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Samsung TV app not working
Been having an issue the past month or so with the app attempting to reconnect while watching any channel on the Xfinity stream app on Samsung TV. Also an issue fast forwarding through commercials in recorded programs. Fast forwarding would actually jump backwards to the previous commercial block. Both super annoying. Today the app won't even load. Tried all the troubleshooting steps including restarting the TV, the router, reinstalled the app, etc.
I have an Amazon fire stick plugged into the Samsung TV. Installed Xfinity stream app on the fire stick, guess what? It works fine... Also works on my iPad.
So this is a problem with the Xfinity stream app for the Samsung TV app, period. Any idea when there will be a fix for the Samsung TV Xfinity stream app?




user_5w15rf
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34 Messages
3 days ago
Have you made sure your model is compatible with Xfinity streaming app? https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/activating-xfinity-stream-smarttvs
if it is, you can always reach out to Xfinity support for them to refresh your account on the backend
That may help give you a better streaming connection
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hardcoal80
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8 Messages
3 days ago
I have the same problem. The app won't load. It just has the Xfinity splash screen with the 3 dots moving back and forth.
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user_r53yfm
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3 Messages
3 days ago
I have been in contact with support and they ran out of ideas. They sent out a technician this past Sunday and all the hardware is in good working order. He measured 1.23gb download speed...
I tried all the troubleshooting steps on the website. As I mentioned the issue started happening a month ago, so yeah, it was working on my compatible TV before. For about a year, actually the Samsung TV version of the Xfinity app worked nicely.
Whatever they did to the app recently [Edited: "Language"] it up. It won't even load now...
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XfinityAldrik
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1 day ago
Thank you for reaching out to us @user_r53yfm! We appreciate the details you’ve shared! Could you please send us a DM with your full name, full address, the username being used to sign in to the Xfinity app?
Additionally, please follow these steps to determine and DM your Samsung TV model and software version:
To send a "Direct Message" to Xfinity Support:
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hardcoal80
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8 Messages
13 hours ago
Quick update... The app loaded last night. I could watch Live TV and Recorded programs, but now we are back to the original problems.
These problems don't make the app completely unwatchable. But super annoying, and imagine trying to explain it to someone else...
FYI... and this is important, I have been in contact with Xfinity support. I followed both sets of instructions from support above. So yes, my TV is plugged in. Yes, the model of the TV newer than 2019 and is compatible with the app. Let's see what other "idiot-test" questions have I already passed? Oh, yes, a technician has already been to the house, and the internet is working at top-notch speeds. I have tried Xfinity stream on our Amazon Fire TV, and it works fine. We can also watch streams and recorded programs on our smartphones and iPad.
THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SAMSUNG TV APP. Just wrote that big so readers see it... Thank you
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user_46656d
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17 Messages
12 hours ago
Just out of curiosity, has anyone tired to clear cache for the app itself on the Samsung TV? Doing a quick google search it looks like it can be done by the following steps:
I think even if you delete apps from your TV some files stay behind to help reinstall the app faster at a later time.
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hardcoal80
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8 Messages
10 hours ago
Well, either the account reset or the cache clearing has the Xfinity App not loading again. It's back to the Xfinity Stream splash screen with the 3 rotating dots... Bummer...
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hardcoal80
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8 Messages
6 hours ago
Just updating here for anyone following. The issue with Xfinity App not starting up was solved by tech support resetting the app on our account. We had to log in to the app again and it loaded. The fast-forward while watching a recorded program still remains. It's the least annoying issue...
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