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Learning Samsung Tizen SmartTV Development

Build apps for Samsung Smart TVs on Tizen — the OS powering millions of living-room screens.

Samsung's Tizen platform powers a huge share of the world's Smart TVs. Developing for it opens your product to a massive living-room audience.

This guide covers the Tizen app model, the TV remote interaction model, and how to ship and test on real devices.

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Tizen Smart TV essentials

• Tizen app model. Understand web-based Tizen apps and the TV runtime.
• Remote & focus. Design for the D-pad, focus navigation, and the 10-foot experience.
• Media playback. Integrate AVPlay for streaming video with DRM.
• Packaging & QA. Sideload, test, and submit to the Samsung store.

Learning roadmap

1. Web fundamentals
2. Tizen app structure
3. Remote navigation & media
4. Packaging & submission

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