Qualcomm and Google are working together to provide up to 8 years of software updates for Android phones, starting with new Snapdragon chips. The extended support is a challenge to Google's Pixel series,

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

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 collaborates with Google to provide longer software support to its platforms.

Google and Qualcomm have partnered to provide up to eight years of Android updates for select devices starting with the Snapdragon 8 Elite on Android

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

Phone maker Honor will now offer seven years of Android OS and security updates for its flagship phone series, up from five, the company told CNET ahead of its MWC keynote in Barcelona on Sunday. It's a commitment that puts Honor in the same software league as Samsung and Google,

Honor has announced that it is matching Google and Samsung with a new seven-year smartphone software update promise. At MWC 2025, Honor revealed its “game-changing commitment” to provide seven years of major Android OS updates and security upgrades for its top devices.

The Google Pixel 8 series was the first time we saw a brand promise seven years of updates, and we’ve seen that same promise on all of Google’s phones since that point. Soon a