Latest Tizen news

Tizen OS is making its debut on non-Samsung TVs for the first time

Samsung has announced that it is licensing Tizen OS to third-party TV brands. It means that non-Samsung smart TVs can now use the Tizen operating system for the first time. The South Korean firm has partnered with three new ODMs—Atmaca, HKC, and Tempo—to make Tizen OS-powered smart TVs for various markets. This partnership was revealed […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

As SDC22 draws near, here’s what else you can expect from Samsung

We’ve entered the month of October, and Samsung Developer Conference 2022 (SDC22) is just around the corner. The Korean tech giant is getting ready to host its tech sessions next week and has prepared a handful of interesting topics to explore and discuss in great detail. We knew SmartThings was on the table since last […]

By Mihai Matei
4 months ago

Galaxy Watch 3 update brings new watch faces, snore detection, and more

Staying true to its promise, Samsung has released a new software update to the Galaxy Watch 3. The new software brings new watch faces that the company debuted with the Galaxy Watch 5 series. The update also brings more reliable health tracking and snoring detection. The new software update with firmware version R8x0XXU1DVH4 is rolling out […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung Tizen has become the most popular smart TV platform in the USA

A new survey targeting the US consumer market reveals that Samsung’s Tizen is the most popular OS (operating system) for smart TVs in the USA, followed by other platforms like Roku, LG’s WebOS, Amazon’s Fire TV, and Vizio SmartCast. Within the 74% of TV-owning households in the USA, 88% of TV users rely on the […]

By Mihai Matei
4 months ago

Samsung’s Tizen OS will now ship with smart TVs from these other brands

As some readers might recall, Samsung made a surprise announcement at SDC 21 last year when it revealed that it is opening its smart TV platform to other manufacturers through the Tizen TV Platform Licensing service. The program has now started bearing fruit, as the company has just signed an agreement with three smart TV […]

By Mihai Matei
4 months ago

Samsung smart TVs could soon get updated YouTube app with cleaner look

Google has updated the YouTube app for smart TVs with a cleaner design, and it will most likely reach Samsung smart TVs very soon. According to a new report from 9To5Google, Google has updated the YouTube app’s design on Google TV with a minor change to the UI. The sidebar of the app now has […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Samsung’s new gaming monitors run Tizen OS and feature cloud gaming

Samsung has announced two new gaming monitors under its Odyssey lineup: Odyssey G6 and Odyssey G7. These are the company’s (and the world’s) first gaming monitors to run the full-fledged Tizen operating system, giving you direct access to various audio and video streaming apps and, more importantly, cloud gaming services. The Odyssey G65B is available […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Samsung’s new smart TVs are more than just content consumption devices

Samsung has been adding lots of features to its smart TVs over the past few years, but most of them were related to content consumption. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced work-from-home situations, the company ensured that its TVs are more than content consumption devices. First up, Samsung added an improved Ambient Mode to its […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

We checked out Samsung’s Tizen-powered Smart Monitor M8 at CES 2022

CES 2022 came and went, but it left us with tons of exciting products to explore and look forward to. One such product was the Samsung Smart Monitor M8. Despite its rather uninspiring name, the Smart Monitor M8 is a beast of an all-in-one monitor powered by none other than the Tizen platform. Mind you, […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Tizen Store no longer accessible on Tizen smartphones

Although Tizen continues to be one of the largest smart TV platforms in the world, its smartphone variant hasn’t been doing particularly well. We haven’t seen a Tizen-based smartphone in forever and we’re unlikely to see one anytime soon. Now, the Tizen smartphone experience gets its final nail in the coffin. It seems that the […]

By Anil Ganti
1 year ago

Is it time for Samsung to ditch Tizen in favor for Android TV?

Samsung unveiled its new smart TVs earlier today, and they are still running Tizen OS. Despite completely switching to Android for its phones and Wear OS for its smartwatches, the South Korean firm is still clinging to Tizen for its smart TVs and other smart home products. Is it time to pull the plug on […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago

Google’s first Wear OS 3 smartwatch almost looks like a Galaxy Watch 5

Samsung and Google joined forces earlier this year to co-develop Wear OS 3 for a new generation of smartwatches. Samsung abandoned Tizen OS for wearables in favor of Wear OS 3 as a result, but this massive change has allowed the Korean tech giant to retain some exclusivity over the new OS version. The Galaxy […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung is opening up Tizen OS to other TV brands

Samsung unveiled a lot of new stuff related to its software and services at the ongoing SDC 21 event. Alongside announcing improvements to Bixby, Samsung Health, Samsung Knox, SmartThings, and Tizen, the company also said that it is opening up Tizen OS to other TV brands. TV manufacturers can now use Samsung’s Tizen TV Platform […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago

Samsung is entering the cloud gaming space, again

During its ongoing Samsung Developer Conference 2021 event, Samsung announced new features and improvements to Bixby, One UI, Samsung Health, Samsung Knox, SmartThings, and Tizen. The company also announced that it is developing a cloud gaming platform of its own, and it will be available on smart TVs running Tizen. While the company didn’t divulge […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago

Samsung announces various improvements to Tizen OS for smart TVs at SDC 21

Alongside improvements to Bixby, SmartThings, and Samsung Knox, Samsung also announced improvements to Tizen OS for smart TVs. During the ongoing Samsung Developer Conference 2021, the South Korean firm said it wants to consolidate its leadership in the TV segment with more intelligent software and deeper integration with its other services. Improved video calling, Samsung […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago