MWC 2016 – Samsung Galaxy S7: launching conference … 360 – DigitalVersus

Published February 19, 2016 3:58 p.m.

Samsung offers users several ways to look at his conference at Mobile World Congress, to be held Sunday from 19h. So, to discover all the information on the new Galaxy S7, it will be possible to connect from the Web site, application, or via the Gear VR.

It is no secret person: this Sunday, February 21 will be full in major announcements about high-end smartphones. Indeed, it has become traditional for the major manufacturers to hold conference on the eve of the opening of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. After deserting the Spanish fair for ads Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S4, Samsung is back in Catalonia since 2014, for the presentation of the Galaxy S5. This year, we already know that the Korean manufacturer will use its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event to be held next Sunday from 19h to launch the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

Like all the others, this press conference is open to journalists and analysts. But if you still want to attend remotely, Samsung gives you the opportunity. On this page of the “Newsroom”, he details all the ways to access the video stream from his conference. The plural is needed here, because for the first time, the manufacturer teams will film the conference four different angles, which will cover a 360 ° view. The user can pass from one to the other of these angles freely during the event.
 
 

If you want to watch the conference from a smartphone or an Android or iOS tablet is also possible. It is not the first time that Samsung takes the trouble to woo openly as owners of Apple devices. In all cases, go to Google Play or the App Store, and search application “Unpacked 360 View”.

Finally, those with a Gear VR headset will also be able to watch the entire conference , ever since the dedicated application Unpacked 360 View. But it is not quite the same version briefly mentioned below and this time must download it from the Oculus Store. However, it is unclear whether Samsung will broadcast the full virtual reality conference or the video streams mentioned above simply appear inside a screen materializing in the virtual universe. Samsung says that this is a great first – what is wrong, because the Chinese manufacturer OnePlus allowed those who wished to follow in virtual reality the announcement of its smartphone OnePlus 2 last summer.