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Asked: May 20, 20262026-05-20T08:54:15+00:00 2026-05-20T08:54:15+00:00

My guess it that the lightweight notifications in Android are called Toast because they

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My guess it that the lightweight notifications in Android are called Toast because they popup like toast from a toaster. Can anyone confirm this or provide a better explanation? I am teaching a course on Android development and would like to edit the wiki, so I want to be sure to get it right.

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    2026-05-20T08:54:15+00:00Added an answer on May 20, 2026 at 8:54 am

    Quoting wikipedia :

    An ex-Microsoft employee of Google is
    credited with coining the term during
    the development of MSN Messenger,
    since Messenger’s small notification
    windows slide upward into view, like
    toast popping out of a toaster

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