Curtis Sasaki, the head of Samsung's Media Solution Center business in the US, reveals the many apps that will launch on the Gear 2. (Credit:Shara Tibken/CNET) Gear 2 will launch with about 100 apps globally, with the first batch curated by Samsung. The company expects many other developers to release apps over the next few months. Samsung hosted its developer day on Wednesday at Mobile World Congress to drum up interest in making apps for its devices.
Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo work with 17 Samsung devices. Gear Fit works with 20, with the extra three coming from Samsung's Tab 3 tablet series.
Gear Fit can also be used as a standalone device for health features. However, features such as notifications won't work unless the fitness band is connected to a Samsung mobile device.
Meanwhile, Samsung on Wednesday also introduced an upgraded Samsung Mobile SDK 1.5 with finger-scanning technology and gesture functions included in the Galaxy S5. It also released an updated multi-screen SDK for developing apps that can simultaneously operate on TV and mobile devices.
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