Samsung Tizen App Development
The world's most widely used Smart TV platform.
Samsung is the world's largest TV manufacturer, with Tizen OS powering every Samsung smart TV since 2015. If you're building a streaming app, Tizen is almost certainly on your roadmap. We've shipped Tizen apps for broadcasters and streaming platforms across the Middle East and Europe.
Market context
Why Tizen matters for your streaming strategy
Samsung holds over 30% of the global smart TV market, making Tizen the single largest smart TV platform by installed base. Any serious streaming service needs a Tizen app to reach the majority of smart TV households in Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
Tizen apps are built with web technologies using Samsung's dedicated SDK and device APIs. But the platform's reach across multiple hardware generations (2019 to present) means compatibility and performance testing across Tizen versions 4.x through 8.x is non-negotiable. A single build that works on a 2024 Samsung Frame will behave differently on a 2019 entry-level model.
We've navigated every major Tizen release, certification round, and app store policy change. That institutional knowledge is what prevents costly delays at submission time.
What we build
Samsung Tizen development services
New Tizen app development
Full-cycle development of your Samsung Tizen app. Architecture, UI, video playback, DRM integration, and app store submission.
Multi-version compatibility
Testing and bug-fixing across Tizen 4.x–8.x so your app works on devices from 2019 to today, not just the latest Samsung hardware.
Migration to Tizen
Porting your existing app from another platform to Tizen, including remote control UX adaptation and Samsung-specific API integration.
Samsung App Store certification
We handle the full submission and certification process, including compliance with Samsung's content and technical guidelines.
Technical expertise
Our Samsung Tizen tech stack
- Samsung Tizen SDK & CLI tools
- Samsung Product API (media, input, network)
- AVPlay for video and DRM playback
- Widevine & PlayReady DRM
- Samsung Remote Control focus management
- Web framework of your choice: React, Vue, Svelte, or Lightningjs
What catches teams out
Key considerations
- ✓Tizen version fragmentation. Apps must degrade gracefully on older hardware
- ✓Remote control focus management behaves differently from pointer-based interfaces
- ✓Memory constraints on mid-range and older models require aggressive optimisation
- ✓Samsung App Store certification has specific technical and content requirements
- ✓AVPlay API differs from standard HTML5 video and requires platform-specific integration
Why work with us
A decade of enterprise TV app delivery.
We have spent ten years delivering TV applications for broadcasters and streaming platforms across the Middle East and Europe. Our experience spans every major platform, every certification process, and the full range of technical challenges that come with enterprise-grade streaming at scale.
Deep platform knowledge
Ten years of hands-on delivery across all six major TV platforms: From architecture to app store approval.
Real-device testing lab
Every project is tested on physical hardware across all supported platforms and OS versions before delivery.
Certification track record
Extensive submission experience across Samsung, LG, Google Play, Apple, Roku, and Amazon Appstore.
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