Samsung Electronics is to share the latest advancements in its Samsung Tizen Smart TVs with industry developers at Samsung Developer Conference. Over the course of the conference, to be held April 27-28 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Samsung will unveil Smart TV enhancements that provide users with even more access to developer content.

During the 2016 Samsung Smart TV session, the Samsung Smart View SDK will be introduced to developers as a new feature which enables connection and communication between mobile devices and Samsung TVs. And, in an effort to enable Samsung partners to increase accessibility to their content, the new Smart TV SDK will feature a Preview title, which can be set to appear directly on the first screen of the Smart Hub.

Samsung is also making a new Smart TV-optimized payment solution, Samsung Checkout on TV, available to all developers. Previously, Samsung Checkout on TV has been offered to select key partners only. But following the announcement, all game and app developers will be able to create services that can accept payments from consumers and monetize efficiently and effectively on Samsung Smart TVs.

A new open source project called TOAST was another developer resource introduced during the conference. This allows developers to target a broader range of devices such as 2012-2014 Smart TVs and prevents them from having to rewrite TV apps for different operating systems. TOAST will be extended to other operating systems including WebOS TV and Android TV.

At SDC 2016, Samsung also introduced new open APIs and tools for the SAMSUNG ARTIK Platform, an end-to-end, integrated IoT platform that transforms the process of building and launching IoT products. Using these APIs and tools, companies can securely collect, store, and act on any data from any connected device or cloud service in order to bring new IoT solutions and services to market.

Virtual reality was another key topic at the Samsung Developer Conference this year. Following the release of the Gear VR powered by Oculus, Samsung announced the Gear 360 in February. Samsung Gear 360 lets consumers create, view and share their favorite experiences through 360-degree video and still image content.

Samsung Knox, the security platform, is expanding to include more devices and increase interoperability. Samsung Knox will now serve as the foundation for all enterprise solutions and services including healthcare, automotive, finance and other segments. With this evolution, Knox will now cover mid-tier devices, and be embedded on wearable devices such as the Samsung Gear S2. Knox will also be extended beyond the Android operating system to include Samsung’s Tizen operating system.