IMPORTANT: This article applies only to specific products and/or operating systems. Check the Applicable Products and Categories section of this article before starting these steps.
Before you start
- You can only download apps that are compatible with TVs. They may differ from apps for smartphones/tablets. Google Play on the Android TVs, or Search for apps on the Google TVs, only display apps that are supported by the TV. To see if apps are or can be installed on the TV, refer to the article What apps are available for my TV?.
- An Internet connection and Google Account are required to install apps. If you do not have a Google Account or want to create a shared account, create a new account by accessing the Google homepage. We recommend that you create a Google Account on a computer or mobile device.
- If you cannot install any applications, refer to the article I cannot download, install, or update any applications from the Google Play Store.
- If you want to remove any applications on the TV, refer to the article How do I uninstall applications on the Google TV or Android TV?.
- About paid apps: There are free apps and paid apps. To purchase a paid app, a prepaid Google Play gift card code or credit card information is required. You can purchase a Google Play gift card from various retailers.
- The screenshots provided here are for reference only. The actual screen might differ slightly according to your country, region, model, or firmware version.
How to install
Select Your TV type.
You can install the app in the following ways:
- Using the Apps tab: Select your favorite apps which are organized by category in the Apps tab and install them.
- Using the voice search function: If you want to install an app by using a search function, search by voice by pressing the Google Assistant (or MIC) button on your remote control and install it.
- Using the search function with the on-screen keyboard:
- On the remote control, press the HOME /
(HOME) button. - On the Home screen, select Search, and then select the input field and use the on-screen keyboard.
Notes:
- You can also search the app you want to install from Search for apps under the Apps tab on the Home menu.
- The Google Play Store app is not displayed on the Home menu.
- Select an app from the search results to install that app.
- On the remote control, press the HOME button.
- Select the Google Play Store app in the Apps category.
Note for Android™ 8.0 and some Android 9 models: If Google Play Store is not in the Apps category, select 
Apps and then select Google Play Store or 
Get more apps.
You will then be taken to Google's applications store: Google Play, where you can browse for applications, and download and install them on your TV. - In the Google Play Store screen, use the navigation buttons of the TV remote control and select the
Search icon.
Note: If you do not find the Search icon, press the 
Up arrow button on the remote control once, then the Search icon will display on the screen.
- The input field will be displayed on the upper side of the screen. Use the microphone on the remote control or the on-screen keyboard on the TV to search the name of the app that you want to install.
- Using Voice search
Note: The color and shape of the icon may differ depending on the model or OS version.
- With the remote control, select the Microphone icon and press the
Enter button. - When the color of the Microphone icon changes to white
or red 
, say the name of the app you want to search for into the microphone on the remote control.
- Using the on-screen keyboard
- On the remote control, at the input field on the screen, press the Enter button. The on-screen keyboard will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Note: The on-screen keyboard is displayed with the following method depends on the model. The color and shape of the icons may also differ depending on the model or OS version.
- On the remote control, if the Microphone icon is white , press the
Right arrow button once. - On the remote control, if the Microphone icon is red , press the Right arrow button twice.
- Enter the name of the app you want to search for by using the navigation buttons of the TV remote control, and then press the Enter button.
Note: The Google Play Store app may automatically display the apps that correspond to your search phrase.
- From the search results, select the app that you wish to install, and then select Install.
