Is it possible to connect a HID USB device (such as a HID keyboard or Mouse) to smart TV? I just picked up a Vizio Smart TV (that has a USB port on the side) and would like to see if I could connect a USB device and then communicate to it via an app.

If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.

Thanks.

im still missing my apps. Is this problem fixed yet?

You should use the @Internet button or similar button to bring up the dock on the TV. You may have to access Y! from the Samsung platform by selecting the "Y!" app on Samsung.

Question: "Bring up the TV Dock by pressing the Yahoo! TV key on the remote control?" I do not have a "Yahoo! TV key" on my Samsung TV remote The TV is a 2010 model. Any ideas on which button could work? Thanks, JMC

@D - This question is intended for developers while building apps for Y! Connected TV. This does not affect any TVs.

If you are having any issues with your TV you may view the Y! Connected TV help: Troubleshooting problems with Connected TV apps

I hope this helps.

I understand that the conventional TV remote makes for a sub-optimal browsing experience, but sometimes you can tolerate that for the convenience of grabbing something quickly while you're watching TV. I use a web-enabled flip-phone for checking my Yahoo mail and if I have something compelling that doesn't translate well to a thumb-sized screen, I get on my laptop to check it out, Sometimes people are willing to settle for sub-optimal. I don't believe this is technically impossible, but it doesn't produce licensing revenue, so Vizio and Yahoo have no use for it. Why don't you just build a browser and let your customers decide if they want to use it?

Here's an idea: Make the web browser for the TV, and I can use my laptop, which is on the same wireless network as the TV, to do the typing and nav needed to access web pages I want to access--like my own. It would be nice to navigate on the web and share the experience with others. Until Y! decides to go that route, it is only fair that you explicitly state in the product description that there's no web browser.

I am surprised to see that there is no app to view pictures from Microsofts SkyDrive on VIZIO TV yet. Hope somebody is working on building one.

My tv is still lacking all the apps. Vizio said it's a yahoo problem but according to you the problem has been fixed. Why then don't I have my apps?

Good news! Service to all TVs has been restored! We apologize for any inconvenience with this outage. You may need to reset your TV to restore.

Developers: We are in the process of checking all other services including the TV App Upload Tool. While we check this tool we ask that you refrain from uploading any new apps or update existing apps. We should have this check complete in 24 hours from now (~2:30pm PST 5/3/13).

@Joseph - This issue should be resolved. If you are still seeing problems please perform a factory reset and all should be back to normal. Refer to your TVs manual for instructions on how to perform a factory reset. You may need to reinstall some apps after the factory reset. Sorry again for the inconvenience.

I cannot log in to Yahoo on my VIZIO SV422XVT 42-Inch Class XVT Series 240Hz sps LCD VIZIO Internet Apps HDTV. As well I cannot open Tunein Radio, Pandora, Accuweather, etc. However, I can open Netflix and Hulu Plus-- both which I added much later than the other apps. I thought the problem might be that I just moved from DC to Palm Springs, CA, area. But when I called Vizio they alerted me to the problem with Yahoo. Are there fixes I can do to get back app usage?
Thanks!

Connected TV Users:Good news! Service to your TV has been restored! We apologize for any inconvenience with this outage. We have found and resolved the issue.

Developers:We are in the process of checking all other services including the TV App Upload Tool. While we check this tool we ask that you refrain from uploading any new apps or update existing apps. We should have this check complete in 24 hours from now (~2:30pm PST 5/3/13).

Thank you again for your patience!

@Hacktobismo - No need to enter a developer code. We are working on a fix and hope to have this issue resolved soon. Again, sorry for the inconvenience!

I'm having the same problem the tv tells me to enter a developer code but I cabt find were to enter it

We are currently experiencing an outage of the Yahoo! Connected TV Store (Widget Gallery on older TVs). We are ware of this issue and working on fixing all TVs as fast as we possible can. This issue will affect all Yahoo! Connected TVs.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

Thanks, The Yahoo! Connected TV Team

we turned on our tv to find all of our widgets gone. when we tried to launch the widgets gallery, it open up empty. we dont understand what happened, or how to fix it.please help with this issue?

