Does your Android TV not let you install applications? How to fix it

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Does it happen to you that you try to install an application on your Smart TV with Android TV and you can’t do it? If you are looking for a solution, it is because you have probably already done the basic checks: first, that you have a connection at home; second, that the Play Store works correctly on other devices; and third, that some apps do install, but the one you want doesn’t . Thus, you come this far because you still do not have a solution, but you will be surprised by what may be happening with your Smart TV.

Although Android TV has improved a lot in its latest versions, it is not a perfect operating system. In fact, one of its most common problems has to do with storage and that is probably where the installation is failing. Is it possible to fix it? Sure, because today we’ll show you the solution for when you can’t install an app on Android TV .

Why won’t an app install on Android TV? The most common reason is storage

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Removing the classic compatibility problems that could arise from installing Android apps on Android TV through its APK, if you try to install an app directly from Google Play this should not happen.

In this way, the problem is most likely on the side of your device. And, as we mentioned above, app installation errors on Android TV almost always have to do with storage : sometimes it doesn’t warn that there isn’t enough space (as Android does), it throws installation errors (even though you do have space available) and more.

In fact, Google TV had to be updated to address some of these problems. We do not know exactly why it happens, but it shows that Android TV still needs to improve some things, although it is not something serious.

What tends to be the solution? In most cases: Free up storage space . Is it complicated to do this on Android TV? Not at all, and the proof is in the steps that we will show you below.

How to free up storage space on Android TV to install applications

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As you may know, the local storage of Android TV tends to be very limited, much more than that of a mobile. Therefore, it is important that you know how to manage the little space you have available correctly to avoid application installation errors and other problems.

What things take up the most space on Android TV? Just like it is on Android: apps (especially those you don’t use often), unnecessary files that you can store elsewhere (like a good cloud service), and cached data. Taking this into account, the solutions that we will give you to free up storage on your Android TV will attack precisely those flanks.

  • Uninstall applications that you do not use frequently : it happens to many of us that when our Android TV arrives home we want to install everything that is in the app store. It’s great, but it takes up a lot of space and after a few weeks we don’t use even half of the installed apps. What is the solution if this is your problem? Delete all the apps you don’t use often . You can do it from the Play Store, by pressing and holding the app icon to bring up the option or from the settings menu, as we explained in the tutorial for uninstalling apps on Android TV.

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  • Get your files off of Android TV – With so little storage space, Android TV devices are not a good place to host files . If you have photos you want to see on TV, upload them to Google Photos or another compatible service and only use their apps; if you want to play files from local media, use a media server like Plex or Kodi; transmit from your mobile using Chromecast or use other alternatives. You have many options to choose from, but please remove your files from Android TV to free up space.
  • Clear cached data – Cache are temporary files that are saved to improve the loading of applications and their contents. However, many times too many files are stored unnecessarily, taking up a lot of space. So much so that you will be surprised by all the storage you will gain by emptying the cache of your apps on Android TV. How do you do it? You can do it individually from the applications menu or in a single click from the Android TV storage menu.

How to increase storage space on Android TV

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Now, is there any way to increase the storage space on your Smart TV with Android TV? Yes, although certain conditions apply. What should you do? Just connect a USB stick to your device .

Android TV will take care of recognizing the external storage automatically and you will be able to access its files from your favorite file manager. What limitation exists with this method? That you can only store and play files from USB storage.

Apps cannot be installed on external storage . However, by having all the files on the USB memory, you will immediately have more free internal space to install applications. It’s a great solution to point 2 we made in the previous section.

Have you already tried the solutions we gave you? Tell us in the comment box how you did with this tutorial.