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How to set up IPTV on a Samsung or LG Smart TV

Samsung (Tizen) and LG (webOS) sets do not allow apps from outside their own stores, so you use a player from the official store and load the playlist from the developer website using the television identifier.

Time needed
10 min
Difficulty
Moderate
Method
Xtream Codes
Models
Samsung Tizen (2017+), LG webOS (2016+)

Step by step

  1. 1

    Open the app store on the television

    On Samsung that is Smart Hub (Home, then Apps); on LG, the LG Content Store. Search for "IBO Player Pro" or "Smart IPTV" and install it.

  2. 2

    Note the identifier the app shows

    The first time it opens, the screen shows a MAC address (in the form 00:1A:79:xx:xx:xx) and sometimes a device key. Write them down exactly: they are the unique identifier for that television.

  3. 3

    Open the developer site on your phone

    The app itself names the address, for example iboplayer.com or siptv.app/mylist. Open it on your phone or computer, not on the television.

  4. 4

    Add your playlist

    Enter the television MAC address and paste the M3U URL we sent you. Give the playlist a name, for example "BestIPTV", and save.

  5. 5

    Pay the app licence if it asks

    Some apps give seven days free and then ask for a one-off payment to the developer. That is their licence, not part of your subscription.

  6. 6

    Restart the app on the television

    Close the app completely and reopen it. The whole line-up downloads the first time and can take a minute or two; let it finish rather than restarting.

  7. 7

    Check the programme guide

    Open a channel and press the info or guide button. If the schedule is empty, force an EPG refresh in the app settings and check the television time zone is your own.

Worth knowing

Most of these apps are free for seven days and then ask for a one-off licence from the developer. If your set is older than 2016, a Firestick or an Android TV box on the HDMI port is cheaper and noticeably better than fighting the television store.

Still stuck?

Send us the device model, the app you installed and what you see on screen. That is usually enough to pinpoint it on the first reply.

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