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

Qualcomms initiative begins with devices using the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC and will eventually include future Snapdragon 8 and 7-series platforms.

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,

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