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What will be after Kit Kat?

Anyone have any idea what it will be and around when we can expect it?

We know the next "major" one will start with an L. Whether the next one will be "major" or not is anyone's guess

The next version upgrade is likely to be at google I/O in late spring/early summer. Version numbers, features, or names is nothing more than rumor at this point.
 
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my guess: Life Savers. The obvious answer would be Lemon Meringue Pie, but they've already done pie...

They haven't done pie yet, since 4.4 was surprise-renamed KitKat pretty late in the game.

Highest bidder that starts with an "L"...

No money changed hands on the KitKat branding thing - at least not officially:
However, Google told the BBC that it had come up with the idea and that neither side was paying the other.

"This is not a money-changing-hands kind of deal," John Lagerling, director of Android global partnerships, told the BBC.

Instead, he said, the idea was to do something "fun and unexpected".
(source)

At any rate, Phandroid's Rob Jackson seems to think Lollipop is most likely, and I tend to agree with him. I guess we'll find out in a few months!
 
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