The Samsung TV Plus service, which allows Samsung Smart TV and smartphone users to watch select TV channels for free, launched in India on Wednesday 31 March. The ad-supported service is available in 13 other countries, including the US and UK. and Canada and on-demand content with free live TV channels.
Samsung TV Plus service is now available in India for all the company’s smart TV models launched in 2022 and newer. Service for Samsung Galaxy smartphones is expected to start in April.
The company states that the Service Samsung TV Plus offers content from various genres such as news, lifestyle, technology, games and science, sports, music and movies. It currently offers 27 local and global channels, but Samsung says more partners will be joining soon. Users do not need to register for a subscription to access content through the free service.
Samsung first announced that the service would launch in India in December last year. The current list of free channels includes 9XM, 9X Jalwa for local music and Qwest TV Jazz & Beyond, Qwest TV Classical and Qwest TV Mix for global music.
Global lifestyle channels include The Q, Insight TV, Fuel TV, and Wonder. Republic TV and Republic Bharat are the two news channels currently supported. Visit Samsung India website for full list of supported channels
Samsung TV Plus Service preinstalled on supported Samsung Smart TV models. Users can find the service by navigating to the Samsung TV Plus app from the app bar at the bottom of their smart TV screen. All you have to do is click on Smart TV Plus to watch content.
There are also guides to let users know what happened and what’s next. The Recommended section lists the top channels available for free for the service. You can also remove channels from the list or completely remove the Smart TV Plus app from supported TVs. Service can be restored by resetting the Smart Hub on the TV.
Samsung said most Galaxy smartphones will support the service in India but hasn’t shared the full list yet. Supported phones in the US are the Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 series. The Smart TV Plus app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store and will be available on smartphones starting April.
