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Installing apps on your Philips Smart TV
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should be simple, but sometimes you
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search for an app and can't find it
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anywhere, or it just won't install. The
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good news is, once you follow the
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correct steps for your model, it becomes
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very easy. In this video, I will show
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you how to install apps on your Philips
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Smart TV, whether you are using an
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Android or Google TV model, or an older
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Saffi model. I will also help you fix
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common problems, so make sure you follow
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each step in order. Let's start with
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Philips Android or Google TV models,
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because these give you the most
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flexibility. First, make sure your TV is
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connected to the internet, since apps
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require an active connection to
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download. Now, press the home button on
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your remote to open the main screen.
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When the home screen appears, move to
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the app section. From there, open the
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Google Play Store, which is the official
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place to download apps and has the
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colorful triangle icon. If you do not
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see it, use the search option inside
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apps or press and hold the Google
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Assistant button on your remote and say
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Play Store to open it. Once the Play
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Store is open, use the search icon to
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type the name of what you want. If you
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prefer, you can browse categories like
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apps or games and scroll through the
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list. When you find what you are looking
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for, select it and press install. Wait
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for the download and installation to
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complete. After it finishes, press the
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home button again, go back to the app
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section, and open it from there. Now, if
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you are using a Philips Saffi or older
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model, the process is a bit different.
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These TVs use app gallery instead of the
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Play Store, which means you are limited
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to the apps available there. Press the
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home or Smart TV button on your remote
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to open the main screen. Then, scroll to
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the app section and open app gallery.
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Inside it, you can browse categories or
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use the search option at the top. When
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you find what you want, select it and
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choose add or install. Wait for it to
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complete and it will appear on your home
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screen. If you do not see a specific app
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inside app gallery, it means it is not
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supported and cannot be installed on
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that model. If you are using an Android
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model and something is not available in
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the Play Store, there is a manual method
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called APK installation. This allows you
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to install apps outside the store. Go to
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settings, then device preferences, then
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security and restrictions, and turn on
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unknown sources. After that, download
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the APK file on your computer and copy
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it to a USB drive. Plug the USB into
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your TV, open a file manager, find the
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file, and select it to install. Now,
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let's fix common problems. If the Play
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Store is not showing, go back to the app
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section or use voice search to open it.
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If you cannot find what you are looking
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for, it may not be supported on your
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model, especially on Saphy TVs. If
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something is not installing, check your
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internet connection, wait a few minutes,
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or restart your TV and try again. If it
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installs but is not visible, go to the
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app section and scroll through the full
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list. For errors or compatibility
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issues, update your TV software and try
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again. That's it for this video on how
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to install apps on your Philips Smart
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TV. You now know exactly how to install
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apps on both Android and Saphy models
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and what to do if something doesn't
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work. If you found this video helpful,
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tech guides. If you are not sure which
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model you have or one of these steps
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worked for you, let me know in the
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comments below. Thanks for watching and
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I'll see you in the next one.
