TikTok is a new app that has quickly become a sensation on Android TV and Samsung and LG TVs. The app is a series of short videos filmed by people who are usually just having fun. The app was first released in India in December of last year and has since been downloaded over 1 million times. It is now available on both Android and iOS devices. The app is free to download and there are no ads or subscription fees. You can watch the videos on your phone or TV, but you can also share them with others by email, Facebook, Twitter, or even WhatsApp. There are many different ways to use TikTok. For example, you can watch them while you sleep, while you’re commuting to work, or when you’re bored. There are also many different themes for the videos which make them perfect for any occasion.
If you’re a big fan of TikTok and you want to watch it on your big-screen television, you can do it now on an Android TV device, as well as Samsung and LG smart TVs in the United States. Sure, the videos are still vertical, but at least they’re bigger on a TV screen.
For smart TVs, Samsung says displays from 2018 to 2021 can download the new TikTok application. Unfortunately, smart TV owners with older Samsung devices won’t get to take advantage of the new app.
On LG’s side, the app is available for 2018-2021 LG Smart TVs running webOS 4.0 through webOS 6.0.
As far as the content, the company says, “The TikTok TV app is built for a TV home-viewing experience, making it easy to watch content from our ‘For You’ and ‘Following’ feeds on the big screen. This includes the most liked and viewed videos across a huge range of categories, from gaming and comedy to food and animals.”
This is an intelligent move for TikTok, as it gives users a different way to engage with their app. People like watching videos on big screens, and this expansion lets a lot more users take advantage of TikTok on their TVs.
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