Upday

Upday (stylised upday) is a news aggregator application developed by publisher Axel Springer in cooperation with Samsung Electronics. The app comes pre-installed on most Samsung Galaxy devices sold in Europe[1] and is also available on Android, iOS and the Web. The app is maintained by Upday, based in Berlin, Germany. Upday has more than 25 million monthly users and claim it to be the most popular news application in Europe.[2]

Upday
Developer(s)Axel Springer
Initial release2016
Operating systemAndroid, iOS, World Wide Web
TypeNews aggregator
LicenseProprietary software
Websitewww.upday.com

History

Upday was first released in March 2016 pre-installed on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in France, Poland, Britain and Germany.[3][4] At the time of publication it collected news from 1,200 platforms such as Le Figaro, Der Spiegel and BBC News.[5] In February 2017, Upday had 8 million unique users per month. The service was also expanded further into Europe with the release of Samsung Galaxy S8.[6]

The availability of Upday was also diversified from Galaxy S devices to also support Galaxy A and J series.[7]

The app had 25 million monthly users, with 4,000 news platform sources, in 2019.[8] Samsung took a minority share in the company through SAMAS upday Investment GmbH.[9]

With the release of Samsung Galaxy S20, the service was expanded to 18 further countries, mainly in Eastern Europe.[10] Exclusivity for Samsung Galaxy products ended in April 2021 as it became available across the board on Android.[11] It was then also released for iOS.[12]

Application

Upday can be opened on Galaxy smartphones (One UI) by swiping to the right. The app has two types of news preparation: firstly, the Top News topics, which are compiled by the editors, and the My News topics, which are adapt to user preferences and are determined by an algorithm.[5] The news is presented on cards.[8]

Samsung refrigerators with a display on the door also have an Upday message stream.[6]

Upday is also integrated in Samsung Free, a "one stop" content app for Galaxy devices that launched in 2020 replacing Samsung Daily feed.[13] Samsung Free was replaced by a new Samsung News app in 2023 at least in the US and includes news syndicated from Upday.[14][15]

See also

References
  1. "UPDAY mobile (Mobile) - media data".
  2. "Platform Profile - Upday: Samsung's curated news app drives traffic (But does not share revenue)". 3 November 2020.
  3. "Upday: Exclusive news service for Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge". 30 June 2016.
  4. http://www.axelspringer.de/en/presse/Axel-Springer-and-Samsung-Launch-UPDAY-for-the-new-Galaxy-S7-and-S7-edge_26239882.html
  5. "Progress report: Axel Springer news aggregator Upday is 'holding its own'". September 2016.
  6. "News aggregator Upday, a sort of Apple News counterpart for Android, expands into 16 countries".
  7. "Axel Springer now has 13 million users for its Upday news app". 6 September 2017.
  8. "Now profitable, Axel Springer's Upday plots its next steps". 22 July 2019.
  9. https://meedia.de/2019/11/19/neuer-gesellschafter-bei-upday-samsung-steigt-bei-axel-springers-nachrichten-app-ein/
  10. "Springers Nachrichtendienst Upday weitet Geschäft auf 18 weitere Länder aus".
  11. https://www.upday.com/faq-upday-android-de
  12. "Wie Apple News: Nachrichten-App "Upday" erreicht das iPhone". 12 August 2021.
  13. "Samsung Daily Feed got replaced by a new Samsung Free service for more users". 25 February 2021.
  14. "Samsung News replaces the virtually unknown Samsung Free app, now rolling out in the US". 19 April 2023.
  15. Schoon, Ben (April 18, 2023). "'Samsung News' is coming to your Galaxy smartphone". 9to5Google.
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