Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Qualcomm CEO Says Snapdragon Will Power Agentic AI Era
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon spoke about the future of smartphones.
He said phones are changing because of artificial intelligence.
Instead of people opening and controlling every app, AI agents could help perform tasks automatically.
These agents may understand what is happening around the user.
Amon called this a move toward context-aware smartphones.
He said AI will not replace smartphones.
Instead, AI will change how people use them.
Qualcomm believes Snapdragon can provide the platform for this new period of smartphone technology.
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon spoke at Snapdragon Summit 2026 in Maui, Hawaii.
Amon said smartphones are evolving beyond app-driven touchscreen devices.
He described smartphones as context-aware hubs for agentic artificial intelligence.
Amon said AI agents will change how people interact with smartphones.
The shift could move smartphone use from manual input toward background execution.
- Who
- Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm.
- What
- He said smartphones are becoming context-aware, agentic AI hubs rather than primarily app-driven touchscreens.
- When
- At Snapdragon Summit 2026.
- Where
- Maui, Hawaii.
- Why
- Because rapid advances in AI are changing smartphone interaction from manual input toward seamless background execution.
- Speaker
- Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm CEO
- Event
- Snapdragon Summit 2026
- Location
- Maui, Hawaii
- Technology
- Agentic artificial intelligence
- Device focus
- Smartphones
- Proposed platform
- Snapdragon
- Expected interaction shift
- From manual user input to seamless background execution