Qualcomm is one of the largest Android chipset manufacturers in the world. Last year they announced the Snapdragon 865 processor that we are seeing in this year’s flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S20, iQOO 3, and the upcoming OnePlus 8 series phones. However, apart from announcing the Snapdragon 865 chipset, Qualcomm also announced last year that the GPU drivers on the smartphones will be updated via the Google Play Store. And now, in a recent Google for Games Developer Summit, Qualcomm has shed some more light on this development.
It has been revealed that the Google Pixel 4 units will be the first devices to get the GPU updates via the Google Play Store. Moreover, Google has also announced an Android GPU inspector to simplify the process of building games. This tool will give details regarding the game’s render stages and GPU counter which was previously not available.
Talking about the Android GPU Inspector, Google in its keynote stated: