How to install widgets on Samsung smart TV. Installing third-party applications on Samsung Smart TV K series. Install from a flash drive

22.09.2020

Widgets are utility modules for working in a specific environment (on a web resource or on a device) and for performing one specific function. In this article we will be interested in widgets for Smart TV and their installation.

Why they need to be linked to Smart TV can be seen from the following.

The fact is that if your device accesses an Internet resource through a browser, then it must have on board the ability to digest a large amount of operational data. Televisions do not have such features.

And here widgets come to the rescue - graphical shell programs that display on the screen information generated somewhere in the cloud.

It turns out that widgets installed on Smart TV do not significantly reduce the time the image is reflected for the viewer, but make this reflection almost instantaneous.

Where to get it

The most significant players in the market (Samsung, LG, Philips, Sharp) have their own public web sites where you can purchase ready-made applications for any brand.

For LG, this is the LG Apps TV service. Philips has AppGallery.

A wide variety of software for Samsung is presented in the online TV store Samsung Apps.

In addition, since Samsung has opened its Smart TV platform to third-party developers, there are a lot of available utilities for their product on the free Internet.

Widgets for Samsung Smart TV can be found, for example, here http://smarttvnews.ru/widgets/.

Install as standard

To install the application, you need to go to the Smart TV menu (SmartHUB - we get into it using the red button on the remote control). In the search window, type the name of the widget. Then activate the search and simply follow the autotips.

At the end of the process, exit the store site - newly installed widgets are found in bookmarks.

If you can’t install them this way, you can try (after checking your Internet connection) to install them from a flash drive.

Install from a flash drive

Installing an application for Smart TV from a flash drive begins with preparatory operations.

First you need to format the flash drive in FAT32 format. It is convenient to do this in a specific program (download https://fat32-format.en.softonic.com/).

By inserting the flash drive into the slot and indicating the required letter to the program, we activate “Start” to begin formatting:

On the formatted flash drive you need to create a userwidget directory:

It is this folder that will be intended for placing in it those widgets that you find for yourself on the Internet.

IMPORTANT. No need to unpack archives contained in the userwidget directory

The TV autonomously detects the Smart TV application recorded on the flash drive and installs it.

At the beginning of this procedure there will be a message including USB package will be started (installation from USB has started), and at the end - package is done (package installation is completed).

After this procedure, a new widget should appear in the Smart TV menu.

Installation from IP address

For TVs Samsung E-series you need to activate the Smart HUB button (HUB is TV). Activate the red button on the remote control.

IN account Samsung is substituted with the value develop. The password value is determined automatically and is not entered by the user.

Tap on the “Login” button highlighted in red:

Enter the IP of the application itself - it is contained in the application overview or on the website:

If everything is entered correctly, the installation will begin.

You definitely need to restart your Smart TV - log out of it and log in again.

On TVs of other series you will need to use similar menu sections.

For Samsung F-series, use the value “sso1029dev!” as the password.

Finally, we present the opportunity to familiarize ourselves with detailed video about installing Smart TV widgets for different models Samsung.

Now you are more aware of widgets for Smart TV and how to install them. Install and enjoy watching.

Ask us more questions, leave comments.

There are already standard extensions, but you can also install free third-party widgets.

Therefore, it would be useful to understand how to install a widget on Smart TV.

Installing a widget in the standard way

Step-by-step instructions for installing the widget on TVs are as follows:

Press the “Smart TV” button on the remote control and see your menu (the figure shows the Smart TV menu on a Philips TV, depending on the manufacturer and model of it appearance may differ).

Click on the “App Gallery” tab (circled in red in the picture above). Again, depending on the model, the name of this item may differ, see the instructions for your device - you need to find an application store or something similar.
After this we see something like the window shown in the picture below.

In the field highlighted in red in the figure, you can enter the name of the widget. After entering, click on the search button circled in green in the photo above.
After searching or selecting a particular widget in the list, you need to click on it and follow the instructions of the installer. Installation is usually quick. After installation, you need to exit the application store and see the installed widget in the list of bookmarks.

What if the widget doesn't install?

There are situations when the application for Smart TV is not installed.

Then you can do the following:

Check your Internet connection – often the download cannot be completed due to a poor connection;
If you have a router, connect directly to the TV;
Check whether the application is licensed - you can find out on the developer’s website or in the description, although if it is in the official application store, it must be licensed;
Try to install the widget from - applications for Smart TV can be installed not only from official store applications.

