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We are pleased to announce that Tizen 2.4 SDK is now available including support of the Tizen 2015 UX (new winset and style) and over 3,000 new APIs. Tizen 2.4 SDK is now available on the SDK download page.   Highlights of this release include ... [More] , among other improvements: Tizen 2015 UX Rich winsets and styles New Tizen Reference Apps (such as Browser, Music Player, and Calendar) New Features Application Background Policy to restrict CPU resources for background application processes Application Resource Manager to support applications for multiple screen resolutions Maps Service to support Geocode, Place Discovery, and Route Calculation Sync Manager to schedule server access time for applications to synchronize data between a server and device Service Adaptor (for Cloud Storage) to access a remote storage as a local device DALi for light-weight rendering based on OpenGL ES Smartcard and NFC HCE (Host Card Emulation) support to facilitate a Mobile Payment Service Enforced Security Over 3,000 new APIs are added, such as IME (Input method), Media vision, Event system, and Voice control   Please refer to the release notes for more details.   Tizen Technical Steering Group [Less]

BY Technical Steering Group, 22 Sep 2015 We are pleased to announce that Tizen 2.3.1 source code is now available including support for the circular type wearable profile. Developers and manufactures may utilize Tizen to their wearable devices based ... [More] on this source code.   Highlights of this release include, among other improvements: Support web & native UI framework for wearable devices with a circular screen Custom event for the notifications on detected rotary detents Wearable native APIs for wearable native applications Extended web device APIs such as NFC APIs, sensor APIs and bluetooth APIs Watch project types More sample applications for the wearable profile   Please refer to the release notes for details. Tizen Technical Steering Group [Less]

BY Technical Steering Group, 22 Sep 2015 We are pleased to announce that Tizen 2.3.1 source code is now available including support for the circular type wearable profile. Developers and manufactures may utilize Tizen to their wearable devices based ... [More] on this source code.   Highlights of this release include, among other improvements: Support web & native UI framework for wearable devices with a circular screen Custom event for the notifications on detected rotary detents Wearable native APIs for wearable native applications Extended web device APIs such as NFC APIs, sensor APIs and bluetooth APIs Watch project types More sample applications for the wearable profile   Please refer to the release notes for details. Tizen Technical Steering Group [Less]

We are pleased to announce the Tizen 3.0 first milestone release for TV and Mobile profiles. This milestone provides developers with the Tizen kernel, device drivers, middleware subsystems, and Web/Native APIs, necessary to develop future Tizen ... [More] compliant solutions and marks feature completion for the key features of Tizen 3.0 TV and Mobile profiles.   Key features integrated in this milestone include: 2.4 public API (both Native API and Web API) is backward-compatible with 3.0 TV and Mobile profiles. 64bit SoC is tested and verified with 3.0 TV and Mobile profiles. 3.0 TV and Mobile profiles support multi-user architecture for multi-user/single-login usage. New security architecture: 3 domain smack and Cynara Security server and privilege manager are replaced with the new components, security manager and Cynara respectively.  X server is replaced with Wayland at this version.  Webkit2 is replaced with Chromium-efl and core components interacting with the web engine are re-designed/re-implemented for the new WRT and browser. Buxton2 is introduced. Buxton2 provides secure configuration service based on Cynara and is re-implemented considering multi-user and recovery support. Iotivity 0.9.2 is integrated into 3.0 TV and Mobile profiles. Generic policy manager, murphy, is integrated into 3.0 platform.  Linux kernel 4.0 is provided.   Please refer to the release notes for more details.   Tizen Technical Steering Group [Less]

We are pleased to announce the Tizen 3.0 first milestone release for TV and Mobile profiles. This milestone provides developers with the Tizen kernel, device drivers, middleware subsystems, and Web/Native APIs, necessary to develop future Tizen ... [More] compliant solutions and marks feature completion for the key features of Tizen 3.0 TV and Mobile profiles.   Key features integrated in this milestone include: 2.4 public API (both Native API and Web API) is backward-compatible with 3.0 TV and Mobile profiles. 64bit SoC is tested and verified with 3.0 TV and Mobile profiles. 3.0 TV and Mobile profiles support multi-user architecture for multi-user/single-login usage. New security architecture: 3 domain smack and Cynara Security server and privilege manager are replaced with the new components, security manager and Cynara respectively.  X server is replaced with Wayland at this version.  Webkit2 is replaced with Chromium-efl and core components interacting with the web engine are re-designed/re-implemented for the new WRT and browser. Buxton2 is introduced. Buxton2 provides secure configuration service based on Cynara and is re-implemented considering multi-user and recovery support. Iotivity 0.9.2 is integrated into 3.0 TV and Mobile profiles. Generic policy manager, murphy, is integrated into 3.0 platform.  Linux kernel 4.0 is provided.   Please refer to the release notes for more details.   Tizen Technical Steering Group [Less]

