Now you don't need to go to your computer to get online. It is enough just to use the TV, of course, if its software and browser are updated on time. Modern LG smart TV is almost a full-fledged computer only in a television case. Naturally, it requires updating programs, keeping them up to date, and then the extensive capabilities of the device will be preserved.
If you ignore this question, then very soon the picture will begin to freeze, various errors and inaccuracies of work. Of course, this is a big hindrance. And if nothing is done, the device will soon stop working as it should.
Updating using removable media
First, let's look at simple rules works that should be followed during the browser update procedure:
When the flashing process occurs, it is better not to turn off the TV, because in this case the procedure cannot be completed correctly;
Before starting the procedure, you should make sure that the browser version is suitable for the TV model;
When the update is in progress, you cannot remove the media;
It is advisable not to press any buttons to avoid program crashes.
To check the series software TV and not have to look for instructions, you can use the remote control by pressing the “SETTINGS” button. It will open a menu where you need to go to the “Support” tab, selecting “Product/Service Information” there. The software serial number of the LG TV in question should be listed here. The user needs to download updates and install them for the device to work like new.
Preparing the media and installing it is a fairly simple procedure that even a beginner can handle. As a rule, owners of such devices have a formatted flash drive. If there is none, you need to format it. Next, for convenience, you need to create an LG folder with system files used to update the browser.
After the data has been copied, you can install the flash drive into the TV. As soon as the media is installed, data with its contents appears on the screen. If the user is sure that he can handle it, he should click on the “Run” button and follow the recommendations that appear on the screen. They are intuitive, so they won’t cause any difficulties.
How to update the browser on an LG TV using the Internet
This method is much simpler because it does not require the use of foreign objects - you only need a TV and reliable access to the Internet. As a rule, new software will take up 500 megabytes. By the way, you can provide Internet access for downloading it in three ways:
Wi-fi is the simplest and most convenient, as it is wireless and provides high speed;
A 4G modem is a less practical option, but is also often used if there is no alternative;
Network cable - connecting it may take a little time, but, in fact, the method is also not the worst for LV TVs.
So, when the Internet connection is established, you can begin the most important part of the work - the update process:
On the remote control you need to find the “SETTINGS” button;
Open the “Support” menu;
Select the “Update” sub-item;
Check for updates;
The number should appear new firmware on LG Smart TV;
If everything suits you, you can click on “Update”.
Once the download is complete, the TV will automatically begin updating by turning off all systems. At this moment, it is important not to turn off the device from the network and not to do unnecessary manipulations. If the procedure was successful, a window will appear on the screen with a message like “There is no need for an update.”
What should I do if there are problems after the update?
LG TVs are quite a capricious technology, especially modern devices, in which only one name remains from the old configuration. It is not surprising that even after all the perfect manipulations, the system can sometimes crash the Web browser. But what to do in this case? As a rule, initialization helps.
You don’t need a lot of skills to do it:
Go to the menu;
Select which application you want to initialize, for example, the Yandex browser, and click “OK”.
Now you need to wait until the TV reboots. If everything went well, your favorite browser will work properly, and messages about outdated program will not ruin your work on the Internet. But even if this doesn’t help, it’s time to turn to professionals.
I was just thinking that I already wrote about connecting a TV to the World Wide Web. But I’ll now write about how to access the Internet from an LG TV that has the Smart TV function. Perhaps this article may seem too simple and unnecessary to some. But I am sure that many will find it useful.
Almost from all TVs that can connect to the Internet and have the Smart TV function, you can visit websites, log into social networks, read Twitter, etc. Yes, yes, even VKontakte can be accessed from the TV while lying on the couch. Here they are – technologies :)
I will write this article using the example of an LG TV (model LG 32LN575U, but that doesn't matter).
A few words about the browser
The browser built into LG TVs is quite decent. It can even play Flash. But he is there to play banners, nothing more. A video on some website, or a game social network, it will be possible to launch. But, most likely, after a while an error will appear: , or something like that.
Navigation, functionality, and browser speed are, as I already wrote, at a decent level. Like for TV.
How to control Internet surfing from TV?
Can be controlled from the remote control remote control, which was included. But this is not very convenient. Then I remembered surfing the Internet from the usual mobile phone the one with buttons (oh, nostalgia 🙂). Controlling the TV browser from the remote control is pretty much the same.
It is best, of course, to connect a keyboard and mouse to the TV. Better yet, wireless keyboard and a mouse. Such control will be the most convenient. If you don’t have these devices, you can control the TV browser from your phone or tablet. Which works on Android, or iOS.
You can also buy a branded LG Magic Remote. From which it will be very convenient to control website viewing. By at least, it seems so to me :) The last two methods are only suitable for LG TVs.
Connecting your TV to the Internet
It is clear that in order to view websites via Smart TV, the TV itself must be connected to the Internet. You can do it via cable, or you can do it via Wi-Fi, if possible. I wrote more about connection in separate articles:
If everything is fine with the connection, then you can proceed to launch the browser and visit sites.
We visit websites from an LG TV (Smart TV)
To get started, go to Smart TV (by pressing the special blue button on the remote control). Then, at the bottom, select and launch the browser” Internet“.
Please note that on home page Smart TV, the icon that displays the status of the Internet connection, should be green. This means that the Internet is working and you can continue.
After launching the browser, you can immediately click on the address bar and use the keyboard to enter the address of the site you want to visit. Or, ask search query. To confirm the transition to the address, click the button Go on virtual keyboard, or using the cursor, select one of the options that pop up below.
A website or search results will open, which you can view, follow links, etc. Everything is like on a computer.
In the lower right corner, “ Mini TV“. You can browse websites and watch TV at the same time. If this window bothers you, you can close it. Hover your cursor over it and click on the cross that appears. To return “Mini TV”, click on the button in the form of a TV on the top control panel.
You can open many tabs at the same time. Just click on the green cross to open another tab. In this tab, by default, a panel opens that displays thumbnails of the pages of the most visited sites. A bit higher (below the address bar), the bookmarks panel is displayed.
When you have opened a site and want to bookmark it, just click on the corresponding button, which I showed in the screenshot below.
In order to open browser settings, history, bookmark manager and help, just click on the corresponding button and select the desired item. You can also enable full screen viewing, zoom in, and close the browser.
In the settings, you can select home page, search engine by default, enable permanent display of the bookmarks bar, disable Flash, etc.
I just want to give you one piece of advice. I have already seen articles on the Internet several times that a vulnerability was discovered in Smart TV, albeit on Samsung TVs. The data that was entered on the TV could get to the attackers. I now have to enter passwords for different sites, and what’s even worse, payment information.
I hope this vulnerability has been fixed now. But, do not forget that Smart TV on any TV is a new and still somewhat crude technology. So, for now, it’s better not to pay for various services through the TV, and not to enter your payment information. For this, it is better to use a computer.
How to access the Internet from an LG TV with Smart TV function? Browsing websites from TV updated: February 7, 2018 by: admin
Smart TV The good thing is that the capabilities of the TV can be expanded with widgets. Usually they are installed from built-in stores, but sometimes you want to add applications from third-party developers.
To make Smart TV even smarter, install third-party widgets using a flash drive, or IP -application addresses.
Samsung
Standard widgets are installed through the built-in Samsung Apps store. With third-party applications the situation is a little more complicated. Samsung has limited the ability to install them, but this ban can be circumvented. To install third-party widgets, you will need a flash drive. Format it to FAT32. For this:
Connect the flash drive to your computer.
Open "Computer" and right-click on the drive.
Select an item "Format".
Select file system FAT32.
Click "Begin".
Formatting will delete all data on the drive. All that remains is to prepare it for installing widgets on Samsung Smart TV.
The installation of widgets from the flash drive will begin automatically and end with the message “Package is done.” After this, a new widget will appear in the Smart TV menu.
In addition, widgets on Samsung can be downloaded by IP address. To do this, press the “Smart Hub” and “A” buttons. Enter the username “develop”. The password will be entered automatically on all series except F - on TVs of this series you need to use the “sso1029dev!” key.
Next, you need to click the “Tools” button to get into the settings, go to the “Development” section, mark the line “ IP Setting" and enter the address of the application that you want to install.
LG
Standard widgets are available on the LG Apps TV service. But if you don’t see what you need among them, you can download and install applications from third-party developers. This is done using a flash drive:
- Download the archive with the widget to your computer for LG. Download applications from trusted sources to avoid harming your system.
- Check the file system of the flash drive. It must be formatted inFAT32.
- Connect the flash drive to the top connector USB on TV.
- Launch the applicationMy Apps, select the USB icon and open the widget installation file from the flash drive.
Unzip the contents of the archive to the root of the flash drive.
On LG TVs there are several restrictions. Widgets launch only if there is a connected flash drive. Some USB -drives may not be suitable for installing applications, and TVs with one USB -The connector may not support launching widgets.
Philips
Installation of standard widgets can be done through the App Gallery application, which is located on the main page of Smart TV. If you want to install a widget from a third-party developer, you will need a flash drive.
- Format the flash drive to a file systemFAT32.
Create a folder in the root of the flash drive "userwidget".
Transfer the widget archives with installation files inside to the created folder.
Launch Smart TV and connect the USB flash drive to the TV.
The installation of widgets whose files are downloaded to the root of the drive will begin automatically. After installation is complete, you will find applications in the SmartTV menu.
Instead of a flash drive, you can use ForkPlayer to install third-party widgets. How to install this application on Samsung and LG
For Samsung Smart TV on the Tizen operating system, I propose to talk about which unofficial applications are suitable for it, since not everything can be “put” into the TV using the method from the link above.
That is, it is very important to understand that Tizen can only install widgets specifically designed for this OS and no others. Sometimes users do not understand this, which results in all sorts of “misunderstandings” and dissatisfied comments.
So, which applications for Samsung smart TVs have versions for the above platform? And they exist, although not in large quantities. So let's move on to the listing. The first in line will be the well-known ForkPlayer. I have already talked about him a lot on this blog, for example, and. Therefore, I will not repeat myself.
