Upcoming Snapdragon-powered Android phones can get up to four years of security updates

Google's Project Treble is a modular redesign of Android's low-level system architecture to make it easier for phone manufacturers to update their devices with the mobile operating system's newest version. This program, which launched back in 2017, gets an update with a new partnership between Google and Qualcomm. The two companies will collaborate to improve Project Treble while simplifying the update process for Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered devices.

Google and Qualcomm say that by working together, they can reduce the time and resources manufacturers need to invest when updating their smartphones to the latest Google software, which will extend the lifespan of their products. So, future Snapdragon-equipped smartphones will get up to four major Android platform upgrades and four years of security patches. This upgrade will include the version of Android your phone comes with, so the high-end phones get an extra year of security updates while receiving the same amount of OS upgrades as Pixel phones.

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US govt. allows Qualcomm to sell 4G chips to Huawei despite ban

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Qualcomm has received permission from the US government to sell 4G mobile processors to Huawei, despite an ongoing ban from the Trump administration to conduct business with the Chinese company. The chipmaker didn't specify which products it is allowed to sell to Huawei, but it told Reuters these were related to mobile devices.

Huawei has admitted back in August that it was running out of processor chips because of the US sanctions. Richard Yu, the company's CEO of its consumer business unit, said that "this year may be the last generation of Huawei Kirin high-end chips."

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Samsung will reportedly produce all Snapdragon 875 processors

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Reports from South Korea claim that the Samsung Semiconductor Company will produce Qualcomm's upcoming chipset in December, which is expected to carry the model name Snapdragon 875. The Samsung division reportedly offered a better deal than TSMC so it will manufacture the entire batch of processors for next year's flagship smartphones. The deal supposedly cost Qualcomm between US$850 million and US$1 billion. Aside from the earnings from this deal, it also reinforces Samsung Semiconductor's position as the biggest semiconductor manufacturer in the last couple of decades.

Source: GSMArena

'PUBG Mobile' will support 90fps, 10-bit HDR

Qualcomm's new flagship Snapdragon 865 will bring enhancements that PUBG Mobile gamers will love. Well, if they get a phone that's equipped with the new processor. Qualcomm announced during the second day of its Tech Summit that the game would get 90fps support, which will work on smartphones that support the high refresh rate. On top of this, PUBG Mobile will support true 10-bit HDR, which could drastically improve the game's visuals. We don't know when the game will get the features, but we will probably see it once the phones with the Snapdragon 865 roll out.

Source: 9to5Google