Upday

News aggregator application developed by Axel Springer SE and Samsung Electronics

Upday

Developer(s)| Axel Springer SE
Initial release| 2016
Operating system| Android, iOS, World Wide Web
Type| News aggregator
License| Proprietary software
Website| www.upday.com

Upday (stylised upday) is a news aggregator application developed by publisher Axel Springer SE in cooperation with Samsung Electronics. The app comes preinstalled on most Samsung Galaxy devices sold in Europe[1][better source needed] 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 claims to be the most popular news application in Europe.[2]

## History[edit]

Upday was first released in March 2016 preinstalled on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in France, Poland, Britain and Germany.[3][verification needed][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 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 additional 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][permanent dead link] It was then also released for iOS.[12][unreliable source?]

## Application[edit]

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 adapted 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][better source needed] Samsung Free was replaced by a new Samsung News app in 2023 at least in the US and includes news syndicated from Upday.[14][unreliable source?][15]

## See also[edit]

* Google News
* Apple News
* MSN News

## References[edit]

1. ^ "UPDAY mobile (Mobile) - media data".
2. ^ Mayhew, Freddy (3 November 2020). "Platform Profile - Upday: Samsung's curated news app drives traffic (But does not share revenue)". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
3. ^ "Upday: Exclusive news service for Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge". 30 June 2016.
4. ^ "Axel Springer and Samsung Launch UPDAY for the new Galaxy S7 and S7 edge" (Press release). Axel Springer SE. 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
5. ^ a b "Progress report: Axel Springer news aggregator Upday is 'holding its own'". Digiday. September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
6. ^ a b Wang, Shan (28 April 2017). "News aggregator Upday, a sort of Apple News counterpart for Android, expands into 16 countries". NiemanLab. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
7. ^ "Axel Springer now has 13 million users for its Upday news app". Digiday. 6 September 2017. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
8. ^ a b Southern, Lucinda (22 July 2019). "Now profitable, Axel Springer's Upday plots its next steps". Digiday. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
9. ^ Lipinski, Gregory (19 November 2023). "Neuer Gesellschafter bei "Upday": Samsung steigt bei Axel Springers Nachrichten-App ein" [New partner at Upday: Samsung joins Axel Springer's news app]. Meedia [de] (in German). Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2023.+[de]&rft.atitle=Neuer+Gesellschafter+bei+“Upday”:+Samsung+steigt+bei+Axel+Springers+Nachrichten-App+ein&rft.date=2023-11-19&rft.aulast=Lipinski&rft.aufirst=Gregory&rft_id=https://www.meedia.de/plattformen/neuer-gesellschafter-bei-upday-samsung-steigt-bei-axel-springers-nachrichten-app-ein-6a9e63996f2489e673a1f3137fd1f37f&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Upday" class="Z3988">
10. ^ "Springers Nachrichtendienst Upday weitet Geschäft auf 18 weitere Länder aus" [Springer's news service Upday expands business to 18 more countries]. Adzine (in German). 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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 (18 April 2023). "'Samsung News' is coming to your Galaxy smartphone". 9to5Google. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Official website