Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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“2026 is going to be the year of agents.”

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says AI agents could change the way people use their phones — with the agents operating apps, going to the cloud and carrying out tasks on users’ behalf.

He compares the shift to the move from feature phones to smartphones: apps are not dead, he says, but they are about to change.

“Those agents are going to be the new app," Amon added.

Find out what the future of AI devices looks like in the full interview on “The Tech Download" link below and wherever you get your podcasts.

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