Native Nuvio for Samsung joins the regular release — from 2018 TVs to today — plus Trakt scrobbling and more reliable addons on LG.
Added
- Native Samsung app (.tpk), opt-in: the same native app as on LG, now for Samsung Tizen 4.0 to 9. Faster than the web version. The
.wgtstays available. - Tizen 2018–2020 (4.0/5.0/5.5): the native app now signs in and plays (#180). Installs with a normal certificate, no Partner needed.
- Tizen 8/9: the native app now opens from the TV's app menu, not only from Apps2Samsung (#170).
- Trakt "Now Watching" (#179): Nuvio now tells Trakt when you start and pause, so progress and watched history sync like the official app.
- Visual effects setting (Samsung native): Settings › Advanced. Automatic lowers effects on slower TVs; you can pick Full or Light.
- Self-update (Samsung native): from this version on, the native app can update itself without reinstalling.
Fixed
- Trailers with sound (Samsung native): fullscreen trailers try IMDb first, so Apple TV and Netflix movie trailers have audio (#178).
- Trailer zoom (Samsung native): zoom modes now work, with no black bars at the start (#178).
- Other apps' audio underneath (Samsung native): Samsung TV Plus no longer keeps playing behind Nuvio.
- Card trailer continues on the details page (Samsung native), now with sound.
- Addons not showing until reload (#182): a slow addon (e.g. AIOStreams) is asked once more before the list appears.
- Next-episode card (#177): the thumbnail respects "blur unwatched episodes".
- Rebuffering indicator: a loading ring shows when playback stalls to buffer (LG).
- HDR label (Samsung native): shows the source's HDR type; never Dolby Vision (Samsung TVs don't support it).
Notes
- Samsung, which file? Web version for Tizen 5.5+:
NuvioTV-1.5.4-tizen.wgt. Native (preview): Tizen 4.0–5.5 →NuvioTpk40, 6.0 →NuvioTpk60, 6.5–7 →NuvioTpk65, 8–9 →NuvioTpk. Install with Apps2Samsung; packages are unsigned on purpose. - The
libnuvio-*.sofiles are for the native app's self-update — you don't need to download them. - LG with the Homebrew Channel: add
https://github.com/iqui27/nuvio-native-legacy/releases/latest/download/repo.jsonas a repository to get updates from the channel.