Well after several attempts the app is finally working. My wife is disappointed that the app is not full screen. Other than that it seems to be ok. Thanks for the help!

Humm..I checked my apps at FB and neither my Vizio TV nor my Vizio blu-ray player is listed. But the FB app on the blue-ray player works fine. weird.

No Patrick it's not closed or resolved. My FB app does not work. Never has. It looked like it would but it tried to load up but nothing happened. I just tried the fix Elinor suggested and nothing happened. Nadda..zip, zilch ..zero. Oh well.

Oh yes my wife's password is 11 characters long and has only one symbol.

hello , I belive I have the same problem on my Bravia KDL-55EX645.Help!

Great! Thanks for verifying Dolores! =)

I'm in!!! Thanks Elinor!!

So, nobody's got no nuthin to report, eh?

Well, Elinor, I guess this is a case of "No news is good news." From the silence here I assume you can consider this issue solved and closed...

Thanks again for you part in making it happen, Elinor.

Gerry,

Here is the resolution for users that are not using any special characters: - Login to Facebook on a laptop, mobile, or iPad. - Go to settings icon (far top right) and click Account Settings. - On the far left column, scroll down to "Apps" and select it. - Edit "Apps you use" and turn "Platform On" (some users will have a default setting of "Off" if you don't allow any 3rdparty apps on Facebook)

This will enable Facebook app to work on the Vizio TV platform.

Elinor

thanks for help i use it in ukash and its work perfectly

And I would like to thank Elinor for inviting me to bring my issue to Yahoo to see if we could replicate the problem and find its solution. We were successful on both counts.

To those here who like me continued to be frustrated by solutions that turned out not to be solutions, would you please try implementing the instructions Elinor describes above and then report back here about your results? I'm hoping you are all taken care of by this...

I must say, Elinor could not have been any warmer, more gracious, personable, or accommodating than she was during my visit, my rather harsh criticism in this forum notwithstanding. She even gave me some cool Yahoo merchandise on the way out. Thank you again, Elinor, and thanks to John the computer scientist for his expertise.

I hope this solves everyone's FB/Vizio issue. It solved mine...

-Patrick

Hi All,

I would first like to thank Patrick for helping us debug his issue and pinpoint the trouble that has been causing some users.

Here is the resolution for users that are not using any special characters:- Login to Facebook on a laptop, mobile, or iPad.- Go to settings icon (far top right) and click Account Settings.- On the far left column, scroll down to "Apps" and select it.- Edit "Apps you use" and turn "Platform On" (some users will have a default setting of "Off" if you don't allow any 3rdparty apps on Facebook)

This will enable Facebook app to work on the Vizio TV platform.

If you are a user that had issues with the special characters in your password, we are pushing out a new version this week.

Regards,Elinor

In general, browsing the web on a TV is a poor experience, particularly if you only have a TV remote for text and navigation. Using a mouse and keyboard in the living room while watching TV is another good example why this is not the best experience. For these reasons Y! did not create a browser on the TV. We believe bringing content available on the web to the TV via apps is a better experience for the user.

For similar reasons we do not have a email or messenger app for the TV. Text entry using a remote is not the best experience :) Keep in mind that many of the TVs are shipped with a very simple remote. You can imagine responding to a email using up-down-left-right on your remote.

To all here who are still waiting for a solution, please let me report this: Elinor has graciously invited me to come to Yahoo today to try to log on to their engineers' sets so the errors that occur can be captured and error logs can be created. Hopefully this will lead to a solution.

I will report back after the visit, as I assume Elinor will , and hopefully there will be good news.

I give respect to Elinor, as I have been rather loud and vociferous in my criticism in this forum. I meant and stand by everything I said, but for Elinor to extend an invitation after all she's read here was quite surprising, very appreciated, and worthy of respect.