thanks to everyone who came to samsung developer conference last week or tuned in to the livestream! here were some of our favorite moments that weren't covered in the day 1 and day 2 recaps. code lab code lab sat in the center of tech square and allowed devs to get hands-on experience with the latest sdks and developer tools. samsung engineers were there for support and fun coding challenges gave attendees the chance to win exclusive prizes. penup the penup app is a social network for designers on the galaxy smartphone. you can learn how to draw digitally by tracing on top of a video clip or background image – it's a cool way to turn photos into masterpieces! the penup team secured two digital artists for sdc19. the artists roamed around and used a tab s6 and s pen to sketch attendees and capture the action at sdc19. there were also great tutorials on the s pen and s pen sdk in tech square! laugh and learn senior developer evangelist tony morelan and comedian corey rosen had a high-energy comedy and improv presentation on day 1 called galaxy watch face design from concept to completion. attendees and designers collaborated in real time to create an interactive galaxy watch face. it was a fun experiment that demonstrated how easy it is to design without coding. the audience was able to quickly create a playful watch face. fit @ sdc one theme of sdc19 was collaboration. samsung is forging new partnerships with brands to help devs have more tools at their disposal and reach a wider audience. two such partners are under armour and skimble, and each morning they put together a wellness activity that featured their new galaxy store apps. day 1: yoga-centric exercise class with skimble this class was led by a trainer from made for samsung partner skimble. yoga mats and samsung galaxy watch active2s were available for attendees, and they could download the workout trainer by skimble app to follow along with a samsung-specific workout. everyone was able to monitor their heart rate on the watch while getting their move on! day 2: fun run/walk with under armour under armour organized a two-mile walk or three-mile run for attendees before the conference. samsung galaxy watch active2s were given to participants and synced with the map my run app to track their distance, pace, and calorie burn. devs, we hope that sdc19 inspired you to continue innovating. from troubleshooting to new platform training, the samsung developer program is always here to help. check out our post-event site with more highlights, photos, and videos of sdc19. we hope to see you next year!

another year will soon be past and, like many of you, we’re looking forward to next year. we’ll be taking some time the next few weeks to be with our families, and will be back in 2022 with more blogs, podcasts, product announcements, and ways for you to succeed with galaxy store and samsung platforms. with the end-of-year holidays upon us, we’re stopping to reflect on what we did in 2021. even with covid making a disruption in everyone’s lives, we’re still here to help developers find answers and hopefully, also find success. here are some of our most memorable moments. 10. developer portal refresh brought a modern look and support for mobile we’ve been working for several years to bring samsung’s developer portal into a single web infrastructure. we moved content from multiple servers and cloud services into a cms that uses open standards and a responsive design for mobile devices. we pored through a decade of content to make sure it was still timely and accurate for your needs today. we integrated the developer forums to use the same samsung account login for both the developer portal and seller portal to give you a more seamless experience. in october of this year, we made a ux refresh to the site and the most amazing thing is how easy that process went. there were no late nights in the weeks prior to launch. we were able to test the new ux in a sandbox rigorously. then the deployment to production happened almost instantaneously. we spent less time worrying about our website and more time creating the content you need to do your work. we understand how important the samsung developer portal is to you and your work. that’s why we took the time to ensure a smooth transition as we made major infrastructure changes. 9. monthly updates keep developers up-to-date on new galaxy store features the galaxy store product management team began publishing monthly newsletters to enlighten developers of the latest features and improvements to seller portal. these updates also usually appear as blog posts in the first week or two of the month. some of the major announcements include: staged app rollouts (october) local currencies in settlement and financial reports (september) private beta testing (july) galaxy store developer api (april) look for more exciting improvements in 2022 as galaxy store continues to innovate. 