Samsung Smart TV lets you fully enjoy all the possibilities your TV has. Their quantity and quality mainly depends on the technical characteristics of your device, but you can always expand them by additionally installing the necessary applications or widgets for Samsung 6 and other series.
A rather large number of widgets for TVs of this company are being developed. This is due to the fact that they have an open platform. However, it should be borne in mind that Samsung has limited the user's ability to install third-party applications, since it hoped that users will have enough widgets for the 6 series, which can be found in the official Samsung Apps store.
However, despite all the limitations, there is still the ability to install third-party applications from third-party sites. The only thing is that it will be quite difficult to install the application from a flash drive, since Samsung has blocked this possibility. But don't worry. There are workarounds.
Today we will tell you how to install widgets on Samsung Smart TVs of different series, as well as using a flash drive.
Installing and running widgets from a USB flash drive
It is worth saying in advance that this option is not suitable for all TVs, but you can try, especially if you have a Samsung 6 series TV or V.
To install the widget on a Samsung Smart TV 6 series from a flash drive, you need to create a corresponding folder on it and unpack the files from the downloaded archive with the program there. After that, you will need to insert the external media into the TV and turn it on. Your application should appear in the general list. Moreover, it will work only when the USB flash drive is inserted into the TV.
Installing a widget on Samsung C and B
With this method of installing the application on a TV series B and other series, you should take into account that all programs that were installed before and have the mark "user" will be removed. Therefore, if you do not want to lose them, you should save a list of their installation files in order to restore them later.
The installation of widgets on a C or B series TV must be started by creating a user, which will later be called "Develop". This requires:
- Press Internet TV;
- Go to settings;
- Create a new user by choosing the "Develop" type for him;
- Install for it.
Now let's move on directly to installing the widget for Samsung B and C series.
- Reboot your TV;
- Press the "Internet TV" button, and then "A";
- Select the user you just created and enter your PIN to login;
- Go to the menu and go to the widget settings;
- Now select "Developer", and in it "IP Address setup";
- Here you will need to enter the required IP address or, if you do not know it, enter 5.45.116.112 and save;
- Now go back to Developer, select Synchronize user applications and confirm your choice by clicking OK.
Samsung D series
When installing programs on TVs of this model, you also need to start with the registration of a new user. To do this, press the "Smart HUB" button located on the remote control, and then press the "A" button to enter the menu. Further, the creation of a new user will be no different from the same process described above.
After completing the process of creating a user, you can proceed to installing applications. For this:
- Press the "D" button;
- Go to the "Developer" section;
- Select "Server IP" and enter 5.45.116.112 in the window that appears;
- Now you need to click on "Synchronize". This will install the nStreamLMOD and OVP widget;
- Exit the installation completely by going to the main menu;
- Press the "A" button located on the remote control and log out of your account;
- Now exit Smart TV, and then go back into it;
- Scroll down the list to find installed programs.
Series E
Here, to register a user, you will also need to click on the SmartHub button, and then on the red “A” button. You will see the inscription "Samsung Account". In the free field, enter develop and write down somewhere the password that the TV will generate for you. After that click "Login" and proceed to installation. To do this, you must:
- Log in with your registered name;
- Go to the "Service" section. To do this, press Tools on the remote control;
- Select "Development (Developer)" going into the settings;
- Now select the "IP-address" item and specify the required IP in the empty field;
- Refresh the list of programs by clicking on "User Application Synchronization" in the "Development" section.
Samsung F
It is more difficult to create a new user on the Samsung F series than on other devices, so we will consider this issue in more detail. So, to create an account named "Develop" you need:
- Press the "Menu" or "Misc" button on the touch remote control and go to the menu using the arrows and the on-screen remote control;
- Go to "Smart Functions";
- Now go to your account by selecting it from the list;
- In "El.p." write develop, and in the "password" field - sso1029dev !;
- Put a check mark next to the "Remember password", click on the entrance and exit the menu.
Now you can proceed to the installation:
- Click on SmartHub and go to additional applications;
- Go to parameters and select "IP Settings";
- In the free field, write down the IP address;
- After that, you need to update the list of programs, for which you need to click on "Start App Sync";
- If after that the downloaded programs do not appear in the list, restart the TV.
