Could the Google device codenamed “Flounder” be the Nexus 8?

There’s a lot you can find out from taking a look at the Chromium issue tracker; sometimes, you might even find a potential entry from an unreleased Google device. According to the above log, a device codenamed “flounder” was spotted; for reference, Google codenames its devices with names of sea animals i.e. Nexus 5 = hammerhead, Nexus 10 = manta. Which begs the question about a rumoured Google device that we haven’t heard from in a while: could the Google device codenamed “flounder” be the Nexus 8?

Rumours about the Nexus 8 have died down mightly since the initial hullabaloo of possibly accidentally leaked pictures, however this information might just pick things up again. We’ve heard rumours that a possible Nexus 8 device could be released in August, which would mean it would almost indefinitely be announced at Google I/O next month if this really is the real deal. As some collateral information, the “flounder” appears to be using a development build from this week, so it looks like development of whatever this device is may be well under way.

Do you think the “flounder” could be the Nexus 8? Can you think of what else the “flounder” could be? Let us know your opinion in the comments below.

Source: myce.com