There are thousands of applications in the Google Play optimized for Android TV Box. So, installing apps on Android TV isn’t a problem, just open the Google Play, find an app on your Android TV and click on Install. But, unfortunately, some applications of media TV Box may not be available due to your location or your device may simply not be supported.
The solution to this problem of using Android TV Box Apps is very simple, because all Android TV Box are equipped with a pair of USB ports and identify USB drives, be it flash drives or portable hard drives. To install the application on Android TV from Flash:
- Download the APK file of the application
- Copy the downloaded application to the USB drive
- Plug the drive to Android TV
- Open the file explorer and install the app
That’s all, by this simple instruction you can install any Android TV Box Apps and games! Also you can install Android TV remote control app to your smartphone and forget about remote controller! Just follow instruction:
- Download and install Android TV Remote Control to your smartphone or tablet
- Connect your smartphone and TV Box to the same Wi-Fi network
- Confirm the connection to your box
- Enjoy!
A mobile phone has many advantages as a remote, compared to a standard one, so that you can use an Android phone on TV. But the coolest thing is typing on the virtual keyboard of the smartphone, which is more convenient than using the keyboard on the box screen, or a separate keyboard, so it is better TV Android interface.
Have some questions? Ask it in the comment below and I’ll help you as soon as possible!
Download APK from Google Play
To download apk from Google Play, you actually need to download this file manager from Play Market. In addition to extracting the APK file, this program can manage the backup of installed applications, videos and images. Of course firstly you need to install app from Google Play.
After you done with the app:
- Run the Astro file manager
- Give it all permissions, that app will ask
- Make a swipe to the left
- Click on the “App Manager”
- Select apps to get APK
- Tap on the three dots in the upper right corner and select “Backup”
- After backup will be done, you’ll find apk in “storage/sdcard/backups/apps”
Done! Now you know how download apk from Google Play and manage it!
How to get apk from Google Play without installing
Just open your browser and follow instruction:
- Search some app in the Google Play
- In the address bar instead of domain play.google.com we tape apk-dl.com (don’t touch anything else, only change the domain)
- Press Enter
- You will immediately redirected to the page with a description of the application in which the button for saving APK file will appear
- On the next page, click “Start Download”
After pressing the button, the downloading will begin and you’ll be able to get apk from Google Play store!
Read moreAndroid TV
Android TV is the entertaiment system, developed by Google and based on mobile OS Android. This system allows you to do many things, for example:
- Watch movies, tv shows, play music etc
- Use YouTube, Twitch, Netflix and other services
- Use Chromecast
- Install apps from Google Play
- Play games
- Plan your day, control home devices and TV with built in Google Assistant
If you want to test the Android TV it is not neccessary to buy a new TV, you can install it on PC by the instruction below or buy only an Android TV Box, that can be connected to any TV. If you want to select what Android TV device you can buy – here is the list:
- Android TV
- TV Box
- NVidia Shield
Have some questions? Write it in the comments below!
Read moreAndroid TV games
Google wants to make Android TV a full-fledged game platform, at least for casual games. And Android TV settings are constantly being improved. Therefore, you can easily connect to gamepads via Bluetooth and enjoy Android TV games.
To connect gamepad and use it in Android TV games follow instruction:
- Go to settings
- Find “Bluetooth” in “Network and Accessories” group
- Press on “Connect” and turn on your gamepad
- Select gamepad name on Android TV and pair it
Done! Now you can use gamepad in games on Android TV Box. In addition, many modern gamepads have “mouse mode”, just switch in on and you will see a cursor on the screen of your Android TV, which is very convenient.
After connecting gamepad, it’s time to install some Android TV games! There are a lot of entertaining games on Android TV Box, that you can try. Just open Google Play, select “Games” or just search with the game name and click on “Install”. If you want to download game from alternative source – just install it like any other app.
If you have already installed game Android TV and have achieved something great in the game and would like to share this – take a screenshot!
This is done in the same way as on any Android device:
- Simultaneously press and hold the power button and volume down on your RC for about a second
- Screenshot is saved in “/SDCard/Pictures/Screenshots”
Also you can share how to play games on Android TV box and send your screenshots in the comments below.
Read moreApps for Android
Here you can find instructions on how to use apps for Android, how to install it, manage or delete them. Also, if you have some problems with apps for Android and you don’t find compabatible instruction – just write your problem in the comments and I’ll help you!
Don’t forget, to install apps for Android not from Google Play you need to activate installing from unknown sources:
- Open “Settings”
- Go to “Security”
- Enable “Unknown sources”
After enabling you can install apps from any sources! Be careful, applications can be infected with some kind of filth!
Instructions for install Android applications:
- Alternative App Store for Android
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- Apps keep crashing Android
- Download APK from Google Play
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