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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]

PUBLISHED 14 Feb 2015 We are pleased to announce the availability of Tizen 2.3 Rev2 SDK. Tizen 2.3 Rev2 SDK is now available via the SDK download page. Highlights of this release include, among other improvements: Native UI Builder WYSIWYG Editor ... [More] with support for multiple views (Properties, Navigation, Outline, Resources). qHD(540X960) resolution support for Emulator, Web simulator, Native UI Builder, Web UI Builder. Native IDE Support for multiple projects (UI application, service application and shared library) in one package. Please refer to the release notes for details. This announcement follows the Tizen 2.3 source code release announcement made earlier this week. Tizen Technical Steering Group [Less]

PUBLISHED 09 FEB 2015 We are pleased to announce Tizen 2.3 source code release which now includes support for the wearable profile. Developers and manufactures may utilize Tizen to their wearable devices based on this source code. Highlights of this ... [More] release include, among other improvements: Support for mobile and wearable profiles. New and improved Native framework which provides fast, highly scalable and themeable graphics.  Extensive Web and Native API improvements. The source code for this release is available in Tizen's Git repositories (under the tizen_2.3 branch) and as for OBS project please refer to Tizen:2.3:Mobile project and Tizen:2.3:Wearable project. Tizen Technical Steering Group [Less]

The IVI team is excited to announce the availability of Tizen IVI 3.0 for In-Vehicle Infotainment. Tizen IVI 3.0 is a Linux-based open source operating system and Tizen profile widely accepted by the automotive industry. It bundles popular and well ... [More] supported open source projects where suitable and new industry-specific components where no solutions existed. This makes it the most advanced open source distribution available for automobiles today. Tizen IVI 3.0 is GENIVI 7.0 compliant on Nexcom VTC 1010-IVI and MinnowBoard Max devices and was chosen as the reference implementation for Linux Foundation's Automotive Grade Linux project. Tizen IVI 3.0 comes with a compliance spec and test suite to ensure device interoperability. We also announce the final version of the Tizen IVI SDK for web application development including access to W3C compliant vehicle Web APIs. The Tizen web runtime engine provides the highest standards in HTML5 compatibility and system performance. Additionally we have added experimental support for the Yocto Framework giving the community and automotive professionals the choice to use their favorite build tool to adapt and enhance Tizen IVI 3.0 images based on their requirements. Tizen IVI 3.0 provides a strong foundation for building modern commercial automotive solutions. Note: The engineering name for this release in JIRA is M14.4 but its official name is Tizen IVI 3.0. Release notes are available here: https://wiki.tizen.org/wiki/IVI/Tizen-IVI_3.0 For more information about the Tizen for In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI) project, please go and visit our new landing page on Tizen.org at: https://www.tizen.org/ivi.<https://www.tizen.org/ivi. Device Type: In-Vehicle [Less]

On 11 November 2014, Tizen IVI 3.0-M3-Oct2014 gained GENIVI 7.0 compliance approval on two platforms, the Nexcom VTC 1010-IVI and the MinnowBoard Max. Tizen IVI 3.0 is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Tizen IVI is an open-source solution ... [More] for next-generation In-Vehicle Infotainment systems built on Linux. Tizen, the OS of everything, is architected from the ground up to meet the requirements of various types of devices such as Mobile, Wearables, IVI, TV. Tizen IVI boosts a number of innovative solutions providing differentiating and integrated features such as efficient multi-screen/multi-window graphics based on Wayland, an advanced policy manager (Murphy), multi-toolkit application lifecycle, a security framework, GENIVI OSS components (see more details), a framework for exposing vehicle data with the Automotive Message Broker and an automotive-ready Web Runtime environment based on Crosswalk. Tizen IVI provides an ideal platform to jump-start development on various hardware platforms including Intel® 32-bit and 64-bit architecture and also supports ARM platforms. The release notes can be found at https://wiki.tizen.org/wiki/IVI/Tizen-IVI_3.0-M3-Oct2014. Device Type: In-VehicleTags: ivigenivitizen 3.0 [Less]

On 11 November 2014, Tizen IVI 3.0-M3-Oct2014 gained GENIVI 7.0 compliance approval on two platforms, the Nexcom VTC 1010-IVI and the MinnowBoard Max. Tizen IVI 3.0 is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Tizen IVI is an open-source solution ... [More] for next-generation In-Vehicle Infotainment systems built on Linux. Tizen, the OS of everything, is architected from the ground up to meet the requirements of various types of devices such as Mobile, Wearables, IVI, TV. Tizen IVI boosts a number of innovative solutions providing differentiating and integrated features such as efficient multi-screen/multi-window graphics based on Wayland, an advanced policy manager (Murphy), multi-toolkit application lifecycle, a security framework, GENIVI OSS components (see more details), a framework for exposing vehicle data with the Automotive Message Broker and an automotive-ready Web Runtime environment based on Crosswalk. Tizen IVI provides an ideal platform to jump-start development on various hardware platforms including Intel® 32-bit and 64-bit architecture and also supports ARM platforms. The release notes can be found at https://wiki.tizen.org/wiki/IVI/Tizen-IVI_3.0-M3-Oct2014. Device Type: In-VehicleTags: ivigenivitizen 3.0 [Less]

PUBLISHED 3 DEC 2014 We are pleased to announce that Tizen 2.3 Rev1 SDK is now available via the SDK download page. Highlights of this release include, among other improvements: Native API Bug fixes for Network API module in Native API. IDE ... [More] & Tools Change Author certificate Policy Default author certificate is not supported from 2.3.0_Rev1. User should register author certificate to create packages or launch applications. Please refer to the release notes for details. [Less]

We are pleased to announce that Tizen 2.3 SDK is now available including support for the wearable profile. Tizen 2.3 SDK is now available on the SDK download page. Highlights of this release include, among other improvements: Integrated SDK based on ... [More] multi-device profiles: support both mobile devices and wearable devices with single SDK. New native APIs for native applications, replacing the previous Tizen 2.2.1 Native API. Extended web device APIs such as human activity monitor APIs, sensor APIs, etc. Performance enhanced Web UI framework (jQM a pure JS). Enhanced Dynamic Analyzer to help finding performance bottleneck, bugs, and the other holes via precisely monitoring your app’s execution. Please refer to the release notes for details. Tizen Technical Steering Group [Less]

The IVI team is pleased to announce the release of the Tizen IVI 3.0-M3-Oct2014 Release for In-Vehicle Infotainment. With this release we deliver a much improved Modello UI experience. The OS is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions, backed by a ... [More] Long Term Support Initiative Linux kernel. The multi-user application framework supports single/all-user app deployment scenarios. Developing applications for Modello is easier than ever using the Tizen IVI SDK with its support for vehicle webAPIs powered by Crosswalk. For lower level development Automotive Message Broker (AMB) contains CAN plugin generator tools and a JavaScript engine for rapid plugin prototyping. System resources are now handled by Murphy. MinnowBoard MAX runs this latest installment of Tizen IVI 3.0 M3 and offers customers an affordable entry-level SDP. We are also excited to announce the availability of our new Tizen IVI project landing page hosted on Tizen.org. This landing page provides quick and easy access to everything you need to get started with Tizen IVI. If you would like to reach out you can find us on the Freenode.net IRC #automotive chat channel. Note: The engineering name for this release in JIRA is M14.3 but its official name is Tizen IVI 3.0-M3-Oct2014 [Less]