Samsung TV - Installing a demo app

Installing an App in demo mode on Samsung Tizen TV - Guidance Note

Introduction

There are 2 methods to install an Applicaster application onto a Samsung Tizen TV

• USB upload
• Terminal connection upload

Make sure you are using a Samsung Tizen TV from 2016 onwards. The previous Samsung Orsay generation is not supported by Applicaster.

The 2 OS are easily differentiated as below:

 Samsung Tizen App Store

Samsung Orsay App Store

USB Upload

Samsung TVs can sideload applications by plugging in a USB stick to the TV. This method is only available to Applicaster customers with a Samsung Seller Account AND who have also registered directly with Samsung for access to the USB tool within their seller account portal. Applicaster customers should follow this process:

1. Go to https://seller.samsungapps.com/tv/portal/main and sign up for a personal Samsung Seller Account
2. Contact Samsung with a request for access to the USB Tool
3. When this is approved return to their Samsung Seller Account Portal.
4. They will now see this feature has been added to the right hand side of the web page

5. Click on the USB demo packaging tool button and this page will load

6. Check the Agree box and Click Upload File and select your Samsung .wgt app file that has been downloaded from Zapp

7. After a few seconds 2 files will appear in the Demo File Download box

8. Download these files to a USB stick under a folder called userwidget
9. Plug the USB stick into the TV and the app will now transfer to the TV
10. Navigate to the apps section of the TV and find the Downloaded Apps row to launch the app

Terminal method

Install Tizen Studio

To use the terminal Tizen Studio must first be installed on your PC. The instructions for this are here. The main parts to installing Tizen Studio are

1. Download the latest version
• https://developer.tizen.org/development/tizen-studio/download
2. Note the prerequisites for a successful install here 
• https://developer.tizen.org/development/tizen-studio/download/installing-tizen-studio/prerequisites
3. Go through the installation process
• https://developer.tizen.org/development/tizen-studio/download/installing-tizen-studio.
4. When install is complete additional Tizen packages have to be added as described here
• https://developer.tizen.org/development/tizen-studio/download/installing-tizen-studio/updating-tizen-studio
• TV Extensions 4.0 should be added

Terminal Connection

1. Make sure your PC and TV are on the same wired or wireless network
2. Find the IP address of your PC
3. Find the IP address of your Samsung TV
• >>Settings>>General>>Network>Network Status>>IP Settings
4. Go to the Apps section of the TV and follow these instructions to turn on Developer mode on the TV
• https://developer.samsung.com/tv/develop/getting-started/using-sdk/tv-device
• Note that the Create Certificate Profile step is not needed. Apsp come out of Zapp with the necessary certificates.
5. To install your .wgt app file via terminal
   • It will return the IP a sequence such as UE55MU7000 or similar. This is the tvmodelnumber
• Enter in "Terminal" the command sdb connect {IP address of TV} e.g. sdb connect 192.168.1.100
• Enter in "Terminal" the command sdb devices
• Use the command tizen install -t tvmodelnumber --name dragwgtfilehere

• NOTE: change UE55MU7000 to the exact model number of your TV (see label on the back of TV or enter the command ‘sdb devices’ in the terminal to see this) and change app.wgt to the exact name of the app file

  

6. The app will transfer to the TV and will be found in the Apps section of the TV. 
   • Note: The app can be added to the quick nav bar of the TV by long pressing the remote control OK button for 2-3 seconds on the app icon and then selecting Add to Home