Samsung H
To install the application on a TV of this model, you will need:
- Go to SmartHub and select "Samsung Account";
- A new menu will appear in front of you, in which you will need to select "Log in", and then click on "Sign in";
- In the window that opens, you need to enter the login "develop". In this case, you do not need to specify a password. It will be enough to check the box and click "Sign in";
- Now you need to go to SmartHub, point the remote control at some program, and clamp the middle of the cross on the remote control. Hold it until the sync menu appears;
- In it, select "IP Setting" and in the field that appears, enter the IP address. Each group of numbers must be confirmed by pressing the cross;
- Call up the synchronization menu again and select the "Start User App Sync" item;
- You will be prompted to install custom applications, by agreeing to which you can install applications on the main or additional page of the Hub. After the installation of widgets on Samsung Smart TV is completed, you will see arrows informing about it;
- To see the installed programs, you need to exit the Hub and re-enter.
Installation on Samsung J
It is easiest to install applications on the J-series and 6-series TVs. To do this, create a "Userwidget" folder on an empty USB flash drive and transfer all the archives of the necessary widgets there. After that, you should insert the USB flash drive into the TV and go to SmartHub. The installation of widgets on Samsung Smart TV will start on its own. You just have to wait for this process to end. All installed applications can be found in the "My App" section.
We continue to torment the TV - today our question is how to install Smart TV app or TV widget for Samsung or LG. By default, the TV has several proprietary applications from the manufacturer and the most standard ones, such as YouTube or IVI. However, many TV channels or Internet resources have their own Smart TV applications. Let's see, how to put them yourself. Let's consider the installation of Smart TV Apps using the example of the two most popular TV manufacturers - Samsung and LG.
These are programs developed specifically for the convenience of using them on a widescreen TV. There may be:
- games,
- transmission of central TV channels,
- archives with films,
- tV versions of information sites
In general, whatever your heart desires.
Nowadays, programmers are actively and everywhere introducing cloud technologies, so Smart TV applications do not take up much space on the TV's drive - all the main content is downloaded as needed from a remote server, so you can install a lot of programs and games without affecting the speed of the TV. At the same time, they are optimized for not too powerful hardware, on which it is often impossible to normally view the same high-quality films through a regular browser.
Smart TV Apps for Samsung
Well, let's try to install some TV application for example. To begin with, your TV set must be connected to the Internet - how to do this is written in detail.
We click on the remote control on the central colored button
and get to the Smart TV menu. Here we will see icons of already preinstalled applications for Samsung TV. But we are interested in the item "Samsung Apps" - we click on it.
Here you will be asked to log into your Samsung account or register a new one. We fill in all the items and confirm the registration by Email - be sure to enter a valid address.
So, we log in and find ourselves in a systematized catalog of Samsung Apps - Smart TV applications, or they are also called widgets, specially designed for use on Samsung. All of them are conveniently divided into thematic headings - Video, Sports, Games, etc. You can use the search form to see the title. quickly find the TV application you want. There is also a section with a list of all applications already installed on your TV.
Navigation through the catalog is carried out using the arrows on the remote control, or a mouse or keyboard connected to the USB port of the TV. Select the desired widget and click "Enter". We get to the page with its description. Here you can estimate the size of the application in relation to the free memory on the TV. Press the "Download" button to download Smart TV applications from the Internet
After that, the "Install" button will appear in the same place - press it.
We are waiting for the appearance of a window notifying of a successful installation. Then we launch it and use it.
Apps for LG Smart TV
The LG Smart TV application is installed in much the same way - the only difference is in the location and names of menu items. To enter LG Apps, we use the “Home” or “Smart” button on the remote control - on different models it can be called differently.
We find ourselves in a directory similar to Samsung. We are interested in the "Applications" item - we go into it
And we choose the program we need.
Here everything is the same - information about the application. To install, press the corresponding button on the screen.
In the event that this is the first time you do this, the service will ask you to create your account with LG or log in from under FaceBook.
This is done simply, as in any service - you prescribe a real email, enter a password to enter, specify other data - all according to the list.
After that, confirm the registration from the specified mailbox, log in with your username and password and return to the TV widget installation menu. Run the installation again and upon completion we are happy to launch the program.
1. Installation from a USB flash drive
Download the widget.
-Unzip zip archive widget in new folder .
-Copy the folders with the contents to a USB flash drive.
-Insert the USB stick with the widget into the turned off TV, bluray player or home theater.
-Turn on the TV and enter [email protected]
, SMART .
-The widget should appear in the general list.
The disadvantage of this method is that widgets work only when a USB flash drive is connected.
