Android 1.5, but that still leaves dozens of choices. When we polled our readers on the topic, we presented eight popular options, and they floated seven more in the comments.
However, none of these were correct, as Google has decided on 'Cinnamon Bun' as the dessert codename for Android 17! A cinnamon bun — also called a cinnamon roll or swirl — is a sweet, baked pastry made of rolled dough filled with a cinnamon-sugar mixture and often topped with glaze or icing. It's a popular dessert in northern Europe and North America, with several well-known chains specializing in its creation.
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority
Although we don't have any public sources that mention 'Cinnamon Bun' as Android 17's codename, we are confident this is the name. A trusted source within Google shared evidence with us that clearly shows the company using 'CinnamonBun' as the internal codename for API level 37.0.
The API level is a number that uniquely identifies a specific Android version and its set of core APIs. Each Android version has a distinct API level; for example, Android 15 is API level 35.0, and Android 16 is 36.0. Hence, we can assume that API level 37.0 will refer to Android 17, unless Google suddenly decides to drop numbers from its versioning entirely — which seems unlikely.
Ultimately, the dessert codename doesn't matter. It won't appear in most of Google's marketing next year, though the company may still erect a new Android statue on its campus that references it. You'll likely see 'Android CinnamonBun' appear under the 'Android version' field in early beta releases, but this will be replaced with 'Android 17' once the OS reaches platform stability.
Still, we know that many of you have been wondering what dessert codename Google has cooked up for Android 17, so we thought it would be fun to reveal it in the inaugural edition of the Authority Insights Newsletter.
If you're wondering when Android 17 will launch, we expect it to land around June 2026. As we've noted before, Google pushed up Android 16's release date to enable summer device launches to ship with the latest OS. There's no reason to think Google won't stick with this accelerated schedule next year. Still, plans can change, and if they do, I'll report on them in a future edition of this newsletter.
P.S. That awesome photo of a cinnamon bun surrounded by Android pins was taken by my colleague Rita El Khoury, who went on a bit of an adventure to get it. After picking it up at a Starbucks, it traveled with her on a train, crossed a highway, and rested on a fence before she acquired proper protection for it. When I asked her how it tasted, she told me that she 'had a sugar rush crash' after eating it. Cinnamon buns will do that to you.
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