It’s not really obfuscation. It goes back to when Android OS’s used to be named after desserts. While in development they would be referred to just by the letter as the dessert name wasn’t usually finalized

It's not deliberate obfuscation. But the end result is still obfuscated.

Not as bad as Ubuntu/Debian code names at least.

at least follows alphabetic order!

As does android.

Numbers are exactly as obfuscatory as letters. "Android 14" doesn't tell me anything other than it comes after 13 and before 15, and "V" tells me the same relative to U and W.

I have the same thought every time marketing at a major OEM changes a systematic naming scheme.