▷ How to download third-party apps to your Samsung smart TV

When someone finds out about third-party apps, you can think of them as some kind of illegal apps. Unlike, This is not the case, as the use of the third party app is not illegal. Third-party applications are software applications created by developers other than the manufacturer of the device or its operating system..

Apps on a smart TV

Now, Do you want to download third-party applications on your Samsung Smart TV but don't know how to do it? Well, take a trip through this page and get an answer to your question in the simplest way. Even if you have known how to download apps from Play Store on your Samsung TV, it will be advantageous if you also know and understand how to get third party applications.

The most important thing is that to achieve a successful download of third-party applications on your Samsung Smart TV, you will need to have a computer and a storage device such as a flash drive, an SD card or a pen drive among others. What's more, you need to make sure you connect your computer and TV to the same wireless network.

Now that you're on your way to downloading the third-party apps, You must first allow installation from unknown sources by activating the Unknown Sources feature on your Samsung Smart TV. To do this, you will need to follow the steps below:

Enabling installation from unknown sources

1. Turn on your Samsung Smart TV.

2. On the home screen, navigate to the Settings menu.

3. Select the Personal tab and look for the Security option.

4. Now you can see the Unknown Sources settings. Move the switch next to to enable.

5. Once this is enabled, now you can download applications from sources other than the Play Store.

Allow installation from unknown sources

Activating development mode

In second place, you will need to activate development mode on your Samsung Smart TV. Activating the development mode will allow you to access all kinds of useful tools and settings on your Smart TV. Downloading third-party applications is one of the functionalities that you can achieve with the developer mode. So be sure to follow the steps below to activate it:

1. Turn on your Samsung Smart TV.

2. Navigate through the settings and select the Smart Hub option.

3. Select the Applications section.

4. You will be prompted to enter the pin after clicking on the app panel. With the remote control, enter 12345 as PIN. This is the default code for all Samsung smart TVs.

5. Now a window will appear with the development mode settings. Change development mode to ON.

6. Then enter the IP address of the computer you want to connect to the TV and click OK. (You can find the IP address of your computer in Microsoft support)

7. Later, you can restart your TV and be ready to go.

Activating development mode

Now that the requirements have been established, you can download the third-party apps on your Smart TV. There are external and internal ways to download the applications. This involves using the command prompt on your computer or using external storage devices.

Downloading third-party applications using the command prompt

This is one of the easiest ways to download third party apps on your Samsung Smart TV. With the help of your computer, you will use the command prompt to enter some commands and have the app installed on your TV. However, to do this, you will need to find out the IP address of your TV. Make sure to follow the procedure below to get the IP address:

1. Turn on your TV and go to Settings.

2. Select network option.

3. Click Information and you will see the IP Address section.

4. Point out the IP address of your TV. It should look like this, 168.2.201

Checking the IP address of your smart TV

Now that you have the IP address of your TV, you can proceed with the download process by following the steps below:

1. Open your computer and run the command prompt.

2. At the command prompt, enter the command adb connect 192.168.2.201 (the IP of your TV). This will show you that you are connected to 192.168.2.201:5555

3. Run the command install Dinstall.apk (this is the location of your request file).

4. Please be patient for a while while the download is taking place. It should show up as a hit in the indicator.

5. Disconnect your TV from the computer by entering the command adb disconnect 192.168.2.201 (the IP address of your TV)

6. Now you have successfully downloaded the third-party app on your Samsung Smart TV. Now you can navigate in the smart hub and then in the applications of your TV and thus you will find the application that you have downloaded.

Downloading third-party applications using external storage devices

This involves the process of loading applications from a trusted source available on the Internet.. This is done using your computer's internet browser., where the application will be downloaded to your computer. Now, when using storage devices such as a flash drive, you can copy the file from your computer and transfer it to your Samsung Smart TV. Therefore, to achieve this process you will have to follow the following steps:

APK file installation

1. Go to the web browser of your computer or laptop.

2. From reliable sources, Find the .apk file of the application you want to install on your Samsung Smart TV and then download it.

3. Insert the flash drive into your laptop or computer and copy the file to it.

4. After copying the file, remove the flash drive from the computer and connect it to the TV.

5. Open the flash drive and after finding the .apk file, select it and click Install.

6. After the installation process is complete, you can open and enjoy the application you just installed on your Samsung Smart TV.