How to Install Apps to Smart TV

In this article, TipsMake will show you how to download applications from the application store on Smart TV. Keep reading to learn how to use this useful feature.

On Samsung Smart TV

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Turn on the TV. Remember that the TV must be connected to the internet to download the application.

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Press the Home button on the remote. On some controls this button has a house-shaped icon.

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Select Apps and press the "Select" button. You will use the arrow buttons on the remote to scroll down to the Apps page and the multicolored "Select" buttons to select.

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Select category. At the top of your TV screen, you'll see the What's New and Most Popular tabs , and the Search tab is in the top right corner of the screen.

You can use the Search tab to search by application name.

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Select the application you want to download. This is the operation to open the application page.

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Select Install and press the "Select" button. This button is below the application name. After selecting Install , the application will be downloaded to the TV.

If this is a paid app, you'll see a button displaying the price.

After downloading the app to your TV, you can select Open to open it directly from the app page.

On LG Smart TV

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Turn on the TV. Always remember that the TV must be connected to the internet to download the application.

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Press the SMART button on the remote. This is the button to access the home page.

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Select the profile icon. This is a human-shaped icon located in the top right corner of the screen.

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Enter LG account information and select Sign In . Account information includes email address and password.

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Use the navigation button on the remote to scroll down. The home page will slide to the right, you will see many different categories of applications.

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Select an application category. On the home page, there are various tabs with category names (e.g. GAME WORLD ) in the top left corner of the screen, select a category to see related apps.

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Select the application you want to download. This is the operation to open the application page.

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Select the Install button . This button is below the application name.

You will see this button displaying the price instead of Install if this is a paid application.

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Select OK when prompted. The application begins to be downloaded to the TV. After downloading, you can select Launch that appears in the Install button previously to open the application.

On Sony Android Smart TV

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Turn on the TV. Remember that the TV must be connected to the internet to download the application.

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Press the HOME button on the remote. This is the button to access the TV's home page.

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Scroll down to the "Apps" section. At the touch surface of the TV remote, swipe down to make the screen slide down.

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Select Store and tap the touch surface. Store is the multicolored Google Play Store icon located in the far left corner of the "Apps" section.

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Access the application. You can swipe right to see the "Entertainment" app tab, or swipe down to select a specific category, for example TV Remote Games .

You can swipe up to select the magnifying glass icon, then enter a keyword.

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Select the application you want to download and press the button on the remote. This is the operation to open the application page.

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Select INSTALL and press control. This option is located right below the application name.

If this is a paid application, the price will be displayed here.

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Select ACCEPT (Agree). This button is on the right side of the screen. This operation requires downloading the application to the TV. When completed, you can select OPEN to open the application.

On Apple TV

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Turn on the TV. If Apple TV is the default input, simply turn it on and the Apple TV will wake up immediately.

You'll need to change the input to use Apple TV if it's not the default input.

If the TV is not connected to the internet, you cannot download apps.

You cannot download apps to Apple TV if your device is 3rd generation or earlier.

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Select App Store and touch the touch surface on the remote. The App Store is an app with a white "A" icon on a dark blue background. Click to open the App Store.

If you use the Apple TV app on iPhone, you must first open the app.

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Scroll down to the App Store interface. By default, the App Store loads a "Featured" page, where you see popular apps.

You can pull down the Search bar , tap the remote, and type in the name of the app you want to find.

Select the Categories tab to view apps by category.

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Select the application you want to download and click the control. This is the operation to open the application page.

If you are accessing the Categories tab , you must select a category first.

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Select INSTALL and press the control. This option is in the middle of the app page. The application will be downloaded to Apple TV.

For paid apps, this button will display the price.

You may be asked to enter your Apple ID and password for paid apps.

On Amazon Fire TV

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Turn on the TV. If Fire Stick is the default input device (or was just used), you'll see the Amazon Fire TV home page.

You'll need to change the input to use your Fire Stick if it's not the default input.

If your TV is not connected to the internet, you cannot install apps.

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Open the sidebar. Simply press the left navigation button on the remote to drag the screen to the left until the sidebar appears.

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Select Apps and press the "Select" button. This is a circular button located between the navigation buttons. You'll see the Apps option around the middle of the sidebar.

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Select application filter. You can scroll down and select the Spotlight tab to see featured apps. For example, the Top Free tab sorts free apps from highest to lowest rating.

If you want to access the entire application, select the Categories feature and select the category you are interested in.

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Select the application and press the "Select" button on the remote. This is the operation to open the application page.

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Select Get and press the "Select" button on the remote. You will see the Get button below to the right of the application icon. The app you choose will be downloaded to your Amazon Fire TV.

You'll see the app price instead of Get if this is a paid app.

For older versions of Amazon Fire TV, you may see Download or Install instead of Get .