Installing a widget from a flash drive

In most cases, the process looks like this:

Take a flash drive and format it to FAT32. The easiest way to do this is using the FAT32FORMAT program, you can download it, this is the official website of the developer. It looks like the one shown in the picture.
There, an orange arrow marks the field where you need to indicate the letter of your drive. After that, press the “Start” button, circled in green. We are waiting for the installation to finish.

On the flash drive, create a folder called “userwidget”.

We put the downloaded widgets into this folder. They are usually delivered in archive format and do not need to be unpacked.
We insert the flash drive into the TV.
The TV must independently detect the flash drive and install the widget located there from it. The user will see approximately the same inscription as shown in the figure.

After installation, go to the Smart TV menu, find the installed widget there and launch it. You can find out that the installation is complete by the inscription shown in the image.

Installation from IP address

Advice! For many TVs, these instructions will look slightly different. The easiest installation method is described above; it is suitable, for example, for Samsung j series TVs. For most modern devices You will need widget addresses.

This means that the user will have to enter developer mode. This is done differently for everyone, you need to look at the instructions.

For example, for Samsung E series you need to do the following:

Press the Smart Hub button (this is the same as Smart TV). Press the red button on the remote control. We see what is shown in part A of the figure.
In the field “Uch. zap. Samsung" enter the login "develop", do not enter anything in the password field, it will be entered automatically. Click the “Login” button (circled in red).

As a result, we see that “develop” is written in the lower left corner (highlighted in orange in part B of the figure).
After that, press the “Tools” button on the remote control, select the “Settings” section, then “Developer”, accept the terms of the agreement and select the “Setting the server IP address” option. (shown in part A of the figure in the red box).

In the window that appears, which is shown in Figure (B), enter the IP address of the developer server, that is, the widget address itself. You can find it on the application’s official website or in its description. After entering, the installation will begin.
Restart Smart TV and find the installed widget in the list.

On TVs of other series, you also need to look for similar items in the menu. For Samsung F series, in the developer name and password you will need to enter “develop” and “sso1029dev!” respectively.

In other models you just need to enter “develop”, and the password is entered automatically.

Best Widgets

Almost every day, developers try to release new widgets for TVs with the Smart TV function, but there are those that occupy leading positions in the audience ratings.

Let's look at each of them in more detail.

fs.to

As you know, the website fs.to has great amount films in good quality. The same choice is available to Smart TV users.

The application has a convenient sorting (as many as three options) of films, a huge selection of what you can watch, as well as simple television channels.

In general, this widget allows you to watch movies in excellent quality.

There is no paid subscription, and there are always new films.

GetsTV

The GetsTV widget allows you to simply forget that people need television. It gives you the opportunity to watch a wide variety of television channels completely free of charge.

There are not only the main channels, but also cable ones.

In addition, GetsTV has a huge number of films, including new ones, as well as TV series.

Fans of watching TV series will be pleased to know that GetsTV has a function automatic switching series.

If your Internet connection is weak, you can watch channels in low quality - in the TV section you can choose between low and medium signal quality.

On this moment The GetsTV widget is available in three languages – Russian, Ukrainian and English.

In 2016, GetsTV developers released version 0.8.

Among other things, it adds the aforementioned function of automatic series switching and a choice between signal transmission quality.

This method of installing third-party widgets on the K series is quite long, but in reality it’s not complicated. The example is based on a J-series TVUnfortunately, on them the widgets are deleted when the TV is restarted, it may not be deleted for you, be sure to write if they remain, but on the K-series the widgets remain forever.

Installing and configuring Tizen SDK

First, download and install everything you need on your computer. First of all, download and install Java, after that we download Tizen SDK with IDE installer . Be sure to download the ones that match yours Windows, 32 bit - X86 or 64 bit - X64.

Run the downloaded installer Tizen SDK, agree to the license, change the installation path if necessary and click on the download icon.

After installation is complete, run Update Manager.

Go to the tab All Packages, activate Advanced and install all partition packages Tizen SDK Tools and Extras.

While being installed Tizen SDK go to the site Samsung And register.

After registration we will find out IP computer address. Go to Network Control Center and shared access- Connection via local network(or wi-fi) - Information - Your address will be in the IPv4 line.

Let's move on to the TV. Let's go to Smart Hub, then go to the Applications section and press the numbers on the remote control in order 1-2-3-4-5 . In the window that appears, select ON and press Enter, enter into the empty field Computer IP address and then click on OK.

After this, the TV will ask to restart. For a more accurate result, turn it off using the remote control and unplug the plug from the socket for 30 seconds.