8. unpacked events bring exciting new product announcements galaxy unpacked in january 2021 brought announcements of the galaxy buds pro, galaxy s21, and the new galaxy smarttag. the event highlighted samsung’s design concepts with one ui 3 and integrated experiences from partners like microsoft and google. the august galaxy unpacked event brought announcements of galaxy z fold3 and galaxy z flip3 phones. these devices have many new hardware and software features for developers to build upon. this blog post highlighted many of the ways that developers can implement features supporting flex mode and s pen remote, while ensuring that users have a seamless experience with app continuity. the most anticipated announcement of the august galaxy unpacked event was the unveiling of galaxy watch4, featuring wear os, powered by samsung. as with the tizen-powered galaxy watch devices, samsung released a new tool, galaxy watch studio converter, to help existing designers bring their watch faces to wear os. designers could also start a new watch face project from scratch with the newly-released watch face studio tool. 7. remote test lab updates allow developers to experience the latest hardware as new devices are announced, developers can use the remote test lab (rtl) to ensure that their apps work properly on the new version of one ui as well as different screen resolutions and pixel densities. in 2021, the rtl development team added support for foldables and galaxy s21 devices, allowing developers to ensure their apps work correctly before the devices are available to consumers. the rtl team also added support for android studio. in september, thousands of devices were added in data centers around the world to ensure that a compatible device is always available. as part of this release, rtl was re-engineered to work exclusively in the chrome browser, so that no external software is needed to test apps on all the latest devices. 6. samsung developer forums activity the samsung developer forums, based on the popular open-source discourse project, were introduced in january 2020, replacing an aging forum infrastructure that didn’t work well on mobile devices. by using the same samsung account authentication method as the samsung developers site, we’re able to provide a nearly-seamless experience across different hosts and platforms. since their introduction, we’ve seen large numbers of visitors stop by the forums with questions. community manager ron liechty has more than 25 years of experience in managing healthy communities—his knowledge and guidance keeps the forums a useful resource for developers. some of these visitors have become our best community members, providing valuable feedback to their peers as well as helping to moderate spam and malicious content. 5. supporting game developers in 2021 games are a noticeable part of the galaxy store experience and we work with many partners and internal teams to ensure that gamers have a great experience on galaxy devices. the galaxy gamedev team works closely with some of the top publishers and developers to improve performance of top titles on mobile. this team creates tools that provide great detail on the performance of the cpu and gpu during intense moments of gameplay. the gamedev team then documents their efforts in a series of best practices and blog posts to help developers everywhere. in addition to our internal team work, we frequently work with our partners at arm to deliver relevant content for game developers. this summer, we published and promoted a number of educational articles, webinars, and training series in cooperation with the arm developer team. best practices for mobile game developers and artists new vulkan extensions for mobile: maintenance extensions new vulkan extensions for mobile: legacy support extensions new game changing vulkan extensions for mobile: descriptor indexing new game changing vulkan extensions for mobile: buffer device address new game changing vulkan extensions for mobile: timeline semaphores mike barnes from the gamedev team, together with eric cloninger from the samsung developers team, presented at the virtual gdc2021 event in july. gdc is an important event for all of us at samsung and we hope to see you all there at the live event in march 2022. 4. new voices appeared on samsung developers podcast, season 2 shortly before the covid-19 pandemic changed our lives, tony morelan from samsung developers attended a podcasting event and came back to the office inspired to start a podcast. he lined up guests from internal teams and important partners. everyone had a great time participating and it gave us a way to continue delivering quality content to developers. as 2020 turned to 2021, we continued bringing interesting guests from across the mobile design and development ecosystem. we used the podcast to talk about the upcoming virtual samsung developer conference and chat with the people that made the event a success. here are some of the highlights from season 2 of the samsung developers podcast: drazen stojcic, urarity – watch faces, design tan nguyen, butterfly-effected gmbh – galaxy themes, marketing, licensing the samsung internet advocacy team – web standards, privacy, foldable devices we’re still hoping for a return to days where we can travel and meet in person, but until that time comes, please join us in listening to these industry veterans and top developers on the samsung developers podcast. season 3 begins in early 2022. 