Apps · 2026-06-13 · 10 min

Smart IPTV explained: how it works on Samsung and LG TVs

Smart IPTV, or SIPTV, is a popular app for Samsung and LG televisions. Here is how it works, how you load a playlist into it, and how it differs from other players.

Smart IPTV, known to many as SIPTV, is one of the oldest and best-known IPTV apps for Samsung Tizen and LG webOS televisions. It is a player, so it displays the stream from a server and needs a service behind it like OMNI.

SIPTV works a little differently from Smarters: you add your playlist or details on its own page using the TV's MAC address. Credentials from OMNI can be configured this way.

The app is light and fast, which suits televisions with limited processing power. OMNI runs on it smoothly without a separate box.

As for content, the player shows whatever the service provides. The catalogue at OMNI covers over 69.000 live channels and more than 220.000 films and series.

SIPTV has a small one-time activation fee on some televisions, which is normal. You get the service itself separately, and on the OMNI site the price is open.

Picture quality depends on the stream: streams from OMNI reach up to 4K and up to 8K on compatible content on SIPTV too.

If loading the playlist or activating puzzles you, it is a quick task with the right steps, and the OMNI team guides you on WhatsApp, because OMNI supports SIPTV setup.

Smart IPTV is therefore a handy choice, especially for Samsung and LG owners. Explore the packages at OMNI, enter your OMNI details in the app and let OMNI handle the rest. The OMNI team answers on WhatsApp, and you'll find more on Instagram @OMNI.