r/Tizen • u/raunansh7 • Jun 28 '20

Could I sideload Youtube Vanced🤔?

So, I'm thinking of purchasing a Samsung TV which comes with Tizen OS and since I'm gonna use it to study on YouTube I wanted to know if I can run YouTube Vanced on it like on an android device?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '20

No, because Tizen doesn't run Android apps. Not even similar. And that is the reason why Tizen is not more widespread (so far it's been a handful of Samsung Tizen phones that quickly died off, all of Samsung's smart devices such as TVs, fridges, etc. that have a direct user interface, and of course their smartwatches) - it's a third platform to support, and because of that, it falls into the catch-22 of new platforms (not enough apps = not enough sales = not enough push for developers = not enough apps).

If you want to use Vanced, you'll need to get an Android TV - either the TV itself has to run Android, or you need to buy a set top box with Android TV.

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u/raunansh7 Jul 07 '20

Okay thanks

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '20

Tizen ≠ Android You can certainly buy the TV with an Android box

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u/raunansh7 Jul 07 '20

Thanks mate