3. blog series instructs readers on design and successful marketing without live events the past two years, we have searched for new ways to continue delivering timely and helpful advice to mobile app designers and developers. as mentioned previously, we worked with arm this year to bring great technical content front and center. we also worked with our network of top designers, developers, and thought leaders on concepts that will help you succeed on galaxy store and in creating better experiences for your users: better for all – in this blog series, we talked with leading designers and experts to help understand the increasingly important concepts behind the diversity, equality, and inclusion movement. this series discussed aspects of language used in apps, themes, and watch designs. it also highlights important guidelines to ensure apps and web sites are accessible to users with sight, mobility, and hearing impairments. better for all: mobile accessibility better for all: inclusive policies with daniel appelquist better for all: equal accessibility better for all: bringing diversity to design with eglantina hasaj and manpreet kaur better for all: diversity in design better for all: developing and designing for diversity refresh for success – it’s not enough to simply submit a title to a digital marketplace and assume success will follow and continue without extra effort. in this series, top galaxy store designers and developers talk about how they maintain their product lines to ensure a steady flow of revenue and new customers. refresh for success: maintain quality themes design with olga gabay from zeru studio refresh for success: improve your process to keep designs fresh with tan nguyen from butterfly-effected, gmbh refresh for success: improve your process and de-clutter your galaxy store with drazen stojcic from urarity prime time design – finding success in designing new products is an intensely unique and personal process. the prime time design series includes interviews with some of the most unique people creating for galaxy store. read how these talented people inspire themselves and how they convert that inspiration into action. prime time design: unpacking the creative process with ramon campos from friss in motion prime time design: unpacking the creative process with pedro machado from health face prime time design: unpacking the creative process with john shih from x9 studio strategies for success – tony morelan was a successful watch face designer before coming to work with the samsung developers team. we’re grateful for his knowledge of design as well as how to turn designs into revenue. in this four-part series, tony points out steps to creating successful galaxy store product submissions. strategies for success: selling your apps strategies for success: understanding consumer trends strategies for success: building your fan base strategies for success: making your brand successful 2. best of galaxy store awards highlight successful developers the galaxy store app on your mobile device is more than just an app. behind the scenes, there is a team of developers, product managers, business leaders, and security experts devoted to ensuring the best possible online experience for consumers in 180 countries. because of their dedication, developers and designers have a great platform for monetizing their work. each year, the samsung developers team works with the galaxy store operations and business development teams to determine the best games, apps, and themes based on revenue, downloads, and impact to consumers. the result is the best of galaxy store awards. in 2018 and 2019, the best of galaxy store awards were presented live, on stage, at the samsung developer conference (sdc). without a live event in 2020 or 2021, the samsung developers team decided to continue the tradition of highlighting and awarding our top galaxy store products. even without an in-person event, we used a live premiere on youtube to have a single moment in time to celebrate with the winners. tony morelan emceed the event, but he had a lot of help from ron liechty, jeanne hsu, susie perez, and shelly wu. we thank them for their hard work. we hope you’ll enjoy watching! look for the “best of galaxy store” sash on apps, games, themes, and watch faces in galaxy store to know that you’re getting a truly unique experience. 1. discovering new opportunities at sdc21 each year, the samsung developer conference is the culmination of an incredible amount of planning and work by hundreds of people. even though the event was virtual in 2021, there was still a huge volume of work. instead of preparing for a live audience, our teams practiced in front of a galaxy phone on a tripod (really). instead of building booths and planning meals, we built a website and social media campaigns to reach a larger audience. eric cloninger and tony morelan kicked off the promotion for sdc21 with a podcast featuring a previous sdc speaker, chris shomo. before the conference, visitors were invited to create whimsical caricatures of themselves using the mysdcstack mini-site and submit their designs to social media. by participating in the event website, watching sessions, and trying the code labs, visitors would earn points toward a prize drawing after sdc. relive the experience of sdc21 by watching the keynote or any of the highlight sessions and technical talks by viewing this playlist wrapping up when sdc is finished, our team takes a collective deep breath, happy to be done. it is a satisfying experience to pull off a big industry event. we don’t know yet how we’ll handle live events, but we remain optimistic that some will occur. we are making plans and we hope we’ll be able to see you, somewhere, in 2022. 🤞 take care. stay warm (or cool). best wishes to you all and happy new year!

