Arm has issued a 60-day notice to terminate its architectural license with Qualcomm. The move could disrupt Qualcomm’s ability to design Snapdragon chips for smartphones. The cancellation could also ...

Qualcomm has announced that smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chips will be eligible for up to eight years of Android OS and security updates. The program would reduce update costs for ...

Starting with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, Qualcomm will offer device manufacturers (OEMs) the “ability to provide support for up to eight consecutive years of Android software and security updates.” ...

Something to look forward to: Modern mobile platforms are more robust than ever, but Android support remains a sore spot and a potential ticking time bomb depending on the model and make of your ...

Qualcomm flew me out to Snapdragon Summit in Maui this year so it could showcase its latest flagship processor for Android phones — the Snapdragon 8 Elite. This replaces the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 from ...

At Snapdragon Summit 2025, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon had an on-stage conversation with Google’s Rick Osterloh. The SVP of Platforms & Devices had more comments about desktop Android, with Qualcomm ...

The Serbian government exploited Qualcomm zero-days to unlock and infect Android devices with a new spyware named 'NoviSpy,' used to spy on activists, journalists, and protestors. One of the Qualcomm ...

Qualcomm and Google have joined forces to extend software updates on Android devices. With Google’s assistance, the chipmaker has committed to providing extended vendor support to any OEM building on ...

Google and Qualcomm’s partnership goes back nearly two decades, starting with the very first Android phones. While Google now builds its own Tensor chips for Pixel devices, the relationship remains ...

A new leak suggests that Qualcomm has added Android 16 support for its Snapdragon X PC chips. This could result in Android PCs being powered by the Snapdragon X chips. Google and Qualcomm, back in ...