back to article Android P will hear no evil, see no evil, support evil notches

Google's revealed the stuff it's added to the next version of Android, which for now is known only as "P" while the world waits for it to earn a confectionery-related name.* To The Register's mind, the most interesting bits relate to security, as Google's decided that "Android P restricts access to mic, camera, and all …

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  1. Barry Rueger

    Pistachio

    OK, not candy, but.....

    1. Sorry that handle is already taken. Silver badge

      Pocky

      One for the weebs

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Popsicle, Piss or Poo

        I demand we be told why Popsicle, Piss and Poo weren't on the ballot :-/

        1. caffeine addict

          Re: Popsicle, Piss or Poo

          If you consider poo (even properly candied poo) a confectionery item, you might want to see the doctor. Just don't breathe on him.

          Alternatively, you could become famous by remaking a famous video.

          1. Anonymous Coward
            Anonymous Coward

            Re: Popsicle, Piss or Poo

            @caffeine addict; "If you consider poo a confectionery item, you might want to see the doctor."

            Or vet. On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog until you inadvertently give away your unpleasant dietary habits.

        2. Tigra 07

          Re: Popsicle, Piss or Poo

          Penis?

      2. Fruit and Nutcase Silver badge

        Re: Pocky

        Pork Scratchings?

        1. Chemical Bob

          Re: Pocky

          Pickled Turkey Gizzard!

          And, yes, they are meat candy.

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    2. RobThBay

      Re: Pistachio

      Pistachio was the first thing I thought of.

    3. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Pistachio

      "Pacers"- the logo is already peppermint-striped.

    4. Ken Hagan Gold badge

      Re: Peppermint

      ...because Peanuts

    5. viscount

      Re: Pistachio

      If it's not Pecan Pie I'm switching to Apple.

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    OK, Google, Give me the option

    to disable and uninstall any bloody app I feel I don't need. God, how I hate those grayed disable buttons!

    1. Dr Mantis Toboggan
      FAIL

      Re: OK, Google, Give me the option

      Ironically, if you buy a Google phone you don't have this problem.... Perhaps you should ask bigsby or whatever his name is..

  3. Phil Kingston

    Parma Violets

    After all, who doesn't love the taste of soap.

  4. Lt.Kije

    To The Register's mind,

    "To The Register's mind..."

    And here was I thinking El Reg was an undifferentiated bundle of nerve endings optimized for Pavlovian knee jerks.

  5. G Mac

    Profiterole

    Mmmmm...

  6. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    version - Android Pr0n

  7. James O'Shea
    Childcatcher

    Vladimir says...

    Pinkie Pie!

    Just think of all the bronies (and Russians!) who will be attracted!

    https://davidswatling.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/my-little-putin.jpg

    http://static.mmzstatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-is-Magic.jpg

    Thinking of the children...

  8. MacroRodent

    Pris

    - The memorable android character in "Blade Runner", played by Daryl Hannah.

    (Why should it always be confectionery?)

    1. onefang
      Thumb Up

      Re: Pris

      Very yummy, I'd vote for that.

  9. Diogenes

    Parfait ?

    A delicious desert and almost the cheese eating surrender monkey word for perfect. Might get those froggies off the chocolate factory's back

    1. Diogenes

      Re: Parfait ?

      But i voted for polly waffle (use your favourite search engine image search) as that is what will be closer to

  10. Inventor of the Marmite Laser Silver badge

    Parkin

    Mmmmm

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Parkin

      I'll raise you "Pontefract cake".

      Sadly all those bearded hipsters at Mountain View won't have heard of either.

      1. John Brown (no body) Silver badge

        Re: Parkin

        I'll raise you "Pontefract cake".

        Sadly all those bearded hipsters at Mountain View won't have heard of either.

        I must admit to being surprised as a young kid to find that Pontefract was in Yorkshire and not Wales.

  11. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    They'll release it last month and call it Paradox.

  12. Francis Boyle Silver badge

    Polly Waffle

    Is not to be sniffed at, but if you were going for an Australian option it should have been pavlova. (Kiwis may disagree, though.)

  13. russsh

    Paddle Pop

    Introducing a new form factor with built-in mini selfie stick

  14. G2

    Peppermint

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppermint

    :D

  15. Chris Miller

    Polo

    To a USian is a type of shirt - they have Life Savers for mints.

  16. Elmer Phud

    name?

    Back to basics with Androiod?

    Phonie Mc Phone Phace

  17. Dan 55 Silver badge
    Big Brother

    "Simultaneous use of multiple cameras at once"

    Any phone with hardware which can do that already has the Camera app to do that. What they mean is Play Services slurping the precious images.

    1. Charlie Clark Silver badge

      Re: "Simultaneous use of multiple cameras at once"

      Sounds more like a chat / WebRTC extension so that you can both see the person you're talking to and what they're looking at.

  18. goldcd

    Penguin

    (~Tim Tam for the criminal colonials, no idea if the US has equivalent)

  19. Blacklight
    Black Helicopters

    Panopticon

    For sweet, sweet omniscient surveillance....

  20. Anonymous South African Coward Bronze badge

    Plaatkoekie (Afrikaans for flapjacks)

  21. Anonymous South African Coward Bronze badge
    Trollface

    Nah, it'll be renamed Pr*ck by some joker :)

  22. Charlie Clark Silver badge

    while the world waits for it to earn a confectionery-related name

    It isn't you know. I suspect we'll increasingly see references to major.minor.patch versions instead of the marketing friendly launch name.

    1. CrazyOldCatMan Silver badge

      Re: while the world waits for it to earn a confectionery-related name

      see references to major.minor.patch

      I never understood their logic for going for a major version number bump every year - to me it doesn't look like there are enough significant changes for that.

      Likewise for iOS. Adding a few emoticons and tweaking how the notifications work isn't really a major change..

  23. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Pork pie

    It really should be reclassified as a confection.

  24. Aladdin Sane

    Absolute dog's dinner

    Pedigree?

  25. Anonymous Custard
    Trollface

    Polo Mint

    Well they are allowing notches, so why not holes?

    1. Jedit Silver badge

      Re: Polo Mint

      The chief selling point of Android P is that it closes holes, not opens them.

      I think it'll just be Peanut Butter, no cups.

  26. handleoclast
    Coat

    Priapus

    Suck on this...

  27. VinceH
    Joke

    "Google's decided that "Android P restricts access to mic, camera, and all SensorManager sensors from apps that are idle." This change has been made to stop apps snooping, which is hard to argue against!"

    Third party apps, you mean. Will they apply the restriction to their own stuff?

    "Indoor positioning over WiFi, thanks to support for 802.11mc, aka WiFi Round-Trip-Time (RTT)"

    Please allow this to be disabled. It'll give the police a clue as to which part of the basement to dig up to find the bodies. I spent more time on those spots to dig the holes, etc.

  28. Sartori

    Priscilla

    Queen Of The Dessert? That's a confectionary, right?

  29. Trumpet Winsock

    Perhaps

    Android Perhaps coming to a Samsung Galaxy one day...

    ( Galaxy S7 still on Android 7.0 )

  30. Frederic Bloggs

    PinappleChunks

    Clearly it's time for some fresh fruit flavo(u)rs!

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