In this guide, we will walk you through how you can download and install third party apps on a Samsung TV so you can get the best from your smart TV and install some cool android apps you can’t get from your Samsung app store.
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Why Install Third-Party Apps On My Samsung Smart TV?
Installing third-party apps on your Samsung TV can help you install many of the IPTV apps which you can’t find within your Smart TVs app store such as one of the leading third party apps named “Smart IPTV”.
Well, many models of the Samsung smart TVs do not have an android app store built in leaving you with a very limited range of applications to choose from, while some newer Samsung TVs have an android app store but certain apps may not install on your smart TV or you may not be able to find or download the third-party app you are looking for due to country restrictions.
Apart from the standard apps such as Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, etc being installed as standard, it’s always a good idea to have the ability to install any android based app you want.
We will be covering different methods below on how to download and install third party apps on your Samsung TV depending on which model and operating system are on the TV you will need to add the third party apps by a program or using an external storage device such as a USB flash drive or SD card.
Checking Which Samsung Smart TV Model You Have
you will find there are 3 different types of Samsung TVs depending on which technology is powering the smart TV.
- Samsung QLED Smart TVs.
- Samsung SUHD Smart TVs.
- Samsung Full HD Smart TVs.
You will have one of the 3 types of Samsung Smart TVs above and depending on which type you have will depend on which method you use below.
Samsung QLED / SUHD Smart TVs
If you have any of these models above it will support the filetypes listed below:
- FAT
- exFAT
- NTFS
If you have a USB flash drive (pen drive) you will be able to format the USB in any of the formats above for your Samsung TV to be able to read the USB stick.
Samsung Full HD Smart TVs
If you have a Samsung Full HD smart TV then you will want to make sure the USB flash drive you will be using to add third-party apps is formatted to either of these file types below.
- Fat16
- Fat32
- NTFS (read-only)
If you are unsure of which Samsung TV model you have to check the filesystem in use you can do the below steps to check the TVs filesystem:
Check Your Samsung TVs Supported Filesystem
- Press the menu button on your Samsung remote.
- Choose Settings.
- Open the Instructions menu then go into Notes and Instructions.
- Now dismiss the section which says Must read before playing photo, video, or music files and see the supported USB filesystem which will tell you what filetypes your Samsung TV supports.
- Now it’s time to get your USB flash drive primed up so the TV can read the third-party apps you will be adding to it.