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[SantaC]

Samsung removed all steam link apps on all their tvs today. I bought my samsung tvs just because they had their own app for it which worked very well. I ran my games in 4K @ 60 fps no lag at all.

So today i had to order two nvidia shields (one for bedroom and one for living room) in order to comtinue my streaming from my PC.

Really shameful behavior by samsung and i will never buy another tv from them again with their shitty tizen os.

 

[Vyse]

Any idea why they did that?

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Their app or Valve's app?

 

[Boaty McBoatface]

welcome to world of 'smart' tv's bro. Crock of shit. My Netflix and YouTube apps stopped working and I knew you had no control over how these things work or what you have access to, external devices will always be best.

 

[SantaC]

Any idea why they did that?

Nothing but silence from samsung in that matter.

 

[LakeOf9]

Samsung is not responsible for third party apps

 

[acm2000]

just get moonlight/sunshine for tizen

Samsung is not responsible for third party apps

steam link tizen is developed by samsung themselves, i guess not enough people used it to carry on, or they were doing something valve didnt like.

It is not available for tizen. Only android tvs

GitHub - pablojrl123/moonlight-tizen-docker

Contribute to pablojrl123/moonlight-tizen-docker development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[SantaC]

just get moonlight/sunshine for tizen

It is not available for tizen. Only android tvs

 

[Magic Carpet]

Samsung removed from my TV buying list. Never buying another samsung tv again in my lifetime.
My current one has a nice picture but it fails in everything a display device should be able to do in 2019.

 

[SantaC]

Samsung removed from my TV buying list. Never buying another samsung tv again in my lifetime.
My current one has a nice picture but it fails in everything a display device should be able to do in 2019.

Well said. They heavily advertised steam link app for their tvs. I feel cheated.

 

[Drew1440]

Not sure how Tizen works but if the app remains installed on the set, shouldn't it still work?
One of the reasons I prefer Android TVs for sideloading, only problem is that Google launcher that keeps pushing some crappy Disney/Marvel show

 

[Ev1L AuRoN]

I have a budget Samsung TV and the app never worked well for me, even when my PC and TV were hard-wired. When I want to stream games for it I connect my laptop and launch remote play through the steam client.

 

[SantaC]

Not sure how Tizen works but if the app remains installed on the set, shouldn't it still work?
One of the reasons I prefer Android TVs for sideloading, only problem is that Google launcher that keeps pushing some crappy Disney/Marvel show

I turned off auto update om samsung app store but they still managed to uninstall it from my tv...

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

never connect your tv to the internet, lmao
I just hdmi my pc into the tv, will never do otherwise.
I guess I wont die on the molehill of having a smartphone, because I need 2fa for work and the camera is convenient
but tv connected to internet is straight 1984 shit. literally, even though smartphones take it to a greater extreme than the novel does.
plus, the good times are increasingly behind us and the bad times increasingly ahead

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

Loving and more and more this digital futures where every service is ultra ephemeral and you just shut up your mouth.

/s

 

[GHG]

This is why I refuse to use any of my TV's in-built apps for anything. It's better to use a separate device that you have full control of.

 

[SantaC]

This is why I refuse to use any of my TV's in-built apps for anything. It's better to use a separate device that you have full control of.

yes, but three things:

1. Samsung advertised this app when you bought their tvs.
2. The app worked very well still today. No reason to remove it.
3. Buying a separate device that works just as well is atleast 150-200 euro (or dollars)

 

[poppabk]

This is why I refuse to use any of my TV's in-built apps for anything. It's better to use a separate device that you have full control of.

I'll use it for convenience, but always have another device attached. Fire TV sticks are cheap and allow sideloading of things like moonlight.

 

[SmokedMeat]

I turned off auto update om samsung app store but they still managed to uninstall it from my tv...

They uninstalled it? Fuck. My Samsung TV doesn’t even get firmware updates anymore, so I wonder if they’ll have the nerve to remove it?

 

[GHG]

yes, but three things:

1. Samsung advertised this app when you bought their tvs.
2. The app worked very well still today. No reason to remove it.
3. Buying a separate device that works just as well is atleast 150-200 euro (or dollars)

Yeh not blaming you at all here, the situation sucks all round, just stating what I do and have done ever since these "smart TV's" became a thing.

I've got either a shield, apple TV 4k or a PC connected to each of my TV's and wouldn't change it for the world. If it's any consolation, you'll also most likely find that the shield allows you to do things at a much better quality level than the TV's in built apps did.

 

[dotnotbot]

.

 

[mitch1971]

Wait for the day the streaming services say, you want Netflix on your tv, pony up the cash for the app.

 

[Gamezone]

The Tizen OS is terrible. I'd rather just go with a Google TV Chromecast or Nvidia Shield.

 

[pasterpl]

Firestick is the answer. Smart tv OSes are usually shi*t

 

[Oddvintagechap]

who the heck expects TV OSs to be updated regularly?

 

[SantaC]

who the heck expects TV OSs to be updated regularly?

That wasnt the problem here?