Android Smart TV : How to Connect to WiFi Network and Setup Internet Connection in Android TV

This articles shows how to to connect Android Smart TV to WiFi network and access internet. We have to connect Android TV to WiFi Router or mobile hotspot to access internet.

Steps to Connect to WiFi Router:

• Turn on WiFi Router and note the SSID name or WiFi name
• Turn on Android TV and go to Settings
• Select Network and Internet
• Select SSID name or WiFi name from available network list
• Enter WiFi Password
• Select Connect

Steps to Connect to Mobile Hotspot:

• Create hotspot in mobile phone
  
• Turn on Mobile Hotspot and note the SSID name or hotspot name
• Turn on Android TV and go to Settings, select settings icon from home screen
  
• Select Network and Internet option
  
• Select SSID name or hotspot name from available network list
• Enter Password of the hotspot
  
• Select Connect

For more details please check the following video tutorial.

 

All Smart TV : Screen Mirroring Using Google Home App | Connect Mobile Phone to TV | Screen Casting

This article shows how to do screen mirroring using google home app. Screen mirroring transfers the media you are playing on your smartphone onto your TV over a Wi-Fi connection, So you can watch video in big screen.

For this, your TV should support chromecast feature. Go to settings --> device preferences and search for cast or chromecast built-in option.

Steps to Start Mirroring:

• Install google home app from playstore in your phone
• Connect both mobile phone and TV to same wifi network (we can use mobile hotspot)
• Open Google home app
• Tap on devices tab
• Tap on TV name
• Tap on Screen mirroring
• Tap on Start

Steps to Stop Mirroring:

• Opens Google Home App
• Tap on connected TV name
• Tap on Stop Mirroring

For more details please check the following video tutorial.

 

Android TV : How to Change Screen Resolution FULL HD, 4K, 8K | Change Display Resolution

This article shows how to change screen resolution of android TV. Android TV has provided an option to change the resolution based on our requirements, options are 8K, 4K, Full HD, and HD. Normally android TV will auto select the best resolution for the TV, but user can change it.

Procedures to Follow:

Go to settings, select Display, then select screen resolutions, you would be able to see the list of supported resolutions, please select one resolution from the list and apply it. This way we can change the display resolution of the TV.

 Steps:

• Settings
• Display
• Screen Resolutions
• Select One Resolution from the list
• Apply the selected resolution

For more details please check the following video tutorial.

 

Smart TV : How to Stop / Block Auto Update of Pre-Installed Apps or System Apps in any Smart TV

This article shows how to stop auto update of preinstalled apps or system apps. Some times update of system apps would break the functionality of the smart TV, hence we need an option to control the update of the system apps. Android Smart TV has provided an option to control auto update of the system and preinstalled apps. This option is available in the google play-store app.

Procedures to follow:

Go to settings, then click on apps, then select see all apps, open google play-store from the installed apps list, then select settings of play store app, then select auto update apps options and disable it

Steps:

• Settings
• Apps
• See all apps
• Open google play-store app
  
• Select Settings of google play-store app
  
• Select Auto update apps and disable it
  

For more details please check the following video tutorial. 

Smart TV : How to Clear Cache of All Apps | Fix Storage PROBLEM Free UP Space

This article shows how to clear cache of all apps and fix storage problem and free up space.

This would be useful if storage of the TV is full and you are not able to install any new apps or games and TV is stuck. Please follow the below procedure, you should be able to fix this issue.

Procedures to follow:

Go to Settings, then select Device Preferences, then select Storage, then select Cached data, select clear cache of all apps.

Steps:

• Settings
• Device Preferences
• Storage
• Cached data
• Clear Cache
  

For more details please check the following video tutorial.

 

Android TV : How to Allow Install Apps From Unknown Sources | Fix App Not Installed Error

This article shows how to allow Install apps from unknown sources for experiment and fix app not installed error. This would be useful in the situation where you want to test some apps in your TV, for example, you have developed an app and you want to test that app on android TV.

Procedures to follow:

Go to Settings , then go to Apps, then go to Security and restrictions, then select the app for which we need to allow install apps from unknown sources.

Steps:

• Settings
• Apps
• Security and Restrictions
• Select App

For more details please check the following video tutorial. 

Android TV Keyboard Settings | Gboard Settings | Add new Keyboard

This article shows keyboard settings of Android TV. This is applicable for all TVs which are running on Android TV OS.

This article has covered following topics.

• How to Change Keyboard Language
• How to Add New Keyboard and Activate it
• How to Install a Keyboard App form Play store

With this tutorial, you would be able to change language of TV keyboard to your native language, you can also add new keyboard if you don't like the layout default gborad keyboard, it also teaches how to search and install new keyboard from google playstore.

For more details please check the following video tutorial.