Samsung TVs get 'essential;' app to enjoy free high-quality music

nhn bugs' essential; app on samsung smart tvs in south korea

Samsung has announced that it has collaborated with NHN Bugs to bring NHN Bugs’ ‘essential;’ music streaming service, which offers music playlists for various moods and occasions, to Samsung’s smart TVs in South Korea. It is available via the essential; app that you can get from the apps section.

As soon as you open the essential; app on a Samsung smart TV, it will start playing music. You will neither have to sign up for nor log in to the service to use it, making this a great option for you if you want to start listening to music without going through the hassle of signing up/logging in or searching for songs.

If you want, you can then search for a playlist on the platform that matches your taste, and click on it, and the app will start playing it. From what we could gather, essential; doesn’t allow you to search for a song. You can only play playlists on it. The app will also show visualizations while the music is playing.

Samsung says essential; will offer exclusive playlists on its TVs. essential; is also available as a channel on Samsung TV Plus in South Korea. You can access it on channel 526 for free around the clock. NHN Bugs also runs the essential; channel on YouTube where you will find playlists for every occasion.

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Abid Iqbal Shaik - Writer

First Samsung device: Galaxy S II

I’m a computer science engineer living in Hyderabad, India, who has a keen interest in automobiles and consumer electronics. My journalism career kicked off in 2017 with MySmartPrice where I wrote news, features, buying guides, and explanatory articles about technology among other things, and reviewed many products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, PC components, smartwatches, audio devices, wearables, and smart home products. Since then, I have worked for 91Mobiles, Apple, and Onsitego, before finally landing on SamMobile.

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Samsung TVs get 'essential;' app to enjoy free high-quality music

Abid Iqbal Shaik - Writer

First Samsung device: Galaxy S II

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