Google I/O 2016: Google asks users to help name the new version of Android

Hopefully no-one will suggest 'Boaty McBoatface'

The new name may be revealed at this year's I/O conference (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

We don't know what the next version of Android will be called, but you can bet it's going to start with 'N'.

So far, Google has only referred to its new operating system as 'Android N', but now the company is getting its users to come up with names.

You can make suggestions on Android's website, and there's a few ideas already, like Nutella, Nectarine and Nacho.

Google is accepting a range of names, but try to keep it dessert-related - previous Android versions have been called Marshmallow, KitKat, and Ice Cream Sandwich.

With any luck, the competition won't descend into a Boaty McBoatface-style farce. Hopefully tech fans are a little more sensible.

The new name may be revealed at today's Google I/O developer conference, where the company will show off a range of new products.

More details about Android N are expected to come out, but there have been rumours that we'll see Google's first proper virtual reality headset, the so-called 'Android VR'.

You can follow all the latest updates from the conference on The Independent's liveblog.