A question that many ask themselves when buying a smartphone Android is: how many updates system (major release) will receive this device? As we have seen previously, unfortunately it is not SOLELY dependent on individual companies but also from Qualcomm. It is the US giant that does not give the "keys" to extend operating system updates. Things are changing though in that Qualcomm has officially promised 4 years of updates. But only for a few processors.
How many Android updates will my smartphone have? If you have these Qualcomm processors then the updates will be out for 4 years. Hurray!
Perhaps because of the chip crisis which will slow production down for another year or perhaps due to OEM demand, Qualcomm has decided that for certain Snapdragon processors there will be 4 years of updates. The company's announcement is as follows:
As part of this collaboration with Google, Qualcomm Technologies will support four versions of Android OS and provide four years of security updates for all Snapdragon platforms using Project Treble enhancements, starting with the new Snapdragon 888 mobile platform..
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Not everyone knows that the problem of updates, as mentioned above, was dictated by the fact that Qualcomm stops supporting after a while for certain platforms. Unfortunately, we users often blame individual companies but it is not exclusively their fault. In any case, the largest company in the world that distributes processors (and doesn't build) has changed course.
We remind you that we are talking about both security updates and system updates.
What are the Snapdragon processors that will update for 4 years?
The processors that will immediately be able to count 4 years of Android updates are:
- Snapdragon 888
- Snapdragon 870
- Snapdragon 860
- Snapdragon 780G
It is clear that this new upgrade policy for 4 years, Qualcomm will add even future processors that still have to come out. A big step that the company takes towards users who, finally, will be able change your smartphone even after 5 years.
