Operating systems
Check apps and settings on Google TV
Use the device’s Settings screen and its TV store to confirm the software version, network and available apps.
TV operating systems
Compare store access, model names, software versions and TV platform limits.
Platform and device marks
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Operating systems
Find the Tizen platform on a Samsung TV
Match the full model number to Samsung’s model-group table before checking an app.
Operating systems
Identify webOS and NetCast on an LG TV
Use the model information and LG documentation to determine the TV platform before looking for apps.
Device and app evidence
Check Amazon Appstore availability on Vega OS
The Fire TV brand spans Fire OS and Vega. Amazon identifies 4K Select, 2026 HD and 2026 4K third generation as Vega models in its build table.
Device and app evidence
Check the Windows N Media Feature Pack
Microsoft documents a Media Feature Pack for Windows N editions, which omit certain media technologies. This is an edition-specific prerequisite for applications that use…
Device and app evidence
Check Windows 10 support before a streaming PC setup
Microsoft ended standard Windows 10 support on 14 October 2025. Check the device’s Windows edition, updates and player support separately.
Device and app evidence
Choose a Mac player build by chip
Apple lists which Macs use Apple silicon and explains how Rosetta runs Intel applications. Several video players publish separate Intel and Apple-silicon builds.
Device and app evidence
Find a native app on Google TV
Google TV lists apps for the television interface. A phone app’s Google Play page can describe a different form factor.
Device and app evidence
Identify VIDAA on a Hisense TV before looking for an app
Use the full Hisense model and local support page to distinguish VIDAA from Google TV and find the correct native app store.
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Identify Windows on Arm before choosing a player
Windows on Arm can run many applications through emulation, and some components require native support. Check the architecture and the publisher’s own Windows downloads.
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Install a supported app from Android TV Google Play
Google documents app installation through Google Play for Android TV. Android phone compatibility does not settle the TV store’s device targeting.
Device and app evidence
LG webOS TV 1.x app and playback support
The earliest webOS TV generation uses WebKit 537.41 for TV web apps. LG lists Chromium 26 for that generation’s browser app.
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LG webOS TV 2.x app and playback support
webOS TV 2.x uses WebKit for TV web apps, while LG documents a Chromium 34 engine for the separate browser app.
Device and app evidence
LG webOS TV 22 app and playback support
A TV reporting webOS TV 22 uses the 2022 Chromium 87 baseline in LG’s specification. The LG help library includes separate instructions for 2022 app management.
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LG webOS TV 23 app and playback support
LG assigns the 2023 webOS TV 23 platform Chromium 94. Capture that engine baseline when reproducing a hosted playback interface issue.
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LG webOS TV 24 app and playback support
LG reports Chromium 108 for webOS TV 24. This baseline helps separate a hosted app’s page-loading issue from a video decoding issue.
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LG webOS TV 25 app and playback support
For 2025 webOS TV 25, the web runtime is Chromium 120. A functioning desktop player does not establish identical TV media support.
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LG webOS TV 26 app and playback support
On 2026 webOS TV 26, LG lists Chromium 132 and separate media limits for different device classes.
Device and app evidence
LG webOS TV 3.x app and playback support
LG’s 2016–2017 webOS TV 3.x generation has a Chromium 38 engine. Some media instructions use the specific 3.5 release rather than the full generation.
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LG webOS TV 4.x app and playback support
LG groups webOS TV 4.x from 2018 and 2019 under Chromium 53. The model and regional app list still need individual confirmation.
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LG webOS TV 5.x app and playback support
The webOS TV 5.x platform released in 2020 is documented with Chromium 68. A web-based player’s compatibility question is separate from a store listing.
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LG webOS TV 6.x app and playback support
LG’s 2021 webOS TV 6.x platform uses Chromium 79. Its number does not mean a current browser or the same OS as later year-numbered editions.
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Samsung 2015 entry TVs on the Legacy Platform
Samsung lists 15TV_ENTRY models on its Legacy Platform even though other televisions sold in 2015 are Tizen models.
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Samsung 2015 TV apps and Tizen 2.3
Samsung’s 2015 lineup mixed Tizen 2.3 and Samsung Legacy Platform. Use the model group instead of identifying the platform by year alone.
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Samsung 2016 TV apps and Tizen 2.4
Tizen 2.4 is a WebKit-era target in Samsung’s web-engine table. Advice for a newer Chromium-based TV app needs separate testing here.
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Samsung 2017 TV apps and Tizen 3.0
Samsung documents Tizen 3.0 for this 2017 premium group, while the same year includes an entry group using Tizen 2.4.
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Samsung 2018 TV apps and Tizen 4.0
Tizen 4.0 and M56 apply to Samsung’s documented 2018 premium group. Modern browser features need to be checked against that engine.
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Samsung 2019 TV apps and Tizen 5.0
The 2019 Tizen 5.0 target is an M63 web runtime. Samsung’s adaptive table marks DASH AudioChannelConfiguration support from this Tizen generation.
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Samsung 2020 TV apps and Tizen 5.5
Samsung groups models including QTQ950 and LS03T under Tizen 5.5. M69 is the relevant web engine for app loading on that group.
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Samsung 2021 TV apps and Tizen 6.0
A 2021 Tizen 6.0 television uses M76, and a feature marked from 6.5 in Samsung’s adaptive table is outside this baseline.
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Samsung 2022 TV apps and Tizen 6.5
Samsung lists MPEG-DASH preselection support from Tizen 6.5. A track-list issue on a different platform can have a different cause.
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Samsung 2023 TV apps and Tizen 7.0
When a newly deployed hosted player opens on a recent TV but fails on a 2023 set, reproduce the app load on the M94 target first.
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Samsung 2024 TV apps and Tizen 8.0
Use the M108 runtime when reproducing a blank hosted-player page on a 2024 TV. The 2024 media tables also distinguish model capability classes.
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Samsung 2025 TV apps and Tizen 9.0
Check M120 compatibility when a hosted player behaves differently between the 2025 TV and a current desktop browser.
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Samsung 2026 TV apps and Tizen 10.0
Separate the 2026 M130 web-player target from an older TV app or older Samsung browser engine when a newly changed site stops opening.
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Select the HDR streaming display in Windows 11
Windows checks HDR capability for the selected display. A laptop’s panel and an attached television can show different HDR capabilities for the same service.