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It’s clear to us today that a Smart TV is more than just watching TV. And with the technological evolution in both image quality and functionality, They have
It’s clear to us today that a Smart TV is more than just watching TV. And with the technological evolution in both image quality and functionality, They have become the central axis of our living room. and on a device where you can do anything.
With all the possibilities that a Smart TV currently has, we wanted to compile in this post some of the most outstanding aspects we can do when it comes to it. start our smart TVBe it Android TV, LG or Samsung. Especially during these crucial dates when a new TV can provide the touch your living room needs.
Perhaps one of the first fundamental steps of anyone launching television. And today, Smart TVs increasingly have better panel technologies and advances in sound. a correct configuration according to our preferences can greatly improve our experience during content playback.
At Xataka Smart Home, we’ve prepared a number of guides on how to properly calibrate your TV, use patterns, and multiple display modes to fine-tune your Smart TV in the best possible way.
We recommend that you be skeptical of image interpolation modes (the famous soap opera effect) and power-saving measures (if you want the best image quality), because May disrupt your TV’s maximum performanceamong other options.
As with mobile devices and tablets, using a file manager can always be handy, especially if you have multiple files locally or download apps to your television. Like this, We can see all the files we have uploaded to the TV.to be able to access all its internal folders.
You have a wide variety of file managers on Android TV, but perhaps one of the most obvious is X-Plore File Manager, which has a split view that will come in handy for copying and moving files from one path to another.
Unfortunately, if you bought an LG or Samsung TV, You will be quite inadequate in this respect.because none of the systems have an alternative way to manage the device’s local storage beyond uninstalling apps and others.
Whether you have Google Assistant or Alexa on your television, it is important to configure the assistant correctly, especially if you use this type of assistant every day. this way, You can access voice commands from your TVor control some smart devices in your home.
In general, all operating systems have a voice assistant setting when we first start the TV. However, in the system settings we can find several options depending on whether you have Google Assistant or Alexa.
You should also be able to detect your television on your mobile phone. Via Google Home or Alexa apps, if compatible with any of the specified ecosystems. This allows you to post and interact with content very easily from your mobile phone or tablet.
One of the most important aspects of customizing your TV is to leave a nice wallpaper in case your TV doesn’t work (it’s best to turn it off if you still want to save energy).
We can use any image as wallpaper on Android TV, but there may be no better option than Aerial Dream or Aerial Views, an app that lets you drop the background. Spectacular aerial images provided by Apple TV. In this way, we can enjoy beautiful landscapes in motion and at maximum resolution. To do this, all you have to do is download one of the apps mentioned in Google Play and configure them so that the system launches them by default when the TV is not active.
When it comes to Samsung and LG televisions, both manufacturers They have a special section that acts as a ‘gallery’.the ability to show multiple animated backgrounds as standard or apply your own photos.
It’s all about apps required if you have local audiovisual content and you want to watch from any device via streaming. And you can do that and much more with the help of these apps.
When it comes to Android TV, you can install both Plex and Kodi, expanding the possibilities of your home multimedia center. This way you can play the content in multiple formats, create a server. so you can access video and audio stored on a computer from your TV.Enjoy a wide variety of addons and much more in the case of Kodi.
Samsung and LG TVs they also support downloading PlexThe situation is not the same if you want to download Kodi, but you will have to settle for the first one mentioned.
Like the vast majority of operating systems, both on televisions and mobile devices, tablets and computers, manufacturers often include a number of pre-installed applications these are usually not very useful or at least you will definitely find better alternatives to them. Therefore, you always have the option to delete or disable them and thus save some space.
On Android TV you can do this easily because you just have to go to settings and in ‘Apps’ you will get a list of all installed apps. Click the one you want and click ‘Remove’ to remove it from the system.
You can easily do it on LG televisions too, because you just need to access the app list and uninstall them. Of course you have to do it one by one. In webOS, go to the menu of all apps, press and hold the ‘OK’ button and the option to uninstall the app will appear.
When it comes to Samsung televisions, things are more complicated because manufacturer does not allow its users to uninstall official apps installed as standard.
You can download tons of apps on your first day with the TV, but there are a handful of must-have apps that everyone uses nearly every day. In this case, you can get direct access to your favorite apps by pressing a button on your remote.
On Android TV it is easy to do because all you have to do is download the Button Mapper app available in the Google Play store. That way, you can take care of the app. customize access to some buttons on your remote (including promotional buttons for Netflix, Disney+, etc.).
WebOS also has the functionality to assign apps to some buttons on the remote. For this all you have to do is press the 0 key on your remote and you will go straight to the shortcut settings, assigning an application to each button. To open the application, all you have to do is press and hold the assigned button. Unfortunately, the same is not true for Samsung TVs, so this is not a doable feature.
It’s true that you don’t need the world’s fastest Internet connection to view streaming content. But and more when it comes to 4K content, Having enough bandwidth will allow us to view this content without any problems..
If you want to run a speed test, there are apps you can download for it, but if you have Netflix, you can also use the network checker tool to run a speed test. All you have to do is log in with your credentials, ‘Get help’ and press on “Network check”. It will tell you your connection speed on your TV while doing the test.
Another option you have is to use your web browser and run a quick speed test like provided by Google, Fast.com, Ookla among others.
Fortunately, if you are not satisfied with the interface your Smart TV offers. You have the options to change its appearance at any time. Of course, this option is only limited to TVs with Android TV, as other operating systems are more restrictive in this functionality.
We can find it on Google Play a handful of launchers to change the look of our televisionAlthough this requires a series of steps that involve changing the Android TV Home app for the TV to start with the launcher we chose. You can learn how to do this through our guide.
Among the featured launchers we can find some FLauncher, Best TV Launcher 2 or HALauncheralong with others.
There are televisions that do not include a web browser as standard. This is the case for some with Android TV, where we may not find this tool in the first list of applications. And thanks to the work of applications and additional content, use of a web browser may not be required on a Smart TV todaybut it never hurts to have this tool among your apps.
If you have an Android TV-enabled television, we discussed some of the top web browsers a while ago. However, we must highlight one first of all: tv bro. It is a highly optimized browser for televisions and has intuitive controls that make web browsing with the TV’s remote as comfortable as possible.
On the other hand, if you have a Samsung TV with TizenOS or LG with webOS, this will be a bit more complicated because you will not be able to use more than the software itself, the default browser. While HDMI is the only thing we can hold onto without being tied to dongles, TV-Boxes and other external players, the experience isn’t far off.
Source: Xatak Android
Ben Stock is a hardware enthusiast and author at Div Bracket. He provides comprehensive coverage of the latest hardware advancements, offering readers a technical and in-depth look at the newest products and trends.
