Nick Woodman, founder and CEO of GoPro speaks during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange on June 26, 2014 in New York City. (Photo : Getty Images/Andrew Burton)
GoPro has announced its Developer Program on April 12, Tuesday, for third-party companies. The action camera company wanted to make it official, so that the other companies can easily connect their products with their camera.
The program will give the third-party companies with helpful tools like technical information, toolkits, and support to establish the action camera's connectivity to their own products, according to GoPro's official website. The toolkit will be for iOS and Android, and it will support camera control and camera media management.
The action camera company wanted the third-party companies have official support from them, since they have been making accessories for the camera for quite a while now. With the official support, it will allow third-party apps to have accurate and reliable integrations.
Aside from the mobile apps that the toolkit would support, it can also support the devices the third-party companies would create and connect to the action camera via the HEROBus, or through wireless connections via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth tech. They can also create accurate and better physical mounting and housings for the GoPro items.
Meanwhile, the action camera company held an event recently in San Francisco, California to showcase the new program. They also announced that they were partnering with more than 100 companies like BMW and Polar. Over 30 featured developers were also in the event, demoing their integrated products.
GoPro CEO and founder Nick Woodman expressed his excitement for the new apps that the other companies will be creating with their official support, according to another statement from GoPro's official website. He added that their Developer Program is a way to praise the creative work of their developer community. He also thanked the companies who joined up for the program and they are excited to officially support their work.
The program will launch together with a companion program, which is called Works with GoPro. This is a program that verifies and label companies or developers who want to create products that connect with products from GoPro. The companies and developers who have completed their verification can enjoy the official support like integrated marketing and the official logo.
Check out the program video below:
