Just some hours earlier than the begin of the Samsung Developer Convention (SDC) 2024, Samsung has revealed a glossy infographic that highlights all of the essential milestones within the convention’s ten-year historical past.

This 12 months, Samsung is anticipated to showcase One UI 7 and a brand new model of Bixby powered by giant language fashions (LLMs). It is usually anticipated to unveil Galaxy AI, Knox, Samsung Well being, SmartThings, and Tizen enhancements.

Samsung Developer Convention’s ten-year historical past retold by infographic

The primary-ever Samsung Developer Convention was held in 2013, and Samsung tried to enhance its content material partnerships and developer assist for its telephones. It additionally launched its Knox safety suite on the similar occasion.

In 2014, Samsung acquired SmartThings as a basis for good properties. It additionally offered an ecosystem of digital well being, good properties, wearable gadgets, VR, and extra.

After skipping 2015, Samsung embraced software program as the important thing to its future. It improved its good TV ecosystem with Sensible Hub SDK and Sensible View SDK. By Knox, it additionally prolonged smartphones, tablets, and wearables for companies.

In 2017, Samsung held SDC17 with a concentrate on SmartThings, the following main model of Bixby, and collaboration with Google on AR gadgets. It built-in its ARTIK and Samsung Join good dwelling platforms into SmartThings for a singular good dwelling ecosystem. It additionally revealed an SDK for third-party builders to make Bixby-compatible apps.

On the SDC18 occasion, the South Korean agency showcased One UI for the primary time. It launched the primary foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, on the occasion and optimized One UI for such gadgets. One UI obtained quite a lot of reward for its wonderful one-handed utilization. Samsung additionally improved developer instruments for Bixby and SmartThings.

In 2019, the corporate unveiled Bixby Market to supply builders extra alternatives. It additionally broadened Tizen OS to different TV producers. At SDC19, Samsung debuted its first Galaxy Z Flip collection foldable cellphone.

Three years in the past, the South Korean agency first linked with builders in a brand new format throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. At SDC21, Samsung tried to enhance the good dwelling ecosystem by AI, IoT, and safety. Bixby, SmartThings, and Samsung Knox obtained enhancements. Furthermore, SmartThings obtained assist for Matter.

At SDC22, the corporate launched ‘Calm’ know-how to make sure a seamless expertise when onboarding new good dwelling gadgets. It additionally welcomed a number of manufacturers to the SmartThings platform. Samsung utilized blockchain know-how to enhance safety in good properties.

Final 12 months, Samsung launched energy-saving measures in its good dwelling ecosystem by SmartThings Power. It additionally launched SmartTag 2 and the SmartThings Discover SDK for finding misplaced gadgets. It additionally improved Samsung Well being by the Samsung Privileged Well being SDK.