How to play an M3U playlist on a Samsung Smart TV
An M3U playlist is a link from your provider that lists your channels. A Samsung TV cannot open such a link on its own, but a media player app can. This guide shows how to add your playlist to Veyra Player.
Updated 16.09.2026
What you need
- A Samsung Smart TV with Veyra Player
- The playlist link from your provider, for example
http://example.com/list.m3u - Your phone (optional, it makes typing the link much easier)
Step by step
- Open Veyra Player on the TV and accept the terms of use. The activation screen shows a device code and a QR code.
- Start the free trial on the TV, or scan the QR code and choose a licence on your phone.
- On the TV, open Settings → Portals and scan the QR code on that screen with your phone.
- On your phone, add a portal: give it a name, paste the playlist link and save.
- The TV switches to the new playlist within a few seconds and loads your channels.
Groups, logos and TV guide
Channel groups and logos are read from the playlist (group-title and tvg-logo). If the playlist includes a guide link (url-tvg), Veyra Player loads the XMLTV guide and shows what is on now and next on every channel.
Channels that include catch-up information can be rewound and watched from the archive, when your provider offers it.
Troubleshooting
- No channels: open the link in your phone’s browser. If nothing downloads, ask your provider for a new link.
- No guide: check that the playlist contains a
url-tvglink. Compressed guide files (.gz) are not supported yet. - Several playlists: you can save up to five and switch between them in Settings → Portals.
Important
Veyra Player is only a player. We do not provide, sell, host or link to any channels, films, series or subscriptions. You need your own service from a provider, and you are responsible for having the right to use it.