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# How to Switch from MagicInfo to URL Launcher on Samsung Tizen?

> Switch a Samsung Tizen digital signage display from MagicInfo to URL Launcher or Custom App so it can run Pickcel, and stop it auto-switching back to MagicInfo.

Here's a step-by-step guide to switch your Samsung Tizen display from MagicInfo to URL Launcher or Custom App. This is required to run Pickcel on Samsung Tizen displays that currently use MagicInfo.

## Switching Method

<Steps>
  <Step title="Press Source button">
    Press the **Source** button on your Samsung remote control.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pickcel-92c6a68f/1iwGKfgz-wjeBQsz/images/player-installation/how-to-switch-from-magicinfo-to-url-launcher-or-custom-app-how-to-switch-off-auto-switching-from-url-launcher-to-magic-info-1.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=1iwGKfgz-wjeBQsz&q=85&s=a147cf023e74c49c83367b21a9e3ff8a" alt="Press Source button on remote" width="1924" height="1084" data-path="images/player-installation/how-to-switch-from-magicinfo-to-url-launcher-or-custom-app-how-to-switch-off-auto-switching-from-url-launcher-to-magic-info-1.jpg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select HDMI input">
    Select **HDMI** (or another source like DVI) to switch away from MagicInfo. MagicInfo runs as its own source on these displays, so you need to leave it before the **System** menu settings become accessible.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pickcel-92c6a68f/1iwGKfgz-wjeBQsz/images/player-installation/how-to-switch-from-magicinfo-to-url-launcher-or-custom-app-how-to-switch-off-auto-switching-from-url-launcher-to-magic-info-2.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=1iwGKfgz-wjeBQsz&q=85&s=3e1e34173ade7ef3b01fbed7ce331d11" alt="Select HDMI source" width="1924" height="1084" data-path="images/player-installation/how-to-switch-from-magicinfo-to-url-launcher-or-custom-app-how-to-switch-off-auto-switching-from-url-launcher-to-magic-info-2.jpg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open System menu">
    Press the **Menu** button on your remote and navigate to **System**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pickcel-92c6a68f/1iwGKfgz-wjeBQsz/images/player-installation/how-to-switch-from-magicinfo-to-url-launcher-or-custom-app-how-to-switch-off-auto-switching-from-url-launcher-to-magic-info-3.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=1iwGKfgz-wjeBQsz&q=85&s=47f52bec1c0e622e103cd11b149a5bfe" alt="Navigate to System menu" width="1924" height="1084" data-path="images/player-installation/how-to-switch-from-magicinfo-to-url-launcher-or-custom-app-how-to-switch-off-auto-switching-from-url-launcher-to-magic-info-3.jpg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Change Play Via setting">
    Scroll down to the bottom of the System menu and locate the **Play Via** option. Change the setting from **MagicInfo** to **URL Launcher**.

    <Info>
      **Version Note:** On Tizen 6.5 and above, this option may appear as **Custom App** instead of URL Launcher.
    </Info>

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pickcel-92c6a68f/1iwGKfgz-wjeBQsz/images/player-installation/how-to-switch-from-magicinfo-to-url-launcher-or-custom-app-how-to-switch-off-auto-switching-from-url-launcher-to-magic-info-4.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=1iwGKfgz-wjeBQsz&q=85&s=c287ff4eecdfb71f1b45525f1c8d455d" alt="Change Play Via setting to URL Launcher" width="3328" height="1946" data-path="images/player-installation/how-to-switch-from-magicinfo-to-url-launcher-or-custom-app-how-to-switch-off-auto-switching-from-url-launcher-to-magic-info-4.jpg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Power cycle the display">
    Power off the display completely, then turn it back on to apply the changes.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Launch URL Launcher">
    After the display restarts, press the **Home** button and select **URL Launcher** from the home menu to launch it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Preventing Auto-Switch Back to MagicInfo

To ensure your display doesn't automatically switch back to MagicInfo, disable the Auto Source Switching feature.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Access System menu">
    Press **Home** on your remote and select **System**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Disable Auto Source Switching">
    Navigate to **Auto Source Switching** in the System menu and set it to **OFF**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Reverting to MagicInfo

You can always switch back to MagicInfo by returning to the **Play Via** setting in the System menu and changing it from URL Launcher/Custom App back to MagicInfo.

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