Samsung Galaxy Store

Samsung Galaxy Store (marketed as Galaxy Store; formerly known as Samsung Apps and Galaxy Apps) is an app store used for devices manufactured by Samsung Electronics that was launched in September 2009.

This article is about the app distribution platform run by Samsung. For the company's retail chain, see Samsung Experience Store.

Samsung Galaxy Store
Developer(s)Samsung Electronics
Initial release14 September 2009 (2009-09-14) (as Samsung Apps)
Operating systemAndroid
PlatformAndroid, Samsung Gear (Tizen), Bada, Samsung Galaxy feature phones
Available inmultiple languages
TypeDigital distribution
Websitegalaxystore.samsung.com
Samsung's Galaxy store

The service is primarily supplied pre-installed on Samsung Galaxy smartphones, Samsung Gear, and feature phones (such as the Samsung REX and Duos).

The store is available in 125 countries, and it offers apps for Android, Tizen, Windows Mobile, and Bada platforms. Apps from this store are updated by notifying the user via the Samsung Push Service, which has been installed in over one billion smartphones over the years.[1]

Ratings system

The Samsung Galaxy Store has a rating system used to determine what app is okay for a child.

Rating Restricted? Description
All No Apps with this rating are suitable for all ages. No explicit material should be used in apps with this rating.
4+ No Apps with this rating are recommended for ages 4 and up. No explicit material should be used in apps with this rating.
12+ No Apps with this rating are recommended for ages 12 and up. It may contain mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild bad language.
16+ No Apps with this rating are recommended for ages 16 and up. It may contain mild violence, mild sexual content, mild bad language, crude humor, mild blood, and simulated gambling.
18+ Yes Apps with this rating are suitable for adults. It may contain strong violence, strong sexual content, strong bad language, alcohol use, tobacco use, and gambling. Apps with this rating are not meant for minors.
Banned Yes Apps with this rating are not available for purchase due to them having content that is too objectionable.

Samsung apps provided

See also

References
  1. "Samsung Push Service - android market data, growth and stats". AndroidRank.org. AndroidRank. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. "Galaxy Store Page". galaxystore.samsung.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. "The Weather Channel for Samsung - Galaxy Store". galaxystore.samsung.com.
  4. "Galaxy Store Page". galaxystore.samsung.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. "Samsung Cloud". support.samsungcloud.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.