Last year, in December, Qualcomm had announced the capability of deliviring GPU driver updates via Google Play Store but added that it will be limited to new chipsets only such as Snapdragon 865 and SD765.
However, the company has now announced that some Snapdragon 855 powered smartphones will be the first devices to get support for this new GPU driver update tool through Google Play Store.
Currently, the list of supported devices for this GPU driver update tool include Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy Note 10, and Google Pixel 4 series and Qualcomm further says that more devices will get the same feature later, without specifying any timeline.
This announcement is a part of a partnership of Qualcomm with Google for Android GPU Inspector tool for developers that allows to inspect mobile GPU usage (including Qualcomm’s Adreno GPU) in games to figure out where improvements can be made.
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It provides detailed information about a game’s render stages and GPU counter that was previously not available. This can be helpful to improve frame rates as well as lower power usage to ensure longer battery life.
The new method of GPU driver update via Play Store is a welcome move as its much easier than the current solution. At this time, the GPU drivers are packaged with system updates and thus it needs carrier approval before releasing.
While this new solution also requires manufacturers to test the GPU driver updates before releasing them to the Play Store, eliminating carrier testing from the process should result in faster deployment.
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