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.

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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,

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A collaboration between Google and Qualcomm may lead to an increasing number of Android phones with extended software and security

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Qualcomm says it’s working with Google to ensure that Android device manufacturers will be able to provide security updates for 8 years.

In recent years, software support within the Android ecosystem has seen significant improvements, primarily driven by industry leaders Google and Samsung. Their flagship smartphones now come with a commitment of seven years of updates,

Qualcomm is extending support for Android software updates to 8 years on phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite processors.