Qualcomm confirms it is working on a feature that will improve Android updates

Chris Patrick, senior vice president and general manager of phones at Qualcomm, announced in an interview that they are working on changes that will make it easier for OEMs to install Android updates

Throughout these last few months we are seeing how two of the most important Android mobile manufacturers worldwide, Samsung and Google, They have extended the update support of their franchise terminals up to 7 yearsthus surpassing the six years of updates that Apple offers on its iPhones.

But since the issue of updates is not only the responsibility of smartphone brands, Qualcomm has just confirmed that it is also working on a feature that will improve Android updates.

Qualcomm will make it easier to install Android updates

In a recent interview with the media Android Authority, Chris Patrick, senior vice president and general director of phones at Qualcomm, assured that his company has been developing a series of improvements for some time that will make it easier for OEMs to install Android updates.

In this regard, Patrick explained that they have been working with Google and other Android terminal manufacturers for some time now. improve the system they use to perform operating system and security updates.

“One of the things we’ve been working on for the last few years with Google and with OEMs is changing the structure of the online code, that is, changing the machinery we use to make those updates.”

Likewise, the Qualcomm manager also announced that These changes in Android updates will arrive this year:

“You’ll see us making some announcements later this year about some of those changes we’ve made to make this easier and help the entire ecosystem keep Android phones up to date.”

Although the Qualcomm executive has not confirmed when these improvements will be announced in Android updates, it is most likely that they will be presented during the Snapdragon Summit 2024 to be held in Hawaii next Octoberan event in which the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be presented, a high-end chipset that will debut in the Xiaomi 15 and will also mount the new Samsung Galaxy S25.

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