Samsung plans to make its Bada software an open source platform next year to kick-start growth in the operating system and reduce its reliance on Google’s Android, reports The Wall Street Journal.

The move to open up its homegrown mobile software platform to outside developers and device makers comes after Google announced in August it plans to purchase competitor Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. While there has been speculation that Samsung would buy an operating system owned by rivals, the company says that is not the plan.

Opening up Bada is an effort to continue the Korean company’s strong growth in high-end mobile devices and is also aims to transform Samsung’s software into a widely used platform for smart TVs which incorporate things like Web browsing and on-demand streaming into flat-screen displays.