Google has announced that the newest version of Android is not in fact named Key Lime Pie, but instead has been named Kit Kat.  Google has long named their Android builds after sweets and candies, but this it the first time an Android build has been named after a name brand candy.

At first, I assumed this was a cash grab by both Google and Nestle.  However, both companies have stated that no money changed hands.  John Langerling, the director of Android global partnerships, told the BBC that the deal between Nestle and Googl is ‘not a money-changing-hand kind of deal.’  The pick of Kit Kat for this version of Android was dreamed up by the developers in part because one of the leads is a fan of the candy bar.

Langerling stated that the Android team had no idea who actually owned Kit Kat and that he cold called the switchboard of Nestle’s advertising agency back in November to suggest the naming idea.  The next day there was a conference call between the two companies to discuss the idea and 24 hours a deal in place.

What’s astounding to me is that this deal was in place back in November and in that time branding materials were created and about 50 million Kit Kat bars with the Android logo and none of this leaked to the media.  In a day where any Samsung or Apple phone rumors leak out this was kept quiet and that astounds me.

If you want one of the Kit Kat candy bars featuring the Android branding check out your local grocery store.  The candy bars are out now and include a chance to win a Nexus 7 or Google Play giftcard.