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samsung health sdks leverage our health platform to develop powerful health applications for your galaxy watch or smartphone. samsung privileged health sdk samsung privileged health sdk samsung health stack samsung health stack samsung health sdk for device samsung health sdk for device accelerate innovation and research in health and wellness with samsung's new health sdks samsung's health sdks enable a broad ecosystem of partners to accelerate innovation and solution development in health and wellness. as galaxy watch sensors and capabilities improve, you can, with user consent, integrate health data from galaxy watch and smartphones into your existing applications and platforms, as well as create innovative and powerful new products that enhance users' well-being through health insights. for developing health-sensing apps using advanced sensors samsung privileged health sdk is a software platform that enables the medical community and digital health solution providers to harness the power of galaxy watch’s advanced sensors; providing both raw sensor signal data and processed data with our differentiated features. learn more request partnership for medical and clinical research studies samsung health stack encompasses open-source tools, applications, and services to ease running, managing, and analyzing medical research studies and clinician services that involve wearable devices in the android and wearos environment. learn more for connecting with compatible bluetooth low energy (ble) devices samsung health device sdk defines ble compatible guidelines and samsung health specifications based on bluetooth generic attributes (gatt), including service structure, to connect with samsung health. learn more for synchronizing data through health connect api samsung and google have collaboratively built a unified health platform that provides a simple and secure way to exchange health data between android apps. samsung health synchronizes its data with health connect, including steps, exercise, heart rate, and sleep. learn more learn how to use the samsung health sdks learn about using the samsung health sdks to implement useful features with our sample apps on code lab. go to code lab get technical support submit a technical support ticket for any questions you may have regarding the samsung health sdks. samsung account sign-in is required. go to technical support publications read our latest publications on samsung r&d health discover samsung digital healthcare technology solutions, including hospital technology, healthcare data security for mobile devices, and more. go to publications news and blogs press release samsung developers conference, digital health, together for tomorrow samsung electronics announces sdc23 bringing developers together for tomorrow at sdc23, samsung will highlight platform innovation including smartthings, bixby, knox and tizen. this focus will illustrate ways samsung’s various business areas and devices are expanding seamless customer experiences. in addition, the company will share its cooperation plan and open innovation strategies with developers and partners to build next-generation connected experiences for millions around the world. press release galaxy unpacked'23, galaxy wearable, digital health samsung galaxy watch6 and galaxy watch6 classic: inspiring your best self, day and night with the new galaxy watch6 and galaxy watch6 classic, we are delivering on our commitment to democratize advanced health monitoring tools, now offering easier access right from the wrist,” said tm roh, president and head of mobile experience at samsung electronics. “from sleep and fitness coaching to nutritional insights, samsung is providing new and convenient ways to help users gain understanding and take action for better health and wellness, every day and every night. press release ihrn, watch os, galaxy wearable samsung brings irregular heart rhythm notification to galaxy watch in 13 markets samsung electronics today announced that the irregular heart rhythm notification (ihrn) feature1 on the samsung health monitor app2 will soon be available in 13 markets starting this summer. combined with the app’s blood pressure3 and electrocardiogram (ecg)4 monitoring, the ihrn feature detects heart rhythms suggestive of atrial fibrillation (afib), helping galaxy watch users understand their heart health more comprehensively.” looking for a developer community? meet other developers, ask questions, and find the answers you are looking for go to developer forum

hackers' playground, the first hacking experience event at the samsung developer conference (sdc), was held during sdc19 in san jose. the security team at samsung research hosted this event to help developers learn about the importance of security and how to protect their own code. the event was open to any software developer or security researcher. many developers, from newbies to masters, attended the event to learn or show off their hacking skills. hackers' playground featured two programs, hacking 101 and open ctf. hacking 101 hacking 101 was a hacking tutorial zone where developers could learn hacking skills such as attack, defense, and reversing. the security team prepared fascinating examples with their own step-by-step guide, and the skilled engineers from the team assisted the attendees. in addition, attendees had a chance to get cool souvenirs after the tutorial. open ctf among hackers, capture the flag (ctf) is a well-known hacking competition. the security team prepared jeopardy-game-show-style challenges in five categories: attack, defense, reversing, crypto, and coding. at the end of each session, there was an awards ceremony and a drawing. the winners of each category received brand new samsung products such as a portable ssd or jbl bluetooth speakers. the winners received the latest galaxy watch active ii as well as serious bragging rights. many attendees stayed in the event zone for hours and were eager to find and fix security vulnerabilities. they left review comments such as “it was nice to be able to think of code from an attackers' point of view, not a developers'” and “i want to participate in this event again in next sdc.” samsung takes security very seriously and is involved in a variety of security-related activities. among the various activities, the 3rd samsung security tech forum (sstf) ended with unprecedented success in seoul, south korea.

