Hey, what’s up, guys! Do you have a Samsung Smart TV but you have an issue with your Hulu app? The app is just not working or maybe it’s not loading or it’s frozen or unresponsive or a black screen or maybe you’re getting some kind of an error code. No matter what the issue is with your app, you can fix it within no time.
Hulu is one of the widely used video streaming applications in the current period. With a basic or premium Hulu subscription, you can start watching your favorite films, TV series, shows, and much more on the Hulu application.
But, most Samsung TV users are reportedly having an issue with Hulu not working on Samsung TV. If you are also one of those unlucky Samsung TV users with Hulu errors, this post is for you. Here I am going to give you 6 effective solutions to get your Hulu app up and running right now.
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How To Fix Hulu Not Working On Samsung TV
Let’s start with the fixes for Hulu not working on Samsung TV. I have provided the 6 ultimate methods that can make 80 to 90% of the issues with your Hulu app resolve.
1. Reboot Your Samsung TV
The first method is going to be very easy and simple but actually works. Follow the steps given here to reboot your Samsung TV.
- With your Samsung TV on, grab your remote control.
- Press and hold the power button and don’t let go for a few seconds.
- Keep holding onto the power button until the Samsung logo appears.
- Now let go of the remote and wait for it to boot back up.
- Then once the TV is booted back up, just click on Hulu on the remote.
And hopefully, Hulu is up and running. If you’re still down or Hulu not working on Samsung TV still, we’re going to go to the second method. This method is also very, very simple as well.
2. Unplug Your TV
For the second method, what you do is unplug the TV with the TV in on. Here is how to follow the complete procedure.
- With your TV on, go ahead and pull the plug out of the wall socket for your TV.
- As soon as you pull it, the TV is going to turn off just.
- Now, wait for at least one minute.
- After a minute, come back to your wall socket, plug your TV back in.
- Once your Samsung TV boots up, open the Hulu app.
- Hopefully, you’re up and running this time.
If not, we’re going to go to the third method. So if your Hulu not working on Samsung TV still, try the next method.
3. Power Cycle Your Device
If you are still not able to fix the Hulu app on your Samsung TV, try power cycling instead. Here we are going to power cycle the TV, router, and modem.
- First of all, go ahead and just unplug the TV with your TV running on turned on.
- Now, walk to your router and your modem. Pull the power plug for both of them.
- Next, leave the three unplugged for five minutes. After five minutes is up, come back and plug in your router.
- Then, plug in the modem and also plug in your TV. Wait for the TV to boot up.
- Now, wait for about three minutes after your TV boots up.
- After about three minutes, open Hulu and it should be up and running.
- If not, we’re going to go to the fourth method.
4. Update Samsung TV
If Hulu not working on Samsung TV even after trying three methods, you can go for this method. In this method, we suggest you update the Samsung TV. Follow the steps given here to update Samsung TV easily.
- Grab your remote and just press the home button.
- Now, select the three horizontal lines present at the bottom-left corner.
- Next, go to the gear icon and press it to open the settings.
- On the settings page, go down to the “Support” tab.
- Then, click on “Software Update” from the TV.
- Press the option for “Update Now”. Wait for the update to complete.
- Hopefully, after you update it, you should be up and running.
If you see that Hulu is not working even after updating your TV, go to the next method.
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5. Reset The Network
If your Hulu is still not working, the next thing we want to try to do is to reset the network. To reset your device network, follow the steps given here.
- Grab your remote and just press the home button.
- Now, select the three horizontal lines present at the bottom-left corner.
- Next, go to the gear icon and press it to open the settings.
- Here, you have to go to the “General” option and select “Network”.
- Now, just go ahead and click on “Reset Network”.
- A confirmation pop-up will appear. Click on OK to reset your network.
Basically, resetting your network will back off our Internet connection and we have to set up the network again and have to select again if we want wireless or wired. Once the reset is completed, you can set them again by going to the network settings.
Go ahead and find your wireless network or wired network here. Input my password. That’s it. Your TV is now connected to the Internet. Now, go ahead and open up Hulu, and hopefully, you will see that your Hulu is working properly. If not, try the last method.
6. Factory Reset Your TV
The last solution here is to do a factory reset. With the factory reset on your TV, you’re going to lose all the information. Once we do a factory reset, basically it’s going to be like buying a brand new Samsung Smart TV, To to do a factory reset, follow the instructions given below.
- First of all, turn on your TV and go into settings again.
- Now, go down to the option that says “General” from the left.
- Next, move over to the right, go down to the very bottom.
- Here, you will find the “Reset” option. Press on it.
- Now, from here, you may get asked for a PIN. Enter 0000.
- Go ahead and press Continue and reset your TV.
- Once the TV is reset, your device is totally brand new.
Set up your TV just like you did for the first time. Install apps and also set up Hulu. Open Hulu and the app should be up and running.
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Final Words
I hope you liked the methods that I have shared here. Try the methods given here and comment below if my solutions have worked for you. For more how-to articles and fixing guides, visit the TechRulz website. That’s all for this post. See you guys with a new post soon.