How to Install IPTV on Samsung and LG Smart TVs

How Smart TV apps work

Samsung and LG TVs cannot sideload apps the way Fire TV or Android TV can, so IPTV on these TVs uses player apps from the TV’s own app store. The popular ones share a pattern: the TV app displays a MAC address and sometimes a device key, and you add your playlist from a phone or computer through the developer’s website. The TV then downloads the channel list.

We recommend IBO Player Pro on both brands and on Hisense VIDAA. Smart IPTV (SIPTV) is a solid alternative on older models.

Step 1: Install the app on the TV

Samsung (Tizen)

1. Press the Home button on the remote and open Apps.
2. Select the search icon and type IBO Player Pro (or Smart IPTV).
3. Select Install, then Open.

LG (webOS)

1. Press the Home button and open the LG Content Store (called Apps on 2022 and newer models).
2. Search for IBO Player Pro (or Smart IPTV).
3. Select Install, then Launch.

Step 2: Note the MAC address and key

When the app opens, it shows a screen with a MAC address (looks like a1:b2:c3:d4:e5:f6) and, for IBO Player Pro, a device key. Take a photo of this screen with your phone so you can type it accurately in the next step.

Step 3: Add your playlist from a phone or computer

IBO Player Pro

1. On your phone or computer, open the activation website shown on the TV screen.
2. Enter the MAC address and device key from the TV.
3. Choose Add playlist, give it a name (for example “IPTV Zone USA”), and choose Xtream Codes or M3U.
4. Enter your server URL, username and password (Xtream), or paste the M3U link from your welcome email.
5. Save. If the app asks for activation, follow the on-screen payment to the developer; it is a one-time fee.

Smart IPTV

1. Visit the Smart IPTV upload page shown on the TV.
2. Enter the MAC address, paste your M3U link into the URL field, and submit.
3. Activate the app on the developer’s site if the trial has ended.

Step 4: Load the channels on the TV

1. Fully exit the app on the TV (press Home, then close the app from the recent apps bar).
2. Open it again. The channel list and guide download automatically.
3. In IBO Player Pro, select your playlist name on the first screen. You now have Live TV, Movies and Series sections.

Tips for the best picture

• Use the Ethernet port on the TV whenever possible. Smart TV Wi-Fi radios are rarely strong.
• Turn off motion smoothing (Samsung: Picture Clarity; LG: TruMotion) for sports to avoid artifacts.
• If the TV is older than 2019, pick the Full HD version of 4K channels for smoother playback.
• Add the app to the first position in your TV’s home ribbon so it opens in one click.