<s>
Tizen	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
backed	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
,	O
developed	O
and	O
used	O
primarily	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
HTML5-based	O
platform	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
to	O
succeed	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
merged	O
its	O
previous	O
Linux-based	O
OS	O
effort	O
,	O
Bada	B-Operating_System
,	O
into	O
Tizen	B-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
used	O
it	O
primarily	O
on	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
and	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
Tizen	B-Application
is	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
contains	O
proprietary	B-Application
components	O
owned	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
and	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
OS	O
are	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
Flora	B-Application
License	I-Application
,	O
a	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
License	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
that	O
grants	O
a	O
patent	O
license	O
only	O
to	O
"	O
Tizen	B-Application
certified	O
platforms	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
would	O
partner	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
on	O
integrating	O
Tizen	B-Application
features	O
with	O
its	O
Android-derived	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
committed	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
on	O
future	O
wearables	B-Operating_System
,	O
leaving	O
Tizen	B-Application
to	O
be	O
mainly	O
developed	O
for	O
Samsung	B-Application
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
initiated	O
as	O
mobile	B-Language
Linux	I-Language
and	O
was	O
launched	O
by	O
Intel	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
had	O
managed	O
to	O
updated	O
to	O
version	O
2.0	O
which	O
the	O
core	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Fedora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Intel	O
turned	O
Moblin	B-Language
over	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
for	O
future	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
was	O
merged	O
with	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
Maemo	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
Debian	O
based	O
Linux	B-Application
distro	O
,	O
into	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
which	O
mainly	O
developed	O
by	O
Nokia	O
,	O
Intel	O
and	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
after	O
Nokia	O
abandoned	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
initiate	O
the	O
Tizen	B-Application
project	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
,	O
another	O
Linux-based	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
its	O
main	O
backer	O
Intel	O
joining	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Access	O
Co.	O
,	O
NEC	O
Casio	O
,	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
Mobile	O
,	O
SK	O
Telecom	O
,	O
Telefónica	O
,	O
and	O
Vodafone	O
as	O
commercial	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tizen	B-Application
would	O
be	O
designed	O
to	O
use	O
HTML5	B-Application
apps	O
,	O
and	O
target	O
mobile	O
and	O
embedded	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
tablets	O
,	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in-car	O
entertainment	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
U.S.	O
carrier	O
Sprint	O
Corporation	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
backer	O
of	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
)	O
joined	O
the	O
Tizen	B-Operating_System
Association	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Automotive	B-Application
Grade	I-Application
Linux	I-Application
announced	O
its	O
intent	O
to	O
use	O
Tizen	B-Application
as	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
its	O
reference	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
intent	O
to	O
release	O
multiple	O
Tizen-based	O
phones	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
merged	O
its	O
Bada	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
into	O
Tizen	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Tizen	B-Application
tablet	O
was	O
shipped	O
by	O
Systena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
development	B-Application
kit	I-Application
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
released	O
the	O
Gear	B-Application
2	I-Application
smartwatch	B-Application
that	O
used	O
a	O
Tizen-based	O
operating	O
system	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Tizen	B-Application
would	O
ship	O
with	O
Qt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Connect	O
Auto	O
,	O
a	O
connected	O
car	O
solution	O
offering	O
diagnostic	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
car-connected	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
said	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
collaborating	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
bring	O
.NET	B-Application
Core	I-Application
support	O
to	O
Tizen	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Strategy	O
Analytics	O
research	O
,	O
approximately	O
21%	O
of	O
the	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
sold	O
in	O
2018	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Tizen	B-Application
platform	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
during	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
agreed	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
integrating	O
features	O
of	O
Tizen	B-Application
with	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
of	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
committed	O
to	O
using	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
for	O
its	O
future	O
wearable	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
will	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
Tizen	B-Application
for	O
its	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Tizen	B-Application
app	O
store	O
permanently	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
smartphone	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Tizen	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
is	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Z4	I-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
switched	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
3	I-Application
platform	O
on	O
its	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
4	I-Application
smartwatches	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Vice	O
reported	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Motherboard	O
"	O
website	O
that	O
Amihai	O
Neiderman	O
,	O
an	O
Israeli	O
security	O
expert	O
,	O
has	O
found	O
more	O
than	O
40	O
zero-day	O
vulnerabilities	O
in	O
Tizen	B-Application
's	O
code	O
,	O
allowing	O
hackers	O
to	O
remotely	O
access	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
current	O
Samsung	B-Application
products	O
running	O
Tizen	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
article	O
was	O
published	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
whom	O
Neiderman	O
tried	O
to	O
contact	O
months	O
before	O
,	O
reached	O
out	O
to	O
him	O
to	O
inquire	O
about	O
his	O
allegations	O
.	O
</s>