for the latest entry in our ddir2 series, we spoke to andrew roe, founder of roebotx, about his upstart watch face business and his problem-solving approach to design. how did you first get into developing watch faces? i started my career working as an automation and robotics programmer for a local investment firm. from there, i realized if i just focused on solving simple or complicated problems through software, i would be able to make a go at it on my own. that led to the launch of my small business, making applications which enable people to have more productive lives. i had the idea for my first watch face while sitting in traffic on my way to go snowboarding. i was thinking, “boy, if my watch had traffic updates built into it, i would have known to turn left instead of going straight." from there, i started researching the parts to make it happen. tell us about your top performing watch face. why do you think this one has been such a success? gps traffic map watch face is my top downloaded app. i built off google maps – it’s a watch face that implements traffic data. the watch will center on your location when the screen becomes active and drops a breadcrumb, so you can see the path you traveled. i think it’s successful because it serves a purpose. it is a tool. it’s great, too, for those who like to bike and hike. what are the biggest technical/design hurdles when designing a watch face? the biggest challenge is getting the best user experience on such a small form factor. there is not a lot of room for interaction and you can’t display a large amount of information, so the watch face needs to be simple, to the point and perform a function. too much information will kill the ux and with too little information, the app becomes useless. it’s about finding the right balance between the two and that takes the most time to solve. you must try it out and use it. i’ve found that some of my best ideas on paper really ruin the ux and i need to change it. what were the biggest kinks you had to iron out when you first started your watch face business? getting those around me to see my vision. my wife saw my watch face business as an excuse for me to play on my new toy, which in all honesty, it kind of was. from where do you draw your inspiration, and how do you define success? i was my first customer. for all three apps i have made, i went to the app store with an expectation and when i saw a gap in the marketplace, i decided to make it. success for me is seeing people realize they can have great productive lives when they trust technology to free up their day, which leads to spending more time with their friends and family doing what they love, and less time sitting in traffic. do you have any advice for a designer starting out and looking to create a successful watch face business? find a problem to solve, because surely someone else is facing the same dilemma you are and could use your solution. draw a picture to work towards, then try it out and see if it works. and then change it 50 times, fail fast and move on. you attended the samsung developer conference last year. what was the biggest takeaway for you? it was nice to see a big picture view of where technology is going. i spent a lot of time in college contemplating an autonomous house, so seeing the pieces that are already available was exciting. networking and meeting other colleagues in the industry was invaluable. talking to some of them really got me thinking about what else i could do, and how i could code differently. and, getting to meet stan lee really sealed the deal on how much i love what i do. how has samsung helped grow your business? my business didn’t grow until i started working with samsung. at the samsung developer conference, the badge button was recommended to me, so i integrated it into the free version of my watch face. since then, the samsung team has been available – and patient – in answering any questions i had on a one-on-one basis. they see the marketplace on a greater scale than i do, and can give me perspective and recommendations on how to improve functionality. thanks to andrew for sharing his thoughts with us. make sure to like us on facebook so you don’t miss any of the great interviews we’ll be posting in the coming weeks. we’re excited to see how these designers are doing it right!

