How do I install a Yahoo! Connected TV Widget on a TV so I can test it?

Question

I am developing a Yahoo! Connected TV Widget (using tools including the simulator provided by Yahoo!) How can I install my widget on a real TV so that I can test it?

Answer 1

All you need is a connected TV from any of the supported OEMs (Sony, Samsung, LG, VIZIO) to test your widget.

From the TV open the Widget Gallery, hit the green button, go to the Developer Settings and get your Developer Code.

Go to: http://gallery.tv.widgets.yahoo.com/publisher/ and upload your widget to test on the TV.

It's really easy to test on a real device.

Answer 2

I think the installation of widget is tightly controlled by Yahoo, so it has to go through their QA approval process and only then it's released for public. I don't think you can install it directly on any TV.

But you can try the Widget Development Simulator to test.

Answer 3

The documentation Yahoo! provides for deploying widgets to TV's before they have passed Yahoo! QA is not available online, but is installed as part of the WDK. I found the document finally in

/usr/local/share/WDK/doc/YWE_Developer_Guide.pdf

There are 3 options

• Use an OEM device with special interfaces
• Use the pre-publish website as Connected TV describes above (thanks!)
• Do the whole Yahoo! QA process and make the widget available to the world