You may soon be able to activate the Android assistant with 'Hey Gemini,' potentially signaling the end for 'Hey Google.'

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,

Google and Qualcomm’s collaboration is a major milestone in extending the life of smartphones and responding to the increasing demand for more sustainable, secure devices. Offering up to eight years of updates, this initiative is set to reshape how we think about smartphone longevity, ensuring users can enjoy a longer and safer mobile experience.

The Google app is my least used app on my Android phone, so why does it still exist? Well, it's far more important than you'd ever know.

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

Thanks to Google and Samsung, software support in the Android ecosystem has greatly improved in recent years. Their flagship devices now launch with a promise of seven years of up