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The Galaxy Store () is an offering apps, games and exclusive themes and other customizations for mobile devices manufactured by Samsung Electronics. The service is primarily supplied pre-installed on smartphones and tablets, and Galaxy Watch wearables. It requires a Samsung account to be used.


History
The Galaxy Store has its origins in a mobile developer program launched in 2008, Samsung Mobile Innovator. Samsung Mobile Applications, an app store powered by launched at Mobile World Congress 2009 providing software for , , and (from August) Java ME. The services had been established in China and several European countries by the third quarter of 2009.

On 14 September 2009, Samsung Apps launched initially in western Europe, providing software for the Samsung Omnia (i900) and Samsung Omnia HD (i8910) smartphones with more devices added later. In 2010 it started offering apps for the Bada platform, which the Samsung Wave runs on. There were 10 million app downloads by September 2010 in Europe, made up of Java, and Bada apps.

There was also a Samsung Apps TV for , which had gotten 10 million downloads by October 2011. Samsung also held a developer challenge called Free the TV Challenge, which was won by WeDraw in 2010, an application that could draw on mobile and display on the TV screen. In March 2011 Samsung Apps was launched for the line, running Android. Samsung Apps had 40,000 applications by its second anniversary in 2011. The store was also offered on wearables and feature phones. A feature called S Suggest (app and www.ssuggest.com) was launched in 2013 that would suggest apps from the store to users. This service was closed in 2014. In July 2014, with the Galaxy line mostly consolidating Samsung's mobile offerings, Samsung Apps was rebranded to . In 2018, Samsung began an annual award for the best developers, called Best of Galaxy Store Awards. At the inaugural award at the Samsung Developer Ceremony, Booking.com was awarded 'Best App' and Wrist Camera the 'Best Watch App', amongst others. early 2019, soon after the introduction of , Galaxy Apps was rebranded to Galaxy Store. The store was redesigned in October 2020 with an increased focus on .


Games rewards
The Galaxy Store features given to users who purchase games.


Best of Galaxy Store Awards
The awards of the latest edition of 2022 were given to:

  • Best Theme Collection: Pengtai Interactive Advertising Co.
  • Best Wallpaper Collection: Bergen
  • Best Icon Pack Collection: Cogul Planet
  • Best Music App: Sirius XM Streaming by Inc.
  • Best Entertainment App: by Fandango Media
  • Best Podcast: SOLAR by CurtCo Media
  • Game of the Year: by Super Evil Megacorp


Samsung apps provided
The following is a list of apps and utilities provided by Samsung itself on the Galaxy Store. (as of September 2023)
Samsung TV PlusFree television streaming service
Web browser
Digital wallet including
Personal health tracker
Samsung MembersExclusive content and support for Galaxy
Samsung MusicMusic player supporting MP3, WMA, AAC and FLAC formats
Samsung Smart SwitchData transfer to new Galaxy device
Note-taking and PDF reader
Samsung KidsParental controls
Online media and entertainment
Samsung Blockchain WalletCryptocurrency management
Samsung GalleryImage and video gallery
Samsung EmailEmail client
Samsung Video LibraryBrowse and play video content (Discontinued from 1 January 2024)
Samsung TTS (Text-to-speech)
Samsung CalendarCalendar
Augmented reality and My Emoji
Samsung LevelComplementary app for Samsung Level headphones
Samsung Family HubFamily reminders, shopping lists, schedule and more
Home automation
Social network for drawings
My FilesFile manager
Samsung ShopStorefront for Samsung Electronics products
UI customization tool for Galaxy as well as productivity tools like Camera Assistant and One Hand Operation+
Good Guardians (formerly Galaxy Labs)Privileged utilities for Galaxy for device battery, temperature, and more
Sound AssistantAdvanced sound utility
Galaxy WearableInterconnects Galaxy devices with Samsung Galaxy Gear
Samsung Global GoalsAdvertising to support donation for the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
Expert RAWImage editor capable of editing raw image files
Galaxy Enhance-XAI-powered tool to automatically improve photos
Samsung Good VibesTwo-way communication tool for the deafblind
Samsung PPT ControllerPowerPoint controller for Galaxy Watch
Health PlatformAn aggregator bringing together data from various health apps
Samsung CompassCompass feature for Galaxy Watch
Daily BoardPhoto frame emulator for Galaxy tablets
Walkie-Talkie app for Galaxy Watch
Perf ZGame performance monitor


Third-parties
Some third-party apps are also available on the Galaxy Store, despite Galaxy devices running on the Google Mobile Services platform which features the Play Store. These apps include the likes of , Microsoft 365, , and Clip Studio Paint. Some Android games have been exclusive on the Galaxy Store, such as for users in the US.


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