We are pleased to announce that Tizen 2.3.1 SDK is now available including support for the circular type wearable profile. Tizen 2.3.1 SDK is now available on the SDK download page.   Highlights of this release include, among other improvements: ... [More] Support web & native UI framework for wearable devices with a circular screen Custom event for the notifications on detected rotary detents Wearable native APIs for wearable native applications Extended web device APIs such as NFC APIs, sensor APIs and bluetooth APIs Watch project types More sample applications for the wearable profile Please refer to the release notes for details.   Tizen Technical Steering Group [Less]

We are pleased to announce that Tizen 2.3.1 SDK is now available including support for the circular type wearable profile. Tizen 2.3.1 SDK is now available on the SDK download page.   Highlights of this release include, among other improvements: ... [More] Support web & native UI framework for wearable devices with a circular screen Custom event for the notifications on detected rotary detents Wearable native APIs for wearable native applications Extended web device APIs such as NFC APIs, sensor APIs and bluetooth APIs Watch project types More sample applications for the wearable profile Please refer to the release notes for details.   Tizen Technical Steering Group [Less]

PUBLISHED 6 July 2015 A new release of Tizen 2.3 SDK (Rev3) is now available with a bug fix in tpk compression tool. Please refer to the SDK download page and the release notes of the Tizen 2.3 SDK for more details. Fixed Bugs Native IDE The ... [More] compression library issue making the tpk size too big due to the defective compression has been fixed. Invalid file permission issue when unzip the tpk has been fixed. This issue can cause the application is rejected due to signing failure from Tizen seller site. Tizen Technical Steering Group [Less]

PUBLISHED 6 July 2015 A new release of Tizen 2.3 SDK (Rev3) is now available with a bug fix in tpk compression tool. Please refer to the SDK download page and the release notes of the Tizen 2.3 SDK for more details. Fixed Bugs Native IDE The ... [More] compression library issue making the tpk size too big due to the defective compression has been fixed. Invalid file permission issue when unzip the tpk has been fixed. This issue can cause the application is rejected due to signing failure from Tizen seller site. Tizen Technical Steering Group [Less]

Tizen and its partners attended MWC 2015 in Barcelona, where we showcased the latest innovations in connected devices and apps. Attendees who stopped by the Tizen booth were able to get their hands on several Tizen devices including the Samsung Z1 ... [More] and the Samsung Gear S, while our partners demonstrated their various technologies built on Tizen. MWC has grown dramatically, and much of that growth has to do with a broadened appeal, stretching the imagination and the innovation that envelops “mobile”. To tap into all of the unique perspectives and viewpoints at the show, we conducted a survey of more than 300 attendees, asking questions about their preferences in mobile handsets, operating systems and connected devices. What we learned falls right in line with our views on the future of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Tizen. But first… some interesting takes on the deciding factors in device choice. With many exhibitors launching new mobile devices at the show, it was extremely relevant to ask people what their top priority was when choosing a new mobile device. The answer? Respondents seemed to favor usability above all else, with 65% deeming it the most important feature. Quality of the camera was a distant second at 11%. Power consumption and breadth of available apps were slightly less dominant at 10% and 9% respectively. So what does this mean for Tizen? Today’s mobile phone buyers are primarily interested in a smartphone that is user-friendly, customizable and convenient. Vendors should continue offering devices with more personalized experiences that take user preferences and context into account, allowing consumers to quickly complete everyday tasks with just a few taps and finger swipes. This strong demand for usability in mobile devices is inevitably linked to the device’s OS, and 66% of our respondents confirmed this assumption by pointing to a device’s operating system as very important when deciding whether to buy a device or not. With usability increasingly becoming more a product of software than hardware, the Tizen community is intent on developing a flexible and efficient operating system that can adapt to a wide variety of connected devices. Tizen can deliver a high level of usability across devices thanks to its lightweight and open source nature, providing a high level of customization through comprehensive access to common open source libraries. From a device maker’s perspective, having the ability to create custom user experiences is a huge opportunity to finding that consumer sweet spot while still maintaining differentiation. As the borders of mobility expand, there’s more and more talk about IoT, with close to 90% of survey respondents deemed cross-device communication as important, and nearly half said it was very important. To top it off, 76% of the respondents answered that they expected to use 3 or more connected devices outside of their smartphones in the next two years. Connected devices and the inter-connectivity between them will undoubtedly be vital in the coming years, and establishing a unified platform for these devices is more important now than ever. This is an exciting time to be part of Tizen as we continue to actively develop an open platform to support a wide variety of device types, including mobile, in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), wearables, TV, cameras, home appliances and more. Our web API is also continuously improving with enhancements like support within HTML5 apps for on-device hardware, enabling endless possibilities for the IoT. The emergence of new Tizen-powered devices such as Samsung Smart TVs, mobile phones and home appliances like refrigerators speaks to the growing market demand and trends we identified at the show. Indeed, close to half of the respondents thought that televisions were the devices that would benefit the most from being connected within your home, followed by lighting (17%), cars (15%) and fridges (6%). The future for alternative OSs certainly looks bright, with over 70% of respondents saying they would be interested in developing on a platform outside of iOS/Android. With that kind of developer interest, we’re all excited for the next Tizen development! [Less]