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How I Install Jellyfin on Samsung TV

Running TizenOS 6.0

How I Install Jellyfin on Samsung TV

There’s many other ways of installing it but I found this is the easiest way that nobody talked about.

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Simple Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Set Host PC IP Address
    • Change the Host PC IP address in your Developer settings to your PC’s IP address. Follow this guide.
    • Install & Launch the TizenBrew Device Manager application on your PC. Look up in Task Manager, mine is 192.168.0.176
    • Navigate to the Connect Device page and connect to your Samsung TV. Enter your TV’s IP address eg: 192.168.0.158
  2. Install Jellyfin Widget
    • After connecting, go to the Apps page in the Device Manager.
    • Click the Install App button.
    • Select the downloaded Jellyfin.wgt widget package and click Install.
    • Wait for the installation logs to confirm the app has been installed successfully.
  3. Reset Host PC IP Address
    • Change the Host PC IP address back to 127.0.0.1 in your SDK settings following the same official guide.
  4. Launch Jellyfin on TV
    • On your Samsung Smart TV, locate and launch the newly installed TizenBrew app.

Tested on Samsung UHD 4K AU7002 TV (Tizen 6.0) as of June 2025.
For detailed information about Jellyfin widget, refer to eppevinkel/jellyfin-tizen-builds

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