We turn it on and go to again Applications, the inscription should appear Developer Mode.

On the TV, log into your previously created account on the Samsung website. Click on the plus icon and enter your data.

Now we find out the IP address of the TV Menu - Network - Network Status, select IP Settings and we see the address.

We return to the computer and wait until the installation is completed. Tizen SDK and launch Tizen IDE, it is located in the folder in which you installed the SDK, tizensdk/ide/IDE.exe.

After downloading it, click on the icon TV connection, press New, enter an arbitrary Name, IP TV which we learned earlier and click Add. Select the TV and press the button Connect, the TV will appear in the list.

Creation of author and distributor certificates

Click on the icon Certificate, select TV, press New and enter a custom name.

After creating a profile, click on the button Replace against Step 3.

Enter arbitrary Name And Password, press the button Request. A window will appear with information that the certificate was successfully created and the path to its file. Just in case, write down and save this data, copy the certificate file to a flash drive or somewhere convenient so as not to lose it, since most likely a certificate for one TV can only be created once.

Next, we create a distributor certificate. Click on the button Replace against Step 4. Enter Password, you can enter the same as previously, press the button Added in the right list opposite your TV, it will appear automatically if you have successfully connected the TV to the SDK before, its name will be copied to the left list on the left and press the button Request. A window will appear with information that the certificate was successfully created and the path to its file, save it as the previous one.

Creating a project in Tizen SDK and installing applications on the TV

If everything worked out, move on to the next step. Select in SDK File - New - Tizen Web Project.

Choose Basic Project among the templates for TV.

Download and unpack the widget for Tizen TV GetsTV. Open the folder with the widget files and drag it into the project, agree with everything.

Click right click mouse on TV and select Permit to install applications.

The project will be packaged and the widget will automatically launch on the TV and appear in the list of applications. On the J series, when restarted, they are automatically deleted under the pretext of old age, I think this can be somehow bypassed or disabled in the service settings, we will dig further. On K series should not be deleted. Later I will add other applications including GetsTV, work in this direction is underway.

Today we will look at all possible questions related to Samsung Apps. Let's figure out how to install them, update them, or remove unnecessary ones. And for the convenience of moving through the Smart TV menu, between applications and services, I recommend buying computer mouse. Absolutely any mouse will do, as long as it comes with USB interface(although now everyone is probably like that). You can take the cheapest wired one, or you can take the wireless one so as not to go to the TV every time. Insert into any USB connector.

How to install new apps in Samsung Apps

So, go to the Smart TV menu (multi-colored M-shaped button):

And go to the Samsung Apps application store by clicking on the button of the same name:

Note. If you do not have this button, then you need to update the applications. To do this, click on the “Service” link in the lower right corner or press the “Tools” button on the remote control:

and in the menu that appears, select “Application Update”:

Then the TV will automatically update everything and the Samsung Apps button should appear. If it does not appear, then turn off and then turn on the TV again.

here before us is a huge number various programs and sports broadcasts, and information resources and a bunch of other things. Most of them, unfortunately, are designed for watching programs in English, but there is also something for Russian-speaking viewers.

As you can see, everything is divided into categories here. You can also go to “Most Popular Applications” and there choose something suitable for yourself. To find out detailed information about the service you like, select and press “Enter” on it on the remote control or click with the mouse. The menu of this widget will open and you will see additional options. information, and here you can install it so that in the future you can watch movies or other programs using this service:

Here on the right you see brief information, about what you can watch using this apps, and on the left, if desired, you can install this application to your TV. To do this, click on the “Download” button, a notification will appear informing you that the installation has started:

You don't need to click anything here. We are waiting for everything to be installed. After installation, another window will appear - a notification that the installation is complete:

Now you can either immediately launch the application and see what it is like. Or you can postpone the tests until later, close this window and continue installing other applications further.

Note. It happens that the installation freezes. Or it seems like one or two have been installed, then nothing else wants to be installed. The way out of this situation is this: turn off the TV (sometimes you can even turn it off from the outlet if nothing works), and then turn it on again and everything should work fine.

How to remove unnecessary Samsung Apps applications

This can be done in two ways.

1. In the main menu of Smart TV, right-click on unnecessary application and select “Delete”:

2. Or go to the Samsung Apps application store - go to the “Downloaded Applications” section:

Select here, in the right window, the service that you want to delete, go to its menu (press “Enter” on it or with the mouse) and click on the “Delete” item on the left:

Note. It is worth noting that you can only remove applications from third-party developers; standard ones (they are already installed from the start) cannot be removed.

