How would it be convenient for you to log in and register on the TV?

Question

Computer networks

There is an application for Smart TV. How convenient would it be for you to register and log in to it, because:
1. You cannot send a confirmation link by mail, because there is most likely no mail on the TV.
2. You have to enter letters from the remote control, there are usually (yet) no letters there, especially Cyrillic.

Answer 1

Telephone? Confirmation comes via SMS

Answer 2

2. You have to enter letters from the remote control, there are usually (yet) no letters there, especially Cyrillic.

I didn't understand this point. For example, the SDK of Samsung and LG TVs has an on-screen keyboard with a choice of layouts. That's the only way to enter text.

Answer 3

It would be convenient not to enter at all.
You can also register through ordinary Internet devices (PC, mobile, laptop, tablet ...), and log in simply by choosing from the accounts already offered after registration. If you need a semblance of a password, then let him check me with a camera / fingerprint / voice in the end. Nobody wants to sit down at the TV and start entering a 17-digit code. Yes, even 3-digit personally I would be too lazy. It's still a TV.

Answer 4

Link? a one-time code is displayed on the monitor and entered in the mobile in a special application, the code is calculated based on personal data and the current time. The number of digits is not necessarily large. Last resort qr-code.

Answer 5

It would be ideal to just not use letters and numbers. If we are talking about an account for a TV that does not spread further, but remains only in this device, then the ideal option is:

• When registering, you simply create an avatar for yourself, instead of a login (There is a little man for whom you choose a cap, a T-shirt of some color and some other item, for example.)
• To log in, you just need to select your own from the available registered avatars.

Of course, this option is not at all secure, but what is there to hide from prying eyes? This is a TV...

Answer 6

You can see how this is implemented on YouTube - a QR code is shown on the screen, which is convenient to open with your phone to complete the registration.

Answer 7

Now I also thought: TVs have an individual identifier, but is it possible to get it from the application?
If so, then you don’t even need a phone, you don’t even need to register in the usual sense.

Answer 8

Registration on TV looks like insanity. It must contain a unique hardware identifier.

Answer 9

Depends on the target audience of the app, availability of apps on other platforms, and the need to pair devices.

Answer 10

Not through TV. In general, there are a lot of questions here: from “why is this needed” to “how will it be used”.
I propose this option ( taking into account the active connection of the TV to the Internet , since without this connection, it seems to me that a 3-digit pin code will be enough)
Registration:
1. The “registration” item is selected. The TV shows a certain temporary code (taken from the site *).
2. Use a PC/laptop/tablet/phone to visit the website* and enter this code.
3. A regular questionnaire is issued with a login, password, etc.
* The site must be specified, moreover, it is necessary that the site could be changed or at least selected from the list if the absence of registration imposes at least some restrictions on use. And then the site will be bent (life - it is diverse) and the TV - throw it away? At the same time, it is quite possible (in theory) that the manufacturer works, but has lost access to the site or the site is blocked for the user.
those. in fact, I propose a system for linking equipment to a regular account, like a phone for two-factor authorization, etc. I propose the following authorization
process : 1. Displaying a list of linked accounts. 2. When you click on the account, you can go to its properties or (by another click) - log in
3. There are three mandatory items in the properties: log in, move up the list, remove the binding (the action should NOT require authorization - the maximum request for a master password so that the owner of the TV can delete "left" guests-children-naughty).
4. When autoization is activated, request a 3-6 digit pin code. They need to be allowed to change on the site and it should NOT be the password for the account. (Already present here: internal identifier, list of authorized users and selected account.) As a mandatory alternative: allow authorization from the site by clicking on the link from the linked account.

Answer 11

Authorization application for smartphone and QR code