TIZEN - The OS of Everything

Introduction

  • Tizen is an open and flexible operating system.
  • Tizen offers the power of native application development with the flexibility of unparalleled HTML5 support.
  • The Tizen project resides within the Linux Foundation and is governed by a Technical Steering Group. 
  • Tizen uses HTML5 as the main focus for application development.
  • The Tizen platform supports web applications (HTML, JavaScript, CSS) and provides a rich set of services that include the application framework, along with content, location, messaging, multimedia, network social and system services.
  • The Tizen platform is based on the open source Linux operating system, which in the last few years has become the operating system of choice for the majority of smartphones.
  • Samsung puts Tizen operating system to work.

Launches

  • October 2013, On The first week Samsung's NX300M smart camera became the first consumer product based on Tizen.
  • June 2013,The first Tizen tablet was announced by Systena.
  • April 2014,The Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch uses Tizen was released  .
  • January 2015,Samsung released the Tizen-based Samsung Z1 to the Indian market.

Features

  • Comes with robust development tools.
  • The default Tizen development environment is based on the widely used Eclipse platform, and developers can easily configure other environments if they choose.
  • HTML5 code—allows Tizen to share a common codebase with other mobile platforms.
  • The Tizen development kit comes with a GUI builder tool which allows developers to quickly lay out their applications using simple drag-and-drop.
  • Another benefit of Tizen’s focus on standard technologies is that it enables extensive code reuse.
  •  Tizen phone could display driving information gained from a vehicle that is also running Tizen.
  • TIZEN phones supports IOS, Android applications.
  • Its main feature is its compatibility with multiple mobile platforms; which means that applications made with the Tizen OS is still compatible and may be launched in other OS like the IOS and Android, with a little code change. 
  • It is PC-compatible.

Major Versions

  • January 1, 2012 First its known as LiMo, the LiMo Foundation was renamed Tizen
  • Association.
  • April 30, 2012, Tizen released version 1.0, code-named Larkspur.
  • September 25, 2012, Tizen released version 2.0 alpha, code-named Magnolia.
  • April 2013 Samsung announced Tizen Port-a-thon. This campaign supports Bada developers' early entry into the Tizen market by providing technical support and incentives.
  • May 17, 2013, Tizen released version 2.1, code-named Nectarine.
  • July 22, 2013, Tizen released version 2.2.
  • November 9, 2013, Tizen released version 2.2.1.
  • November 8, 2014, Tizen released version 2.3.

For Developers

 
Post courtesy: Chandni Gandhi