More Android phones could soon provide longer lifetime support updates thanks to a new agreement between Qualcomm and Google. Qualcomm announced on Monday that “up to eight consecutive years of software and security updates” will be available to Android phones running on future Snapdragon 8 and Snapdragon 7-series chips.

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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,

A collaboration between Google and Qualcomm may lead to an increasing number of Android phones with extended software and security

Qualcomm and Google collaborate to extend the duration of Android software updates, enhancing device longevity and security.

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

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Qualcomm says it’s working with Google to ensure that Android device manufacturers will be able to provide security updates for 8 years.

Qualcomm and Google are teaming up to extend the life of a smartphone to eight years. The Snapdragon 8 Elite will now enable device manufacturers to offer up to eight years of Android software and security updates,

I don't think I'll ever need a phone with more than four years of support, but for some people, as long as they can get is the best. A partnership between Google and Qualcomm is about to blow your mind in that regard.