Smart TV Alliance (STA) is an international standardization organization responsible for creating the development and execution environment specifications, which are based on existing technologies and standards (e.g. HTML/CSS3/JavaScript/DOM/SSDP/DRM/codecs/protocols) for smart TVs. Organization goal is making possible the cross-platform smart TV application development and QA. STA publishes regularly new SDKs, emulators, specifications and white papers.
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Enable developer mode on LG WebOS tv
I'm developing a simple app on a LG webOS smart TV.
Since I had no luck running my app from the usb drive, I'm trying to use the developer mode from Eclipse IDE.
The thing is:
I've added a new target configuration, pointing to the physical TV…

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Samsung SmartTV get current time
How can I get current time for Samsung SmartTV app written on HTML, CSS and JavaScript?
The problem is in Javascript Date object. When I call new Date() on the web environment, I receive system Date value with current time. But when I instantiate…

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Change page on TV browser with channel changer button on remote control?
I'm trying to create a website and it's going to be used on Smart TV browsers...
I would like to facilitate user's navigation only using the channel changer button, so my question is:
Is it possible to make a function to detect Channel Up or Channel…

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Tools for creating app for Smart TV
I should create app for Smart TV. I have googled, but I don't find something that can help me. And I want to know is it possible to create the app only on Java without JavaScript? What do I should use? Help me please :) Thanks in advance!

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How do test Smart TV Alliance SDK app on actual Device
I've been playing with the Smart TV Alliance SDK and have built an app which runs fine on the emulator but I need to test and demo it on an actual device before I continue with the project.
I have purchased an LG TV with the latest firmware and need…

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Creating a single SmartTV app for multiple platforms of Samsung and LG
I want to create a smart TV app for samsung and LG, which should run on their specific platforms.
The app should be capable of running on the below platforms of LG:-
LG Smart TV SDK V3.0.
LG Smart TV SDK V2.4.0
webOS TV SDK 1.2.0
The app should…

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How to install LG NetCast App on WebOS Smart TV
I can install a webOS app on a webOS tv without problem using the ares tools.
LG have told me that webOS devices also support NetCast and Smart TV Alliance apps in compatibility mode, however, I cannot figure out how to install either a NetCast or…

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Test smart tv app on Philips TV
The Samsung Smart TV's have got a developer account, with the developer account you can download applications from your computer to your tv for stand alone use or to test them.
I need to do tha same thing, but in a Philips smart TV. Have these TVs a…

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Getting device info from Toshiba SmartTV
I have a little problem with development HTML5 app on Toshiba SmartTV platform.
Did anyone knows how to get device info from TV like Model, Firmware, MAC, IP? I tried to find some docs about it but, Toshiba is now one of the smartTV alliance and on…

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Embed Youtube Player in Smart Tv Alliance App
I am developing an app with an embedded Youtube Player for the "Smart Tv Alliance" platform (using the latest SDK @ smarttv-alliance.org).
I am using the iframe-html5 version of the Player APIs and I get the following behavior: the player embed…

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Unable to publish Smart Tv app on Samsung Store
I am trying to publish 'Smart TV' app on 'Samsung Store (Saller Account)', but Its telling that we can not publish Smart Tv app, we can just publish 'Tizen TV' app.
I want to upload 'Smart tv' app. We are developing app in SDK link…

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Smart TV App SDKs and support of auto start and auto update
I'm a newbe in SmartTV app development and trying to figure out if the related devices (SmartTVs) through their SDKs of the two major vendors Samsung and LG support the following when it comes to a custom implemented app:
Is it possible to auto…

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GetScreenRect_PosMode() and GetScreenRect_SizeMode() returns -2
I'm trying to figure out how to do PiP. I followed this guide:
http://samsungdforum.com/Guide/tec00103/index.html
This line:
alert('POSMODE : ' + pluginWindow.GetScreenRect_PosMode() + ', SIZEMODE : ' +…

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How do test Smart TV Alliance SDK app on Toshiba Device
I've try to deploy and test an app made with the Smart TV Alliance SDK on an Toshiba Smart TV (32L4363D), but I can not find any informations on how to deploy apps for Toshiba devices. Only hint that I found on SAT-Page was an email-adress…

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Packaging and testing the app in smart tv
I am creating the app for LG and panasonic smart tv's using smart tv alliance sdk. How can i package and test the app in the real tv.

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