All new Samsung smart TVs will use the Tizen operating system

On January 1, Samsung announced that all new smart TV models will be integrated with the Tizen operating system.

Samsung changed the Tizen operating system to make it easier to connect the TV to other devices.

The Tizen operating system, designed by the Linux Foundation and billed as Samsung's own, has not had an easy start. Samsung's first Tizen smartphone was delayed indefinitely, and a subsequent attempt, built on the Samsung Z1, was launched in India but pushed back from 2014 to January this year.

Samsung says it has changed the operating system to make it easier to connect the TV to other devices.

Entertainment files and data can be sent directly from mobile devices to new Samsung Smart TVs via Wi-Fi Direct, and the TVs use Bluetooth to automatically search for other nearby Samsung devices, creating a unified data synchronization system that Samsung calls "Samsung-centric home," allowing users to watch live TV on their Galaxy smartphone or tablet even when the TV is turned off.

Additionally, the Korean tech giant said its new smart TVs will integrate access to online gaming networks PlayStation Now, Samsung Sports Live, and Milk Video.

Meanwhile, fellow competitor LG has found success after committing to its own webOS TV platform. LG says it sold more than 5 million webOS TV smart TVs in the first eight months of its launch. Like LG, Samsung is also hoping to make a splash with its revamped Tizen platform, which it has partnered with Intel and 36 other companies to help it transition from Android to Tizen in its Gear 2 smartwatch.

Samsung has yet to release pricing or release details for the new Tizen TV model.

According to Vietnam+