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Android Smart TV is your Perfect Entertainment Companion
by Tanjni Pache Content Writer Android TVs are being purchased by more and more by consumers and TV watchers nowadays. The Android feature has set very high standards in the television industry with the introduction of some never seen before aspects of TV. With a dazzling array of features, it does make the television a Smart TV in the truest sense. It does give an altogether different vibe as you can do a lot of stuff with it. Manage apps, access Play services, surf the internet, go through your various social media profiles to name a few. The compatibility for you as the user becomes more fluid. But there are a lot of cool things can discover along the way. I have a 40 inch HD Smart TV which serves as the perfect entertainment companion. Let us discover some of those.Side-loading Apps - With the latest Android upgrade you can have this awesome thing called app sideload. Just like your smartphone, you can download a great of apps outside Play Store as well. All you need to do is install a file manager which you can easily avail from Play Store. With that, you can sideload any APK. With this feature, you can install apps that are geographically not available in India. You can download any app from any store.
Google Assistant - Google's AI voice assistant serves like your personal assistant which keeps track of your personal details, your plans, where you work etc. From simple things like searching queries, checking appointments, checking messages to control home appliances, hotel and restaurant bookings with follow-ups, open and closing an app, play music and gain details about the same, etc. Just say it out loud with 'Ok Google' and your work will be done. You can use it to convert your TV into an eccentric digital photo gallery as well. You get an AI remote which will help you to do it all.
Smartphone to Smart Remote - Smartphones have remote interface these days and with Bluetooth or WiFi connectivity you can easily make it a compatible remote with the TV. And it is way cooler than the standard TV remote you get. The smartphone remote is faster, works on touch, has a number of features, is easier to navigate and the interface is equally smooth.
Chromecast - What you do on your phone, you can easily do it on a Smart TV now. The Chromecast features allow you to cast the contents of your phone directly into the TV. For example, when you’re watching a YouTube video, there's a cast option that appears. You just need to click on that and the video will sync with your Smart TV and bingo! Entertainment will literally grow bigger 10 times. Not just YouTube but other OTT apps and Android games as well. Imagine playing FIFA 19 or the latest Asphalt game on the bigger screen. With the HDR technology, it gets better and better.
Screenshots - Screenshots are a new age way of documenting the truth. You might've taken dozens of screenshots on phones, PCs, tabs or laptops but never on a TV. For many televisions, the process of taking a screenshot remains the same- the power button and the down volume button should be pressed together. If your Smart TV can't do screengrabs, then you need to establish an ADB connection.
Turn off Auto Updates - The usage of apps in your smartphone is more, so you don't need every app to stay up to date. Moreover, many apps update with no special improvements or bug-fixes and only consume more memory. Turn off the auto-update so that unnecessary applications do not keep adding on weight to the TV. Your TV is not as spacious as your phone, therefore, the TV starts to lag once its storage space starts reaching 100 per cent capacity.
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About Tanjni Pache 
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