This is very powerful application, which, fortunately, can be installed on Tizen without any problems. The installation archive can be downloaded from this link. In principle, we can say without exaggeration that this widget is one of the best, since it has interesting functionality and a huge base of media content. Place your bet, you won’t regret it.
The next and seemingly final one will be a widget called GetsTV. There was already a talk about him too. Of course, this application is simpler than ForkPlayer, but nevertheless deserves attention. It also has a decent database of films and other goodies. You can download it from the link from the official website.
Well, that’s all, I guess, this is the modest list we have. Let me remind you that the listed applications can be installed on Samsung Smart TVs based on operating system Tizen. These include all 2015 (J-Series), 2016 (K-Series) and 2017 (M-Series).
The only nuance that is definitely worth mentioning will be with the J-series. The problem there is that after turning off the TV, the widget that was installed using the Tizen Studio development environment disappears. As far as I know, this problem has not yet been solved.
But again, in this case, you can apply the installation by replacing DNS servers. For example, in this way it is easy to introduce a very popular NstreamLmod. This is a very worthy competitor to the applications described in this article. Read about it in more detail.
In general, friends, which way to go and what to install on your TV, of course, is up to you to decide. I helped in any way I could, so it’s time and honor to know. If you have any questions, ask them in the comments to the article. Now let's watch an interesting video.
Browser for Smart TVis an invaluable assistant for interacting with websites. True, using the built-in browser is very inconvenient due to the unusual interface and slow speed downloads. For comfortable surfing, it is better to use third-party web browsers. Read on to find out what are the best browsers for Smart TV, how to install and update them.
Select a browser:
on LG, Philips or Samsung is no different, as they all run Android TV. We can successfully use any of the web browsers on all Smart TVs. Just for the convenience of perceiving information, we have divided all browsers by TV brands where they are convenient to use.
Samsung TV
Which web browsers are worth paying attention to:
- Opera is perhaps the bestbrowser for Smart TV Samsung. It ranks among the leaders in popularity. It is in demand due to its high Internet connection speed, fast page processing and traffic savings. On Android TV you can install Opera Mini, which supports protection against advertising, spam and other negative phenomena of the Internet;
- Yandex.Browser is developed on the same core as Chrome and Opera, so it supports installing extensions from both stores. The advantages of the web browser include: a pleasant and well-thought-out interface, “Smart line” for quickly searching for information. There is also a built-in “Turbo” extension, which speeds up the loading of web pages when slow connection to the Internet. The main page displays news that interests us. It is possible to synchronize the profile with a PC and smartphone;
- UC Browser is not a very popular browser, but it is becoming more and more famous. To fully appreciate a web browser, you should understand its main advantages: effective traffic compression, gesture control, a synchronization function, and a convenient panel for quick launch. There are fewer plugins here than on other sites, but they are quite sufficient for most tasks.
Lg Smart TV
Top browsers for LG TV:
- Google Chrome is the best browser for LG Smart TV, he is the most popular in the world. In some Android builds TV Chrome is installed by default. The web browser features high performance, stylish appearance, many extensions and an extensive ecosystem;
- Mozilla Firefox is another popular browser and is one of the top ten most downloaded programs on Android. The web browser is slightly slower in speed Chrome works and Opera, but it has other advantages: many unique extensions, works with a lot of file formats, supports Flash;
- Dolphin Browser has its main feature - close work with many social networks. The browser can also create PDF files from any page on the Internet. In terms of speed and stability, the web browser is not inferior to other analogues.
Installation instructions
Not all Smart TV owners have any idea whether it is possible to install a browser or other program on the TV. Yes, this is indeed possible on most models, although there are exceptions to the rule. It is better to study the instructions in advance to find out about the availability of such an opportunity.
All programs are installed using a single principle, as an example, we will look at the method of adding a Yandex browser.
How to install Yandex browser on Smart TV:
- We go to the program for installing applications available for download (on Samsung - Smart Hub, on LG - LG Smart World). To do this, go to the main menu of the TV using the remote control.
- The list that appears displays all programs available for download. We can rewind the entire list in search of desired application or use the search bar at the top of the window.
- Click on the appropriate application and click on the button to install it.
- A new application will appear in the main menu of the TV; all you have to do is launch it.
Important! For the instructions to work, you should first connect the TV to a Wi-Fi network or connect an Ethernet cable.
How to update the browser on Smart TV?
All web browsers are gradually developed and updated. Exactly current versions browsers are usually the fastest and most stable of all. We recommend periodically updating your web browser; this will help maintain high speed and comfortable surfing.
Step-by-step instruction:
- Click on the “Settings” or Settings button on the remote control.
- Go to the “Support” section and select the “Update” element.
- Click on the “Check for updates” button.
- After the search, the available browser firmware is shown, confirm its installation with the “Update” button.
- Once the update is complete, we can proceed to using the updated version of the browser.
Important! During the update, do not turn off the TV, this can lead to serious system failures.
