Google didn't reveal the name of Android Oreo until August last year,Sucking off a Man Caught Between Woman’s Legs shortly after Google I/O. But this year, it might be giving us some clues ahead of time.

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On Thursday, the company released five summer-themed images on its Instagram (spotted by BGR), encouraging its followers to screenshot them and use them as wallpapers. Beach shots, foliage, kites, and bikers abound. And, of course, popsicles.

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What could this mean?

Traditionally, Android operating systems have been named after desserts: Android N was revealed as Android Nougat, and Android O as Android Oreo.

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Does this mysterious image mean we could be looking at Android Popsicle?

Maybe. On the other hand, popsicles are hardly out of place in a summer wallpaper.

Plus, Google's dropped other hints in the past The company shared the cryptic image of a pineapple cake in January, so Android Pineapple could also be on the horizon -- or maybe Google's just trolling us big-time.

Google declined to comment.

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