Google Play is very different on TVs. On Android TV it is already somewhat hidden, but on Google TV there is not even a way to find it, as it is camouflaged in the settings. Luckily, now You don’t even need to go through Google TV on TV to install and uninstall applications. There is a better way.
The mobile phone is officially the best way to manage TV applications, being able to install and uninstall applications remotely and without having to struggle with the remote control that never works very well or wasting the afternoon typing with the on-screen keyboard.
Install apps on TV, from your mobile
The next time you want to install an app on your TV with Android TV or Google TV, don’t go to the TV. Is You better do the installation from your mobilebecause you will type more comfortably and search faster. In my case, also, the remote control of my Android TV works terribly, so sometimes I have to resort to using my phone as a remote control to be able to type.
Luckily, Google Play allows us to install applications on the TV from our mobile, and lately it has improved to make it even more intuitive. The most important thing is to go to the tab Other devices and mark the tab Televisionso that the application listings are for Android TV apps.
If you are going to do a search, then that tab does not work, but you must do the search, choose a result “blindly” as to whether or not it will be compatible with the TV and then check it on the arrow on the download button. This arrow opens a list with the compatible devices on which it can be installed and the TV or Chromecast with Google TV will appear there, if it is compatible. These are all the steps to install an application on TV from your mobile:
- Open Google Play on your mobile.
- Find the application you want to install.
- Press the arrow on the download button.
- Check the box on your TV or Chromecast.
- Credit install.
Uninstall apps from TV, also from mobile
Until recently, Google Play allowed us to install applications remotely, but not uninstall them. To uninstall applications from Android TV it was still necessary to search through the menus. If you’re only uninstalling one app, it’s not much of a problem, but once you get a few together the process gets tedious very quickly.
Now Google Play allows us to uninstall applications remotely, which is especially useful for uninstall applications from an Android TV from your mobilebecause it is done much faster.
The process is again quite simple, although it is necessary to know where to go on Google Play, as it cannot be done from the application listing itself. Instead, follow these steps:
- Open Google Play on your mobile.
- Click on your profile photo and enter Manage apps and device.
- Tap on This device to open the drop-down list.
- Choose your Chromecast or TV with Android TV from the list.
- You will be shown a list of the applications installed on that device.
- Check the applications you want to uninstall.
- Press the trash button.
- Credit Uninstall in the confirmation window.
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