Samsung kicked off the Tizen Developer Conference 2017 today in San Francisco with more than 30 partners. Over 1,000 service/content partners and device manufacturers are participating in the conference. Based on the theme “Ready To Connect, Get Involved!,” Samsung is presenting its vision for the future of Tizen at the conference.
The company is working to extend the Tizen device ecosystem with the Tizen 4.0 platform. Key changes have been made to enable Internet of Things developers to easily create and commercialize various applications of the platform.
The existing Tizen platform has been limited in scope to devices like smartphones and TVs. Tizen 4.0 is going to extend its reach to more devices. Tizen RT (Real-Time) will involve products like TVs, mobile devices, thermostats, bulbs, scales and more.
Samsung has also teamed up with Microsoft to enable developers to easily create Tizen apps using popular programming languages, particularly Microsoft .NET and Xamarin UI framework. Developers will now be able to create Tizen apps in Microsoft Visual Studio.
The company is also working with chip makers like Broadlink in China, smart home device manufacturers like Commax in South Korea and location based service provider Glypmse in the United States to expand the ecosystem of Internet of Things devices running Tizen.
