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QUANTEEC plugin with Smart TVs

This page describes how to use the QUANTEEC plugin for different Smart TV manufacturers.

LG SmartTV and WebOS​

WebOS is the operating system of the smart television made by LG. The applications built for WebOS are simple WebViews. Therefore, to include the QUANTEEC plugin for LG TVs and WebOS, you can simply choose a webplayer and follow the documentation to integrate the QUANTEEC plugin.

The Web Engine used by WebOS to run its applications has been able to support QUANTEEC plugin since the first version of the operating system.

Samsung SmartTV with TizenOS​

TizenOS is the operating system for the smart television made by Samsung. There are two types of applications for these televisions: native and web applications. Currently, the QUANTEEC plugin cannot be used for native applications. However, when creating a web application for TizenOS, QUANTEEC plugin can be integrated. You just have to choose the web player you want to use and follow the documentation to integrate the QUANTEEC plugin.

For web applications, the QUANTEEC plugin is only compatible with TizenOS 5.5 (released in 2017) and later.

AndroidTV and GoogleTV​

AndroidTV and GoogleTV are simply modified version of the Android operating system found on smartphones or tablets. Therefore, to use the QUANTEEC plugin inside your AndroidTV application you can follow the documentation for Exoplayer.

Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV OS​

Fire TV OS is the operating system built by Amazon for its Fire TV dongle. There is three way type applications of application available OS :

  • Custom Android App: Fire TV OS is based on the Android OS, therefore, it is possible to create an application in Java or Kotlin for Android. To integrate the QUANTEEC plugin in such an application, you can use Exoplayer as a video player and follow the documentation to integrate QUANTEEC inside Exoplayer. This is currently the only type of application that supports the QUANTEEC plugin on Fire TV OS
  • Custom Web App: It's possible to construct Web Application for Fire TV. Currently, the QUANTEEC plugin for web player is not supported with the Web Engine used by Fire TV OS
  • Fire App Builder: Fire App Builder is a framework to construct an application for the Amazon Fire TV. Currently, the QUANTEEC plugin is not supported when applications are created this way.

Apple TV and TVOS​

The OS used by Apple TV, tvOS, uses the same base as iOS. Then, by following the documentation for iOS, the QUANTEEC plugin can be integrated into an application for AppleTV using AVPlayer