New Samsung apps requirement. This mean no more Unity Apps on Samsung?

[Seller Office] Application submission policy changes
Dear Sellers,

Thank you for using Samsung Apps Seller Office.

This is to inform you that Seller Office's app submission policy will be changed from July 1, 2014. the changes are listed below.

• 1. When submitting new app in Seller Office, you are required to submit app that was developed using Samsung SDK.

• ※ Samsung SDKs are the tools that help sellers to make apps using Samsung device-specialized functions such as S Pen, Finger Print, Gesture, Motion and more. Please visit SAMSUNG DEVELOPERS (http://developer.samsung.com/) to download Samsung SDKs and obtain additional information.

• ※ In case of existing apps registered in Seller Office, the apps can be updated without using Samsung SDK.

• 2. Samsung Seller membership will be terminated for those who registered before February 20, 2014 (GMT +09:00), but have not submitted any apps to Samsung Apps Seller Office. (Membership termination date : June 30, 2014)

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I received this email, I am very confused with this.

Anyone know more about this, and how this affects Unity developers?

 

It says about apps, but not the games. Don't worry..

 

Seems that applies to all...

They answered me:

"Sellers must submit applications using Samsung SDks from July 1st. But, in your case, please note that the certification process normally takes 7 business days and if you submit your application for certification now and it passes certification successfully, chances are that your application will be published before the deadline.

If you still wish to use “Unity 3D”, you may consider having separate contract or partnership with Samsung because sellers with those status can submit applications without using Samsung SDK. If you have any question on contract or partnership, please contact us again."


The only way to can submit Unity Apps after 1 July is "having separate contract or partnership with Samsung".

Hope that it will be possible.

 

Doesn't this only pertain to apps sold through the Samsung store, not the Play store?

 

Yes, I was talking about Samsung Apps (and not Google Play Store).

 

Thanks for sharing it... it's too strange, their market is already a sh** with most downloads from Asia, which is not profitable at all.. Why would they strict it, have no idea...

 

My guess is they are doing it because nobody wants to use their API. I've had a look through it and most of the features are situational or gimmicks.

 

No, the only way to can upload Unity Apps is being a Partner. Contact to Samsung to request to be a Partner.

 

Why would you fake it? you'll get caught out, your app removed, and worse, blocked from being a developer. Nobody in game dev should be thinking of faking or tricking anything.