at the samsung galaxy unpacked 2018 event on august 9th, we announced many new products that i think you, our ecosystem of developers and creators, will be very excited about. want to get your hands on the new galaxy note9 or galaxy watch? both products will be available to developers located in the united states through our developer discount program once the products are in market. the note9 will also be available in our cloud device farm, which allows you to remotely test your android apps on a real device, in the next few weeks as well. now, on to the specific product news! the galaxy note9 first, the galaxy note9. from the all-day battery to the signature s pen, this device is packed with features. check out both the s pen remote as well as the pen.up sdk which provides a creative social network service for digital arts. the note9 also comes with dex support built-in. just plug-in an hdmi cable and you’re good to go. optimize your apps for dex to allow for greater user productivity. existing theme designs that support android oreo will be compatible with the note9, so keep on designing. if you are a current samsung themes developer, we’ve also updated the samsung mobile theme editor. want to become a themes developer? our next application cycle will open the 3rd week of september. stay tuned to @samsung_dev on twitter for more details. galaxy watch we also announced the new galaxy watch, available in 2 sizes. developers can build watch faces using the galaxy watch designer (formerly known as gear watch designer) or watch app using the tizen sdk. the new tizen 4.0 will also be made available as a mr to the gear s3 and gear sport watches. again, these devices are available through the developer discount program. bixby at today’s event, we also showed off the new bixby which is more conversational and personal. there were live demos on the note9 as well as the introduction of the new galaxy home speaker. developers interested in building for bixby can apply for the bixby private beta. we’ll share more about our expanding ecosystem of intelligent devices at this year’s samsung developer conference, november 7-8 in san francisco. registration will open soon, stay tuned for updates. missed unpack? check out the samsung newsroom for more on today’s announcements. extra bonus: check out the fortnite beta on android on your galaxy device.

the latest edition of samsung galaxy unpacked was held on february 20th in san francisco, and the event certainly did not disappoint. i know you’re all excited to learn what unfolded during the presentation, so let’s take a look at what's new and discuss what it means for developers and designers. galaxy fold first up was the galaxy fold, which was previewed last november at the samsung developer conference. this time everyone got to see the revolutionary device in action. we demonstrated three apps simultaneously sharing the large main display, and also showed how easily apps moved from the cover display to the main display when the device is unfolded. developers can easily improve how their apps work with the galaxy fold’s new display abilities by following the steps in this tutorial. and don’t forget: ensure app continuity for your apps to live in perpetuity. taking the time to implement app continuity will be the key to a delightful customer experience. as new tips and tricks become available, we’ll update the developer site. if you have any immediate fold-related thoughts and queries, you can now post about the galaxy fold in our developer forums. for those of you who'd like to learn about how the fold will handle games, samsung and google are co-presenting a session on optimizing games for the galaxy fold next month at the game developers conference in san francisco. galaxy s10 next, we celebrated 10 years of galaxy innovations with the new galaxy s10. can you believe that more than two-billion galaxy devices have been sold in the last 10 years? the newest galaxy s device does not disappoint with its enhanced cameras, in-screen fingerprint sensor, gorgeous bezel-less display, and top-of-the-line performance features. the s10 is also the first mobile device that is optimized for games built using the unity platform and their adaptive performance features. as the device runs android pie and our latest one ui update, your apps and content will work as is. designers can create galaxy themes for the s10 and customers will have full access to android apps via both google play and the galaxy store. want to remotely test your apps on an s10? once devices are in market, you’ll be able to do so via our cloud device farm. excited to experience all the new features yourself? pre-order and reserve your device today. for those of you in europe, bixby now supports additional dialects and languages: british english, german, italian, and spanish. download the bixby developer studio and get started building capsules for bixby today. both the galaxy fold and the galaxy s10 are compatible with samsung dex. we have great tips on how to ensure your apps are compatible with our desktop-like dex experience. galaxy watch active the last announcement of interest to developers and designers was the galaxy watch active, the latest in our wearables product line. like the galaxy watch series announced last fall, the galaxy watch active runs tizen 4.0. the biggest change that impacts developers is that the device has no bezel. apps and watch faces will work as-is unless they rely on the bezel for navigation. check out our user-interface guidelines on how to support both bezel and touch in your apps. if you didn’t catch unpacked live, check out the samsung newsroom for more on the day’s announcements.

