IPTV on Samsung Smart TV
Look in the Samsung app store for a player that accepts an M3U playlist, install it and paste your link. If the player you want is not in the store, a Fire TV Stick or an Android TV box in the HDMI port gives you the full choice.
What the Samsung app store allows
Samsung televisions run Tizen, not Android. The store is smaller than the Play Store, and it lists fewer IPTV players. That is a limit of the television, not of your subscription. Your access details work on any device from our list.
Setup with an app from the store
- Open the app store on the television and search for a player that takes an M3U playlist.
- Install it and open it.
- Paste your M3U link into the playlist field.
- Wait until the list loads and open a channel.
- If the guide stays empty, look for an EPG setting in the app and reload it.
Setup with a stick instead
Connect a Fire TV Stick or an Android TV box to an HDMI port, then follow the Firestick guide on this site. You keep the television, you gain the app store. This is the route most of our viewers take when the television store does not carry what they want.
Typing on a television
Long links are painful with a television remote. Most Samsung televisions accept a phone keyboard through the SmartThings app, and most players offer a web login where you enter the playlist on your phone. Both are faster than the remote.
Questions about this page
Can I install an APK on a Samsung TV?
No. Samsung televisions run Tizen, not Android.
Which app should I use on a Samsung TV?
Look for a player that accepts an M3U playlist. The store decides what is available.
Do LG televisions work the same way?
Yes. LG uses webOS, and the same limit applies. The store is smaller than the Play Store.
Do I lose anything with a stick?
No. You gain the app store and keep the television.