I would also like to note that if you experience some specific Smart TV glitch, they won’t install additional applications or not at all Samsung buttons Apps even though you have updated everything, in this case a general reset may help.

How to do a general reset of Smart TV settings

You can do this as follows. In the Smart TV menu, click “Tools” on the remote control or select the “Service” menu in the lower right corner of the screen and select “Settings” in the window that appears:

A confirmation window will appear where you will need to enter the PIN code to reset the settings and confirm your action. The default PIN code is 0000 (four zeros).

Naturally, after this operation all your settings on Smart TV and installed applications will be destroyed, and everything will have to be done anew.

Well, that’s actually all I wanted to tell you today about installing and managing applications from Samsung Apps. If you have any questions, ask in the comments.

And I’ll say goodbye to you for a moment. All the best! And see you soon.

IMPORTANT!!!

Often, owners of Samsung smart TV experience certain problems, which, after some time, disappear on their own and everything starts working as it should. Here, as the closest example, is Vladimir’s comment:

and a few days later he writes that everything was decided by itself:

this is not an isolated case, so I decided to add this to the article so that you, in case of any problems, do not panic, but to begin with, just wait . There is a possibility that they released crude firmware that crashes or works with errors. And as soon as the developers see the problem and solve it, the TV will work as it should again.

The first herald of this technological process, which is often called the "system" smart House“That’s exactly what Smart TV was.

The essence of Smart TV technology is quite simple: using a module built into the TV or a connected receiver, the TV actually turns into a tablet that has a number of specialized functions.

Of course, first of all, such a device is intended to

But you can also play interactive games, visit websites through the built-in browser, and perform many other activities that were previously only possible with computers, tablets, and smartphones.

Getting started with Smart TV

Since the South Korean brand is one of the most popular manufacturers of TVs with the function in question, setup and connect Samsung Smart TV.

Conventionally, this process can be divided into two stages: hardware and software connection.

The first includes physical connection consoles, as well as configuration network connection on it or directly on the TV.

This procedure is not that difficult, but it has a number of nuances, so it is worth devoting a separate article to it.

The software connection includes installation/uninstallation Smart applications TV, as well as their direct setup.

To enable this mode, the remote control has special button, which may differ slightly depending on various models TVs.

After which you will be taken to the Smart TV menu, all applications (widgets) of which are located in several feeds (their specific appearance depends on the version of the built-in operating system, which, in turn, depends on the TV series).

Here you can find many pre-installed applications, many of which are free.

But most of the media content services provided have many paid features and subscriptions.

Built-in application manager

Each Smart TV has its own analogue of Google Play or Apple Store, in the case of Samsung equipment, this is Samsung Apps.

In order to enter the official widget directory, you must select the appropriate section on the screen.

Having selected the application you like from the appropriate category, you can go to its page and download it to the TV there.

As a rule, all programs in the store are quite lightweight, so downloading them takes less than a minute even with an average Internet channel.

After this, the new widget should appear in the “Custom” section in the main Smart TV interface.

Uninstallation is carried out in the same way:

In the left navigation panel, go to the “Downloaded Applications” section.

Select the unnecessary widget and click on the “Delete” interface button.

An alternative method involves using the remote's Tools button, which calls up service menu.

It also has a delete feature.

Working with the Samsung store is quite convenient, but the installation unofficial applications will require a bit more effort.

Installing custom widgets

However, you can only find truly free TV, applications, widgets, games and other entertainment for Smart TV by installing third-party programs.

It should be immediately noted that depending on the series of Samsung TV, indicating the year of manufacture of the model, the procedure for working with custom widgets may differ slightly.

First, let's look at this process using the example of a J series TV (2015 release).

1. First, you need to prepare a flash drive on which the files of the installed programs will be placed. She must have file system in FAT32 format.

2. Then a folder called “userwidgets” is created on it and the files of the necessary widgets are copied into it.

3. After this, the flash drive is inserted into the turned on TV, which should automatically recognize new programs. A corresponding pop-up message will inform you about the start of the process.

4. A pop-up message at the top of the screen will also indicate the successful completion of the procedure.

5. Installed widgets will be located in the “My App” subsection of the “Applications” section. Removing user programs is carried out in the standard way.

All this is very similar to working with a regular desktop computer.

But older TV models from Samsung, for example, the previous H series, are not so convenient in terms of customizing custom software.

