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Qualcomm Technologies has announced an extension of Android software and security updates for select Snapdragon mobile platforms, reaching up to eight years. This initiative begins with devices powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform and will expand to include future Snapdragon 8 and 7-series platforms.

Thanks to Google and Samsung, software support in the Android ecosystem has greatly improved in recent years. Their flagship devices now launch with a promise of seven years of up

Qualcomm will offer OEMs the “ability to provide support for up to eight consecutive years of Android software and security updates.”