Qualcomm Pushes AI Agents as the Next Smartphone Interface With Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 Chips

Qualcomm is positioning AI agents as the next major consumer-tech interface, arguing that smartphone users will increasingly ask assistants to act across apps instead of opening each app themselves. The company tied that vision to its new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 mobile platforms, which were introduced for premium Android phones on Sept. 22.