(Update 11:46 AM Feb. 24) As per Wikipedia "The Motorola Xoom was the first device to run Google's tablet specific OS, Android 3.0 Honeycomb."
Since word got out that Google began working on the newest Android system of its "dessert series" OS, the rumor mill began to spin. The release of Android Key Lime Pie is approaching fast and there are a few speculations about what device it will appear on first.
With Google being at the forefront of technological and brand innovation, there are some predictable patterns within the way it handles new Android releases. History suggests that there is a good chance that the Nexus 5 is likely to be the first device to run on Android Key Lime Pie. As seen in the past few years, Google is known to usually debut its Android OS on a Nexus device. Android release history has shown a consistency with Google naming its releases after desserts and unveiling them mostly on its own devices.
The Nexus S was the first device to feature Android Gingerbread, the Galaxy Nexus got Ice Cream Sandwich. To shake things up a bit, Google debuted Honeycomb on the Motorola Xoom, although some Android developers unofficially ported it to the Nexus One as reported XDA Developers . The Nexus 7 received Jelly Bean. Google employees usually test run the new versions of Android on their Google Nexus devices before we get them.
Google announced that its I/O event is happening in May, which also happens to be the same time that the Nexus 5 phone and the Nexus 7.7 tablet are rumored to be officially released. We could see the Nexus 5 and the Nexus 7.7 unveiled and both running on Android Key Lime Pie.
Some are suggesting that Google will break Nexus tradition and debut Key Lime Pie on the Motorola X. Late last year, Reuters reported that Google and Motorola were working together on an "X-phone" and an "X-tablet" and this is most likely the same project.
In August of 2011, Google announced its plans to acquire Motorola Mobility and finalized the deal in May of last year. "Motorola's total commitment to Android in mobile devices is one of many reasons that there is a natural fit between our two companies. Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers everywhere," said Larry Page, CEO of Google Inc.
The deal also involves expansion and protection of patents, "Our acquisition of Motorola will increase competition by strengthening Google's patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies," said Page.
It's hard to believe that Google would break Android tradition and debut Key Lime Pie on anything other than a Nexus device, no matter how "Nexus-like" the Motorola X may be. Coincidentally, the Motorola X is also expected to debut at the Google I/O event in May, so it's safe to say that this will be a sweet summer for Google.
