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Declined by Minna Sora no Shita 4 months ago. Last edited by Minna Sora no Shita 4 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 3 April 2026 by QEnigma (talk).

This draft is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires that all content be supported by reliable sources.

Reliable sources include: reputable newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and books from respected publishers.
Unacceptable sources include: personal blogs, social media, predatory publishers, most tabloids, and websites where anyone can contribute.

Replace any unreliable sources with high-quality sources. If you cannot find a reliable source for the material, it should be removed.

This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:

provide significant coverage: discuss the subject in detail, not just brief mentions or routine announcements;
are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight;
are independent: not connected to the subject, such as interviews, press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content.

Please add references that meet all three of these criteria. If none exist, the subject is not yet suitable for Wikipedia.

Declined by QEnigma 6 months ago.

Comment: You still haven't fixed the issues since the draft was first declined. --みんな空の下 (トーク) 05:05, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Comment: Require WP:RS and WP:IS sources for verifiability. Please refer to WP:YFA and WP:BETTER for guidance on drafting an article and to WP:REFB for instructions on formatting references correctly. QEnigma 论 16:52, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Bugdroid or The Bot (since 2024) is a mascot from Android on mobile phones and tablets since 23 September 2008 with its first appearance in Android 1.0 (released on the same day), it was recognised after the launch of the first version of Android. Its design is a green-coloured robot and rounded bodies parts

Origin and popularisation

Origin

Its origin was at 5 November 2007 during the development of Android 1.0, Bugdroid did not appear during the boot screen of HTC Dream during its development, it first appeared on 23 September 2008 alongside with Android 1.0, its second appearance was on Android 1.1 (released on 9 February 2009) and so on.

Popularisation

Its popularisation was taken around 2009 and 2010, however, in the US, the Bugdroid was popularised after the release of Motorola Droid (released on 17 October 2009), its globalisation took around 2010 and 2011 after the release of the first Galaxy S by Samsung.

Customised Bugdroids

After its popularity in 2011, around 2012-2014 Bugdroid is received many customisations of it any colours, sizes and more with Androidify, however. not every Bugdroid is customised.

Snacks and sweets

Bugdroid holding a marshmallow, represents Android 6.0 (2015)

1.0: None

1.1: None

1.5: Cupcake

1.6: Donut

2.0/2.1: Eclair

2.2: Froyo (Frozen yogurt)

2.3: Gingerbread

3.0: Honeycomb

4.0: Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)

4.1/4.2/4.3: Jellybean

4.4: Kit Kat

5.0/5.1: Lollipop

6.0: Marshmallow

7.0/7.1: Nougat

8.0/8.1: Oreo

9.0: Pie

Android 10 and above: None or hidden

As emojis

For the main article see: emojis

After the release of Android 4.3 on 24 July 2013, Google added emojis for the first time, these emojis are Bugdroids in B/W, which are visible, but after the release of Android 4.4 on 31 October 2013, the emojis are redesigned to blobs and all related Bugdroid were gone, those blobs are coloured, most of customised launchers still had Bugdroid emojis until 5.1 on 2 March 2015, It did not reappeared with Gboard as of now.

"The Bot"

The name was "The Bot" at around 2024 when Google announced the name of the mascot for Android, it was now called "The Bot", but some users at the start criticised the name, be cause it can be named of "Bugdroid" instead. Some users accepted the new name, but many users still calls it "Bugdroid" in 2026.

This page was redesigned at the edge.