Google accidentally revealed the name of next version of Android - it's called 'Android Oreo'

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Google is counting down the release of Android "O" to coincide with the upcoming solar eclipse on August 21.

Rumor mongers got a big break on Friday about the possible name for Google's upcoming Android "O" operating system.

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From the looks of it, Google's upcoming Android OS will be called "Android Oreo."

That's according to Android Police, which spotted the file name of a video that Google itself had posted on its own Google+ social network. The video, which has since been deleted, was a teaser trailer for the release date of Android O on August 21, during the impending solar eclipse.

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When Android Police dug into the details of the video, it revealed the actual file name of the video itself, which read as "GoogleOreo_Teaser_0817_noDroids (1).mp4." The file name is what a video editor - or whoever produced the video - would name the video when they export and save it onto their computer after editing, and before uploading it onto the Google+ post.

Still, Google hasn't confirmed that the "O" in Android O stands for "Oreo," so this name slip must still be considered a rumor for now.

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