Samsung TV Plus gets major update focused on performance and functionality،
Typically, Samsung doesn’t make any announcements when it launches new features or improvements to its TV Plus service. So the latest update is a bit of an anomaly, but in a good way.
If the Korean company decided to publish an article announcing the updatethat means it’s very important, and judging by the list of changes confirmed by Samsung, it certainly seems like a major update.
Available in 24 countries, Samsung TV Plus is now getting a significant update that introduces user interface improvements and new features, both aimed at making content discovery easier and improving the user experience.
The most obvious change included in the update is the redesigned home screen, which now offers an overview of available content, in addition to popular titles and recently watched content.
Additionally, the update UI brings new categories on the left side of the home screen, which include sections such as Live TV, Movies/TV Shows, Music, Kids and settings, etc.
In addition to this, region-specific tabs have been added based on each region’s content catalog and user preferences to meet the needs of different markets:
- Music tab for the United States, Australia and New Zealand
- Kids tab for US, Europe, Brazil, Mexico and India
- News tab for India with multilingual support
Another significant change is the updated interface which now includes larger UI elements to further improve the browsing experience. Additionally, users will be able to log into their Samsung accounts to access their favorite channels in one place at the top of the channel guide.
Finally, the latest Samsung TV Plus expands the service’s VOD (Video on Demand) offerings and features. With the latest version of Samsung TV Plus, users will be able to access VOD from the channel guide for instant playback of selected programs without having to wait for a specific episode to arrive on the channel.
And with the “More Like This” feature included in the update, Samsung TV Plus users will receive content suggestions based on their viewing history.
Keep in mind that the latest update, Samsung TV Plus version 5.2, will be available on all Samsung smart TVs released in 2019 or later.