this year’s samsung developer conference (sdc18) may still be a few weeks away, but the excitement is already building for samsung’s showcase of technologies that will help developers and creators build the software and services of tomorrow. we've just announced some of the "can't miss sessions" for sdc18. read on to learn more about some of the exciting sessions that will make sdc18 an event where now meets next. and for a limited time, get 50% off with promo code sdc18-dev50! spotlight session the spotlight session headlining day two of sdc18 will cover some of the tech industry’s most interesting topics. hear from thought leaders in gaming and ai as they discuss exciting news, and reveal their respective outlooks on the future. samsung will also share insights into its gaming strategy during the session, and spotlight innovations encompassing artificial intelligence, the s pen, and much more. speakers include sarah bond, xbox/microsoft’s head of global gaming partnerships and development; tim sweeney, founder and ceo of epic games, the studio behind the wildly popular fortnite; and john hanke, founder and ceo of niantic labs, makers of pokémon go. also included in the spotlight session is president and ceo of wacom, nobutaka ide, who will discuss the power of digital pens and what the future holds for digital ink. bixby sdc18 features a variety of sessions that demonstrate how samsung’s intelligence, bixby, is shaping the landscape for ai platforms. spanning lectures, panels and interactive activities, the sessions, including those listed below, offer attendees the insights they need to develop seamless user experiences for a wide range of devices and services. bixby and the new exponential frontier of intelligent assistants - in this session, key business and technical leaders from the bixby team will explain the ins and outs of the technology, outline bixby’s vision for a new kind of open ecosystem for developers, and discuss how and why to get involved. teaching bixby fundamentals: what you need to know - learn how to access bixby’s development tools, including bixby sdk and ide, to create a bixby experience for your business and prepare it for launch within the bixby ecosystem. smartthings last year at sdc, samsung unveiled smartthings, a new platform for connecting and controlling smart devices. this year, the company will discuss smartthings’ latest enhancements and demonstrate ways to implement the intuitive platform into more devices. highlighted sessions include: smartthings 101: new to smartthings - this session will discuss topics such as which kinds of smartthings api integrations can be built, as well as how to quickly create and integrate with the smartthings api. streamlining iot systems: smartthings cloud-to-cloud device integration - this session will introduce a new developer workspace for integrating cloud-connected devices with smartthings. the workspace will feature new apis and tools that will streamline development and go-to-market processes. devices that are integrated with smartthings will be controlled by bixby and other voice assistant platforms, as well as a full ecosystem of automation and service integrations. and much more additional details on these and other sdc18 sessions may be found here. for more information on this year’s conference, including registration details, please visit sdc18’s official website. and don’t forget to follow @samsung_dev on twitter and keep an eye on the hashtag “#sdc18” for the latest news and updates.

sign up for the game developer newsletter introduction galaxy smartphones make up the world's largest mobile gaming platform. even a number of major game engine companies, publishers and studios are already collaborating with samsung, we announced the galaxy gamedev program at the 2016 samsung developer conference, where we extended our support beyond major players in the games industry to any developers creating games for galaxy devices. new technologies are essential to creating high fidelity, high performance gaming experience in mobile devices. samsung is committed to bringing new technology to our suite of galaxy products, such as; 64bit, multi-thread rendering and the new generation graphics api - vulkan. samsung's galaxy gamedev team has engineers located in five strategic global locations to cover game developers from all over the world. we ensure that our partners have the engineering support they need to launch the best gaming experiences on galaxy devices and strengthen the android ecosystem. galaxy gamedev provides a variety of technical support options to assist developers. there are 4 key areas:. gpu drivers : gpu driver optimization and streamlining driver updates is a key area to making the most of hardware capabilities and maintaining optimized performance of a gpu. samsung collaborated with google and the major gpu vendors like arm and qualcomm to develop and ship the new android feature game driver. game driver provides the new way of updating gpu driver by store and this delivers more stable and better performing gpu driving for the target games. now this functionality started with the limited number of major galaxy models and continues to scale with more devices soon. tools & sdks : samsung develops and supports its own tools & sdks like gpuwatch and galaxy gamesdk which help game developers to find resource bottlenecks and solve performance issues in real-time. sdks are integrated with major game engines too like unity adaptive performances to guide developers with easy way of use. developer support : our gamedev engineers are available to support developers in multiple ways, from answering general day-to-day development questions all the way to on-site engineering collaboration. a deep engagement with on-site support is available to developers who have signed a confidentiality agreement with samsung. game engines : supporting the optimization of game engines is key to wide distribution of optimization. samsung’s gamedev team are focused on supporting game engines, which ensures that games released through the engine's ecosystem achieve the significant optimizations that would normally be delivered into just one game. partners samsung keeps working closely with more than 50 partners including game studio, publisher, tool developers, game engine companies and gpu vendors.