December 2024
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It’s time to catch you up on what’s happening in the Qualcomm Developer community.
Introducing Android XR
Say hello to the new Android XR platform
Google and Qualcomm are creating a new Android XR platform that will enable developers to seamlessly create and deploy XR applications across a range of next-gen XR devices. The first device to utilize this new technology is Samsung’s new headset powered by the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 platform.
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Canonical and Qualcomm launch Ubuntu for IoT

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS comes to the Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 Vision kit

We partnered with Canonical to bring open-source OS Ubuntu to Qualcomm IoT platforms to help AI and IoT developers shorten their time to market and scale. Download the image for the Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2 Vision kit below and stay tuned for future Ubuntu releases.
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Introducing Qualcomm GENIE
Introducing Qualcomm GENIE
Qualcomm continues to simplify AI at the edge with the introduction of the Qualcomm Gen AI Inference Extensions (GENIE). Qualcomm GENIE is a suite of tools, instructions, and examples designed to help you develop and deploy your Gen AI applications faster.
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Test new computer vision models on Qualcomm AI hub
New computer vision models on the Qualcomm AI Hub
The Qualcomm R&D team has added five new custom-built computer vision models to the Qualcomm AI Hub that are optimized for end-user applications on Qualcomm and Snapdragon platforms. Head to the Developer Blog for potential use cases and samples.
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New graphics driver available for Snapdragon Microsoft Surface devices
New graphics driver available for Snapdragon Microsoft Surface devices
The latest upgradeable graphics driver is available from Qualcomm and Microsoft for Surface devices powered by Snapdragon X Series, bringing performance enhancements for Stable Diffusion 1.5, Qualcomm AI Hub models on the Qualcomm Adreno GPU via DirectML, and more.
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Partner highlights
The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
Using the Qualcomm AI Hub with SUPSI
The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) is using the Qualcomm AI Hub, the Qualcomm Innovators Development Kit, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and the Qualcomm AI Stack to improve human-to-machine interfaces. Explore how the project is helping robots better understand humans.
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YOLOv7 on-device with Snapdragon
Discover the evolution of computer vision
Ever wonder how we got to the point where we can run powerful computer vision models like YOLOv7 on-device with Snapdragon? YouTube AI expert Louis-François Bouchard is here to help make sense of this rapid evolution, and explain how Qualcomm is at the center of it.
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Open-source news
Leveraging OpenCL for Adreno
Leveraging OpenCL for Adreno
llama.cpp now has an Adreno OpenCL backend, enabling developers to tap into the computational power of Qualcomm Adreno GPUs for improved llama.cpp performance and efficiency. Learn how you can build and run llama.cpp on Android and Snapdragon X Elite with Windows on Snapdragon.
Explore OpenCL for Adreno
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