1. The first step is to log into your Samsung account, for which you need to press the Menu button on the remote control and follow the path Smart Hub - Samsung Account.

2. Select the Log in menu item, and then Sign in.

3. In the login field, enter the value develop, and leave the password field empty. We confirm the specified data using the Sign in button.

As a result of such actions, a service menu will open, in which we are interested in the “Start User App Sync” item (start synchronizing user applications).

5. At this stage, the Develop IP Setting window will open (developer’s IP settings, which indicates the specific IP address of the server from which the custom widget will be downloaded.

Advice: for each such application this address will be different. Get to know him specific values can be found on the developers' website. For example, the same nStreamLmod will be loaded from the address 5.45.116.112 or 213.115.22.226).

6. New widgets will also be located in the “My Apps” section

This concludes the description of the technical side of working with Smart TV, now you can move on to considering applications that provide access to a variety of media content.

Classification of custom widgets

The area of development for Smart TV is not very developed at the moment, so a kind of anachry reigns in it.

There are no centralized large portals dedicated to collecting and cataloging everything software for Smart TV.

Some large services, such as VKontakte or YouTube, create their own applications, individual volunteer developers post their products on Web 2.0-style sites, and each thematic site has its own radically different view on the ranking of the best widgets.

But still, programs for Smart TV can be divided into several large thematic categories:

Services with a variety of searchable video content, such as Yota Play or IVI;
Products focused on working with IPTV streaming;
A variety of games and their aggregators;
Information widgets dedicated to news, punishments, exchange rates, etc.;
Applications for working with social networks;
Programs for viewing 3D content;
Large aggregators of various functions designed to compensate for the minimal interface of the built-in Smart TV browser.

All this wealth is so “spread out” on the Internet that you can only find something worthwhile on the basis of user reviews.

List of the best widgets for Smart TV

Based on the analysis of many specialized forums, we can conclude that each Smart TV user must have a standard minimum of programs installed, which are universal tools for using this function.

ForkPlayer

In the first place is to put ForkPlayer, created as a standard free Samsung Smart TV browser.

Its operating principle is similar to Opera Mini: it adapts regular websites for viewing on a TV in exactly the same way as Opera did for phones.

In addition to surfing the Internet, ForkPlayer makes it possible to create and use custom playlists.

TheDark SmartTV Media Center

Another universal combine for expanding the capabilities of Smart TV is TheDark SmartTV Media Center.

This application has dozens of functions, ranging from playing webstream videos to the ability to view photos in slideshow mode.

There is also an extended version of this software called The Dark SmartTV Media Server, which allows you to configure connections between your TV and a computer running Windows, thereby creating a powerful multimedia center.

XSMART

Another similar development is XSMART.

It differs from its competitors from the previous paragraph by supporting many large content platforms, in particular the Ukrainian semi-closed file hosting service EX.UA.

With the help of these three widgets you can get free TV, TV channels, games and other joys of the modern digital world.

At the same time, you don’t have to pay to use all this variety of opportunities, which sets custom applications apart from the offerings in Samsung Apps.

Watching TV on Android devices

Mobile gadgets have become an integral part of the modern information space.

Therefore, in this article it is worth mentioning the possibility of watching streaming television on devices running the Android operating system.

Peers.TV

The best app for this task is Peers.TV, which also has a version for iOS.

In it you can find almost any of the major TV channels and watch its broadcast absolutely free.

Moreover, the entire archive of broadcasts is saved for a week, which makes it possible not to miss your favorite program broadcast at an inconvenient time for you.

Peers.TV also makes it possible to watch Internet TV through IPTV playlists, which will be appreciated by fans of specialized content.

We hope that detailed instructions, described in this article will help many Samsung TV users better understand the Smart TV function and get a truly unforgettable experience with a variety of content.

Helpful video instructions:

Categories

Where to get it

Install as standard

Install from a flash drive

Installation from IP address

Installing a widget in the standard way

What if the widget doesn't install?

Installing a widget from a flash drive

Installation from IP address

Best Widgets

fs.to

GetsTV

Installing and configuring Tizen SDK

Creation of author and distributor certificates

Creating a project in Tizen SDK and installing applications on the TV

How to install new apps in Samsung Apps

How to remove unnecessary Samsung Apps applications

How to do a general reset of Smart TV settings

Getting started with Smart TV

Built-in application manager

Installing custom widgets

Classification of custom widgets

List of the best widgets for Smart TV

ForkPlayer

TheDark SmartTV Media Center

XSMART

Watching TV on Android devices

Peers.TV