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Androids current wordmark, set in a futuristic typeface, has remained basically unchanged for as long as the platform has existed — but now, some 5 1/2 years after the T-Mobile G1s commercial release, it might be time for an update. Posted earlier this week by Twitter account @upleaks, the alleged 17-second boot animation for LGs upcoming G Watch features the usual stylings of a Google-influenced Android device — but the interesting part comes at the end, when an all-new Android word mark appears. Its entirely in lowercase and has a softer, friendlier feel than the robotic futurism of the current logo — the only questions are whether its real, and if so, whether itll be canon for all Android branding going forward. During its brief ownership of Motorola, Google oversaw a revamp of that companys longstanding word mark to take on a rounder, more approachable look, so a facelift for Androids branding wouldnt be without precedent.