A Smart TV device, also known as a Connected Television (CTV), is a television with built-in Internet capabilities or a set-top box that offers more advanced computing power and connectivity than a contemporary basic television. Smart televisions can be considered as an information device or the computing system of a mobile device integrated in a television unit. As such, a Smart TV often allows the user to install and run more advanced apps or add-ons/add-ons based on a specific platform. Smart TVs run a full operating system or mobile operating system software that provides a platform for app developers.
Smart TV platforms or middleware have a public software development kit (SDK) and/or native development kit (NDK) for applications, so that third-party developers can develop applications for it, and an application store for that end users can install and uninstall applications. themselves. The public SDK allows third-party companies and other interactive application developers to "write" applications once and see them run correctly on any device that supports the Smart TV platform or middleware architecture for which it was written, regardless of the hardware manufacturer.

Smart TVs deliver content (such as photos, movies, and music) from other computers or network-attached storage devices on a network using a Digital Living Network Alliance/Universal Plug and Play media server or similar service program such as Windows Media Player or connected to the network. storage (NAS), or via iTunes. It also provides access to Internet-based services, including traditional television broadcast channels, catch-up services, video on demand (VOD), electronic program guide, interactive advertising, personalization, voting, games, social networks and other applications. multimedia. Smart TV allows access to movies, shows, video games, apps and more. Some of those apps include Netflix, Hulu, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon.