Latest SDC 2023 news

On expansion and competition with Google Wallet, Samsung EVP Jeanie Han shares the roadmap [Interview]

The influence of Samsung Wallet in the wider Samsung ecosystem has gradually been expanding. Its functions have evolved from assisting in payments to a whole host of online and offline experiences, enabling users to easily manage and use their IDs, tickets, and more from within the app. Samsung had several announcements related to Samsung Wallet […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

Understanding Samsung’s vision of protecting us from security threats [Interview]

We had the opportunity to sit down with key figures from Samsung’s Security Team at the Samsung Developers Conference 2023 to better understand how Samsung views security in the context of its entire ecosystem and what it’s doing to make its products and services more secure. Shin-Chul Baik, Principal Engineer and Technical Program Manager of […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

SmartThings Head Jaeyeon Jung sheds light on challenges and platform evolution [Interview]

SmartThings has quickly evolved into a potent smart home platform with Samsung devices at the heart of the ecosystem. Its embrace of the wider industry protocols such as Matter enables users to choose from thousands of smart devices to add to their set up. We had the opportunity to speak with Jaeyeon Jung, Executive Vice […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

Samsung is actively considering to expand security updates beyond 5 years

Samsung is an industry leader when it comes to Android OS and security updates. There are only a few Android manufacturers that can match the four years of Android OS and five years of security updates that it provides. Never one to rest on its laurels, the company is now actively considering to expand the […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

Samsung Wallet to get driver’s license integration in the US

Last night, Samsung announced during the SDC 2023 event that it will soon bring new features to the Samsung Wallet app. Apart from credit, debit, and loyalty cards, users can store their driver's license in their Galaxy smartphones using the Samsung Wallet app. Driver's license to be available in Samsung Wallet in Arizona and Iowa […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago

Samsung building ‘digital health ecosystem’ with universities, academic hospitals

Samsung's ninth annual developer conference (SDC) is underway in San Francisco, where the Korean giant is showing developers how they can take advantage of Samsung's massive ecosystem of smart devices. The event kicked off with a keynote that was streamed live on YouTube, and among other things, Samsung revealed that is partnering with leading universities […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
1 year ago

Samsung formally announces One UI 6.0 at SDC23!

Samsung Developer Conference 2023 kicked off moments ago, and one of the most highly anticipated announcements was One UI 6.0. Of course, if you followed our news feed, you're likely aware that Samsung has been running a One UI 6.0 beta program for a while. But at SDC23, the company formally announced the upcoming OS […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung is making more of its products work as SmartThings Hubs

A hub is pivotal for the seamless operation of a smart home. With the different standards and platforms, it can often be confusing to figure out which hub to get and whether it would support all of the standards. Samsung wants to simplify this process so that everyone can join the smart home revolution, even […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

As Tizen expands to more devices, Home AI Edge pushes their intelligence

Tizen plays a central role in Samsung's vision for the smart home. Products like the Samsung smart TVs, smart monitors, Family Hub refrigerators, etc are all powered by Tizen. The platform also has significant presence in the B2B segment where it powers different commercial solutions. At the Samsung Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco today, […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

Knox Vault is expanding to Galaxy A smartphones from next year

Samsung's Knox platform secures the company's products, including its mobile devices. The platform continues to be improved with new capabilities that further enhance the safety and security of Samsung's devices. An important hardware-based security solution that was first introduced a couple of years ago is now being expanded to Samsung's mid-range phones. The company confirmed […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

Samsung Gaming Hub supported games increased by 300% since last year

Samsung has made a number of announcements at the Samsung Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco today. The SDC is an annual event where Samsung showcases its software innovations. We got a comprehensive update on everything Samsung has done to improve its software and the company has also provided a glimpse of how it intends […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

Samsung now has close to 300 million SmartThings users

SmartThings is Samsung's smart home platform. The company has been hard at work to build out the platform, making it much simpler for users to incorporate connected devices in their homes. It shared some updates regarding the expansion of the SmartThings platform at the Samsung Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco today. Samsung revealed that […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

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