Samsung will hold its annual developer conference on October 5

Samsung has revealed the official date for SDC23, its annual developer conference. The company will be holding the event on October 5 in San Francisco and is already sending out invitations to press and other media to attend.

This will be an event focused mainly on upcoming new technologies to be integrated with Samsung devices. What this is not, is a Galaxy Unpacked event. So attendees and viewers shouldn’t expect to see unveilings of any big devices in the mobile space. However, Samsung does state that this will give those who attend a chance to get hands-on time with the company’s products and platforms. So there’s a good chance that Samsung’s latest devices will be there in some fashion. The conference should also provide a means for “being the first to hear about Samsung’s newest tech.”

Again though, it’s important to temper expectations here. This is a developer conference. The majority of the stuff shown off is going to be related to development in some way. It’s possible Samsung may show off stuff that has to do with its smartphone and smartwatch UI. We could also hear about emerging features for its SmartThings platform. And honestly there’s a whole world of other possibilities. Given that Samsung makes loads of consumer electronics. Definitely expect to hear and see a lot about Samsung’s mobile and smart home app platforms though.

The official SDC23 date comes at a packed time

The official timing of Samsung’s conference is happening in not just a packed month, but a packed week. Google’s upcoming Fall Made by Google event happens on October 4. And there are now rumors that Google may delayed the release of Android 14‘s stable version on October 5. So anything happening at Samsung’s developer conference is going to be competing for attention.

The keynote for the event will happen at 10am PST and should last about an hour and a half. Then there will about five hours of sessions, networking, and code labs. With the event ending in an after party that Samsung is calling “Bits and Bytes.” For developers, it should be a pretty insightful conference with lots to do and learn.