Chromecast and Google TV just got a big upgrade that will save you time

Chromecast and Google Boob tube just got a big upgrade that will save you time

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Google simply made information technology easier to install apps on your Android TV, and it means you don't accept to switch on your Tv set and head to Google Play. there's an easier to way to install Netflix, if you don't accept information technology already.

As spotted past Reddit user u/avigi, it's now possible to install Android Television receiver apps from your telephone. But head into the Google Play store on your phone and select which device you want the device you want the app installed on.

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Information technology's been possible to remotely install apps on other devices while accessing Google Play on a desktop browser, only this appears to be the offset time it's been possible using the mobile app. Nevertheless, as commenters on Reddit take noted, information technology doesn't seem to be possible to remotely push apps to other phones and tablets.

u/kevjs1982 also posted a number of screenshots showing what an app'southward page looks like depending on where it's really installed. Obviously the system is pretty much identical to the style Google handles remote installation of Wear Os apps.

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It's all pretty self-explanatory, with Google Play displaying which devices are uniform with any private app. You'll also run across a tickbox or a separate installation push, depending on whether or not the app in question is already installed on your phone.

While this feature however sounds similar it'south rolling out, and isn't available for everyone just yet, information technology does give y'all some other option on how to add Android apps to your TV — whether it's 1 of the best Google TVs or the Chromecast with Google Boob tube. At the very least it ways you lot have a more efficient mode of installing apps, rather than navigating Google Play with a TV remote.

For example, once this feature is ready, y'all could use it to quickly install Philo to watch G4 online — every bit the rebooted channel is exclusive to that streaming service (though available on other cable packages).

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