Qualcomm and Google are working together to provide up to 8 years of software updates for Android phones, starting with new Snapdragon chips. The extended support is a challenge to Google's Pixel series,

More Android phones could soon provide longer lifetime support updates thanks to a new agreement between Qualcomm and Google. Qualcomm announced on Monday that “up to eight consecutive years of software and security updates” will be available to Android phones running on future Snapdragon 8 and Snapdragon 7-series chips.

Qualcomm recently announced that phones using the Snapdragon 8 and 7 series mobile platforms will be eligible for eight years of update support if they're running Android. Google is on board and will work to make this happen,

The extended support window only applies to Android devices with the latest Qualcomm chipsets. To start, the eight-year support timeline will be extended to devices running the new Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platform,

Qualcomms initiative begins with devices using the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC and will eventually include future Snapdragon 8 and 7-series platforms.

Qualcomm is teaming up with Google to bring 8 years worth of updates to all Android devices with Snapdragon 8 and 7 series chipsets.