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title: Google Building 44 (Android Mascots)
date: 2011-12-26 12:44:47
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/12/26/google-building-44-android-mascots/
author: Lester Chan
excerpt: "Google's Building 44 sits at 1635 Charleston Road, Mountain View. I rented a car from Hertz and drove there from San Francisco, about an hour away. I noticed snow on the ground and was surprised, but it turned out artificial."
categories:
  - Blog
tags:
  - "44"
  - Android
  - building
  - cupcake
  - donut
  - eclair
  - froyo
  - gingerbread
  - Google
  - honeycomb
  - ice Cream Sandwich
  - jelly bean
  - mascots
---

Google Building 44 is located at 1635 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043. I rented a car from [Hertz](https://www.hertz.com/) and drove there from San Francisco. Took me about an hour to drive from SF.

When I went reached there, I noticed some snow on the ground and I thought it doesn’t snow there and indeed it doesn’t. Those are artificial snow that Google made for the Christmas season. Too bad I missed the whole white snow part as when I am there, most of it has already melted.

**Android Version History** ([From Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history)):  
Since April 2009, each Android version has been developed under a codename based on a dessert item. These versions have released in alphabetical order: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich. The pre-release versions of Android were dubbed Astro and Bender, but these names could not ultimately be used for trademark reasons.

- Cupcake (v1.5) (30th April 2009)
- Donut (v1.6) (15th September 2009)
- Eclair (v2.0/2.1) (26th October 2009/12th January 2010)
- Froyo (v2.2) (20th May 2010)
- Gingerbread (v2.3) (6th December 2010)
- Honeycomb (v3.x) (22nd February 2011)
- Ice Cream Sandwich (v4.x) (19th October 2011)
- Jelly Bean (v5.x) (TBA)

[![Android](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6547850719_ebd4c367fc_z.jpg)](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6547850719_92b266f192_o.jpg "Android")

[![Cupcake](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6547843401_fb8492d97f_z.jpg)](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6547843401_78b373bbb6_o.jpg "Cupcake")

[![Donut](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6547851395_49e753b6a0_z.jpg)](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6547851395_786074ce1b_o.jpg "Donut")

[![Eclair](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6547847213_d2b8b829f2_z.jpg)](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6547847213_d92b005ebc_o.jpg "Eclair")

[![Froyo](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6547845181_384eb63ac6_z.jpg)](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6547845181_fa4a9d327a_o.jpg "Froyo")

[![Gingerbread](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6547846569_f28a4c2648_z.jpg)](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6547846569_c9497c572b_o.jpg "Gingerbread")

[![Honeycomb](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6547850187_b90e4b842a_z.jpg)](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6547850187_bee4e048b9_o.jpg "Honeycomb")

[![Ice Cream Sandwich](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6547849531_820da9e62a_z.jpg)](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6547849531_651f468d28_o.jpg "Ice Cream Sandwich")