Friday, November 8th

    Qualcomm wants to make it easier for phone manufacturers to provide Android upgrades

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    Qualcomm is working to improve Android update support for mid- to low-end phones.

    Android update support is getting longer and longer on top, high-end or mid-to-high-end devices from different brands, but it's much harder for mid- to low-end phones, especially entry-level phones. However, Qualcomm hopes to do everything to change this situation. Issuing updates is highly dependent on the phone's chipset manufacturer, as that company still needs to actively support the SoC, and most of the cheaper ones end their support window much sooner than the more expensive ones, perhaps understandably. Even at higher price levels, the update cadence is not always what it should be - monthly security updates are delivered e.g. only once a month some brands. So the Qualcomm comes here. According to Chris Patrick, SVP and Qualcomm, the company says, the company is working to make OEM easier to update all its phones. Patrick said this has been a significant problem for Qualcomm for some time, so the company plans to announce some measures to address it.

    Unfortunately, there are no details, so we don't really know when such an announcement will be made, but given that Qualcomm is holding its annual Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii in October, we assume that's where it's most likely to happen. going on. Of course, this does not mean that everything will magically change on all devices from day two, but it gives us hope that the update will reach all devices in a more timely manner.

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