Qualcomm is teaming up with Google to bring 8 years worth of updates to all Android devices with Snapdragon 8 and 7 series chipsets.

The extended support window only applies to Android devices with the latest Qualcomm chipsets. To start, the eight-year support timeline will be extended to devices running the new Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platform,

Qualcomm and Google announced extended support for Snapdragon 8 and 7-series chipsets this week, meaning owners of supported devices could be in line for up to 8 full years of software and security updates.

Qualcomm has announced that Android devices with new 7- and 8-series chips will now get up to 8 years of suport.

Qualcomm and Google have partnered to extend Android updates for up to 8 years. Google and Samsung have committed to 7 years of Android updates for their flagship and mid-range devices.

Qualcomm is extending support for Android software updates to 8 years on phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite processors.

Android smartphones are set to last longer than ever.

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