Samsung Link was an application for mobile devices that connected all devices and storage services in one place for integrated search and playback. According to a public release by Samsung:
Samsung Link will no longer be available as of [08:00 a.m., November 1, 2016, GMT+9] according to internal policy (“Effective Dateâ€): Although the Samsung Link service will no longer be supported, all files stored on registered devices and cloud services will not be deleted. You can access those remaining files from each device’s and cloud storage’s website/application.
Before Samsung terminated this service, users could register their device, such as a personal computer, smartphone, or tablet to the same account, and listen to music, share photos or documents, and watch videos on their device remotely. Content on storage services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or SugarSync could be also downloaded or streamed, although some SugarSync accounts discontinued on 7 March 2014. The application replaced AllShare, which did not require an Internet connection to be able to pair devices.
It is not clear why Samsung took a unilateral decision to terminate the Samsung Link service, and users are assuming that it was a cost-saving measure in the aftermath of Samsung's losses from the Galaxy Note 7 recall. Anecdotal evidence suggests that customers who say they bought their devices specifically for the Samsung Link functionality are unhappy with this decision, but are waiting to see whether Samsung re-instates the AllShare functionality which does not require Samsung to provide an ongoing internet-based service.
Features
Remote playback and transfer of content across devices
As well as content on a personal computer, content on devices with the same account could be played or transferred across devices while on the move.
Access content on television
Using the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) function supported by AllShare, users could play videos saved on their personal computer, smartphone, tablet, or television. In addition, once logged in with the same account, users could also access content on devices connected to other networks or on a storage service on their television.
Auto upload of recorded photos/videos
Users could choose to automatically upload content on their camera, personal computer, smartphone, storage device, or tablet.
Integrated search
With the integrated search window, Samsung Link would let users search for content across all registered Samsung devices or storage services with the same account.
History
The first Web version of AllShare Play Mini was released on February 13, 2012. Installed on Samsung Galaxy S III, it was released on May 29, 2012 as part of the official version of AllShare Play. As an integrated element of Allshare Play, the service was renamed Samsung Link on April 25, 2013.
Availability
Samsung Link was available on the following devices:
- BD-HDD
- Cameras (only applicable to Samsung Wi-Fi models released since 2012)
- Samsung Galaxy HomeSync
- Personal computers
- Smart TVs (only applicable to Samsung models released since 2012)
- Samsung smartphones, and
- Tablet PCs.
Note: Samsung Link did not work on Windows 10 by default. If you want to start these application on Windows 10 you should:
1) open file attributes and change compatibility settings,
2) open a command prompt as an administrator and run the application to set the path to it.
References
External links
- Samsung Link Introduction
- Samsung Content & Services (at Facebook
- Samsung Content & Services (Mobile version)
- Samsung Content & Services (PC version)
- How To Use Samsung Link
