One of the commonly sought-after apps often absent on Samsung Smart TVs is the Google Play Store. Serving as a hub for millions of apps, games, movies, and more, having it accessible on your Samsung Smart TV broadens your horizons, offering endless possibilities to explore and download a diverse array of content.
Does Samsung Smart TV Have the Google Play Store?
The Google Play application isn’t available by default on Samsung Smart TVs. Typically, the installable applications on your TV are streaming apps optimized specifically for use on Samsung TVs.
Samsung Smart TVs utilize a distinct engine called the Smart Hub for discovering and installing applications. Within the Smart Hub, you can access all the apps currently available on your Samsung Smart TV.
Steps to Add Google Play Store on Samsung Smart TV
Currently, there’s no native method to install the Google Play Store on your Samsung Smart TV due to restrictions imposed by Samsung on applications accessing the TV. Even if you manage to install the Google Play Store through alternative methods, it’s often more practical to explore other ways of adding applications to your TV.
You can access a wide range of applications available on the Google Play Store using alternative methods. Fortunately, there are various ways to bypass these restrictions. Below are some common methods for installing applications on your Samsung TV:
Using the Samsung Smart TV Smart Hub for Installing Native Applications
Before delving into more intricate methods of installing applications on your Samsung Smart TV, start by checking the Smart Hub to ensure that the desired application isn’t already available there. It is the native app store on Samsung Smart TV.
Enable Unknown Sources
You can enable Unknown Source settings on your Samsung Smart TV. Here is how to do that.
- Navigate to the Menu from your Samsung Smart TV’s homepage.
- Alternatively, press the menu button on your remote to display the Menu.
- Enter the Settings menu.
- Locate the Personal tab within the Settings menu.
- In the Personal menu, find the Add-Ons tab.
- Enter the Add-Ons menu.
- Toggle on the Unknown Sources permissions option.
Enabling this setting will permit the installation of third-party applications downloaded using the methods described below, successfully adding them to your app list.
Enable Developer Mode
To enable Developer Mode on your Samsung Smart TV, you have to follow the steps given below.
- Access the Settings menu from the home page of your Samsung Smart TV.
- Navigate to the Smart Hub menu within Settings.
- Enter the Apps tab.
- You’ll be prompted to enter a pin in the Apps menu, which is 12345 (the default pin code for all Samsung Smart TVs).
- Once the pin is successfully entered, a Developer Mode menu will appear.
- In the Developer Mode menu, toggle the Developer Mode setting on.
- Within the Developer mode menu, you’ll find a field to enter the IP address of the PC you’ll use to add applications to your Samsung Smart TV.
This article will walk you through the step-by-step process of installing the Google Play Store on your Samsung Smart TV.
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