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Qualcomm, Google Extend Pact to Enable Simpler Android Mobile OS Updates

Qualcomm and Google extended Project Treble to enable more Snapdragon-based platforms to run the latest Android operating system with fewer resources and a “predictable software lifecycle,” said the companies Wednesday. OEMs can upgrade mobile devices without modifying Qualcomm software, and…

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use a common Android software branch to upgrade Snapdragon-based devices, they said. Android users “will have the latest OS upgrades and greater security on their devices,” said David Burke, Google vice president-Android engineering.