Qualcomm extends software support for some of its chipsets
Qualcomm announced that it's extending the software support for some of its current and future chipsets. The company now offers 8 years of software support for its Snapdragon 8 Elite phones and handsets running on the latest Snapdragon 8 and 7 series platforms. The hardware company promises to provide Android OS updates, security patches and kernel upgrades to OEMs.
It's important to note that even if Qualcomm provides all the needed updates to its platforms, it's up to OEMs to implement them and offer the full 8-year update cycle.
Qualcomm has worked closely with Google to allow ASICs like the Snapdragon 8 Elite to be supported for 8 years with major OS updates and security patches, marking the longest software support in the industry. The efforts are part of the so-called Project Treble, allowing the integration of the latest Android without requiring OEMs to make significant changes to the code on the device, even if kernel updates are required.
As already mentioned, the program starts with the new Snapdragon 7 and 8 series chips and Android 15, and it will continue for the next five years. This means the Snapdragon 7 and 8 series SoCs released in the next five years will be eligible for 8 years of software support from Qualcomm.