2. Installation using IP address
Attention!!! This method installs only those widgets that are on the server. All widgets installed earlier in any way are erased!
Installing a widget mymagictv on E-series TVs (2012)
Press the button on the SMART HUB
Press the red button (A) to enter
Enter username: develop
The password will appear automatically
Click OK. You are in Develop
Adding a new IP address:
Press the "TOOLS" button, then at the very bottom select "Settings"
In the next window, select the last line "Development" and click ok
Then go to the "Server IP address settings" and enter the IP address of our service to install 185.68.18.10
Click Synchronize User Applications.
Applications will be installed
Exit the installation to the menu, press the red button "A" in order to exit the user profile Develop
Be sure to leave Smart-HUB, otherwise the applications may not appear, and go back in.
Installing the mymagictv widget on an F-series TV (2013)
Login as user "develop":
Press the button on the regular Menu remote control (or the Misc button on the touchscreen, use the arrows to move to the Menu button on the on-screen remote control)
Select the menu item "Smart Functions"
We choose "Uch. app. Samsung ", select" Login "
Enter "E-mail": develop
We put a tick "Remember password"
Click "Login"
Exit the menu
Adding a new IP address
Press the "Smart Hub" button
Selecting "Additional Applications"
Selecting "Options"
Select the menu item "IP Settings" and Enter the IP address of our service for installation 185.68.18.10
Select the menu item "Start App Sync"
Restart TV if necessary
Installing the mymagictv widget on TV H series (2014)
1. Open the TV Menu, select the item "Smart Hub", then "Samsung Accounts", then "Login". In the menu that appears, select "Login". In the window that opens, enter the develop login, no password is needed and click Login.
2. Next: go to Smart Hub, stand on any application, press the central button-cross of the remote control and hold it until the pop-up menu appears.
3. In the menu that appears, select: IP Setting, then a window for entering will appear, Enter the IP address of our service for installation 185.68.18.10
4. Re-holding the same button - call the Synchronization Menu again and select the Start User App Sync item.
5. Next, a message about requesting custom applications from the server will appear and they will be installed.
Installing the mymagictv widget on a J-series TV (2015) with firmware no higher than 1400
1) Prepare USB-Flash, Format the partition in FAT32.
2) After successful formatting, create a userwidget folder
3) Load the mymagic-tv widget into the folder.
4) USB-Flash is ready, it remains to connect it to the TV.
5) After connecting the USB-Flash, the Smart section of your TV should be open on the TV, your TV will detect USB-Flash and the installation of applications will automatically start, at the top of the screen you can watch the progress of installing the widgets.
6) After successfully installing the widgets, go to the My APPs section and select the application you installed.
Samsung Smart TVs are in great demand. They are reliable, functional, and Smart TV technology only expands their capabilities. However, setting up Smart TV for Samsung causes serious difficulties for many users. In the future, we will figure out in detail what is needed to access Smart TV, set up all available channels.
Installation and connection
Install the purchased TV in its place. We connect the power supply to it, as well as the cable from the antenna. You also need to immediately decide on the Internet connection. If using the wireless method, nothing is needed, but if using a cable, we immediately connect it to the corresponding port. After that, you can turn on the device and start setting up.
Setting up a network connection
A prerequisite for Smart TV to work is an Internet connection. This can be done using several methods - cable and Wi-Fi. We will analyze each method in more detail.
Cable connection
This is a convenient method, especially if the router has DHCP enabled, which implies automatic assignment of an IP address. In this case, it will be enough just to connect the cable.
But if your provider gave you an individual static IP-address, you need to manually register it in the TV settings. This can be done as follows:
- after connecting the cable, go to the TV menu;
- open "network settings", select the "cable" section;
- we register the IP-address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS which the provider issued.
Applying Wi-Fi
Another method is to set up Samsung Smart TV over Wi-Fi. To ensure the connection, we adhere to the following instructions:
- open the main menu;
- go to "network settings", select a wireless connection;
- a list of available connections will be displayed;
- choose the one you need, make the connection;
- if required, enter the password.
Synchronization will take place, after which a notification about the successful connection to the network will be displayed on the screen.
Create your account
The final stage of connecting Smart TV on Samsung TV is registering for Samsung Apps. To do this, open the main menu and find the desired section at the top of the screen. In the future, you will need to come up with a password, specify an email address. We confirm the registration using the letter received by mail. Only after that, access to all the functional capabilities of Smart TV will open. 
Installing the required applications
It's time to figure out how to use Smart TV on Samsung TV and install current applications. To do this, we act like this:
- Go to the TV menu using the corresponding key on the remote control.
- Find Samsung Apps and launch it.
- In the opened store, we find the application of interest and click on it.
- In the window that appears, click "install".
- Installation usually takes a few seconds.
To install a new application, use the "Back" key and proceed according to the previously presented plan.
Setting up channels
Having completed all the previous settings, it's time to search for all available TV channels. First of all, you need to decide on the source of the signal - it can be satellite, digital or conventional analog. It all depends on the equipment used to receive the signal.
The principle of channel setting is as follows:
- open the TV menu,
- go to the item "All settings",
- choose the category "Channels",
- set automatic search and signal type,
- we start the search.
The scanning procedure takes a few minutes, after it is completed, you will need to save the found channels. If a specific broadcast is not found, then manual adjustment is needed. 
By the way, you can completely abandon conventional television by installing a special application in Smart TV and gaining access to a huge number of channels. However, this option has a drawback, if there is no network connection, access to television will be closed.
Testing the settings made
After completing all the settings, it remains only to check and test everything so that you do not return to this process anymore, but only enjoy watching your favorite TV programs.
To do this, follow these steps:
- We turn on the TV and check the quality of the image and sound for all channels. If anything, we immediately make adjustments to the current parameters. Modern TVs have a huge number of settings that allow you to fine-tune the picture and sound.
- We launch the browser and check the Internet access.
- We launch all installed applications and check their performance.
If everything works fine, then there will be no problems in the future.
In conclusion
Now you know exactly how to use Samsung Smart TV, what settings you need to make. As you can see, nothing is difficult, all manipulations are easily performed independently. The main thing is to adhere to the established recommendations and then there will definitely be no problems.
Modern technologies are developing at a rapid pace and are entering our lives with incredible speed. Together with them, various concepts appear in it, which are not always easy to understand. So, in our speech with you, such a concept as a widget appeared. It applies not only to mobile phones, tablets and computers, but to such modern TVs as Samsung Smart TV series H. It is in relation to this device that we will consider all the features of the concept of a widget in today's article.
What is it?
The concept of a widget can be defined as follows - it is a small graphical module that performs a particular task. The most common options are blocks that display the weather forecast, TV program guide, currency exchange rate, calendar, or provide quick access to an application. By clicking on it, you will immediately be taken to the program you are interested in and you do not need to go to the menu or browser for this.
The advantage of such modules is that they are not only compact and display the information you need, but also that they weigh quite a bit and do not limit the capabilities of your TV. At the same time, the programs themselves, to which the widgets lead, are stored not on the device itself, but in the virtual storage.
Such graphic modules are able not only to expand the number of capabilities of the Samsung TV series J, F or H, but also to adapt it to the user, creating for him more convenient access to everything he loves and interests him. To date, the Samsung Smart TVs on sale already have a set of certain widgets and applications, but, most likely, you will not be enough for the full use of the TV and all its capabilities. Therefore, additional programs and applications will have to be searched for and installed independently.
What are there?
In fact, all existing widgets designed for Samsung Smart TV series H or F can be divided into two types:
- Global, which are installed on all devices;
- Local, intended for use in a particular country or for people who speak a particular language.
All TVs that have been officially imported into Russia already have firmware, which contains a set of certain programs. This takes into account the characteristics and preferences of the inhabitants of Russia.
Also, all widgets for Samsung Smart TV H series can be divided into several types depending on their functionality:
- Training programs;
- Game services;
- Social networks;
- IP telephony applications;
- Applications for watching movies in 3D format;
- Programs that give access to IPTV;
- Information services (exchange rates, weather, calendar, news, etc.);
- Designed for faster access to videos of specific topics;
- Services that provide video upon user request (IVI, Yota Play, NOW).
Where can I download?
You can download one or another widget for an H or F series TV in the Samsung Apps store. It presents a fairly large number of different applications that will be quite easy to install on your device. In addition, there you can see the latest widgets that are popular with most users. It should be borne in mind that you will have to pay for some programs, since not all programs presented in the store are free.
If you did not find the necessary widget in Samsung Apps or do not want to pay for it, but you know where to download it for free, then this option is also possible. You can install the downloaded application from another site or try to install a third-party program from a USB flash drive. However, it should be noted that the installation process will be much more complicated than downloading from a company store.
