How do i add an app to my samsung smart tv home screen

Simple and easy ways to add more apps to your Samsung smart TV

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Are the pre-installed apps on your smart TV not enough? Fortunately, you can download apps from the App store. This wikiHow article teaches you how to download apps on a Samsung smart TV, and how to keep them updated. This wikiHow article will also teach you how to rearrange the apps on your home screen, and how to remove them.

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   Press the ⇱ Home button on your remote control. This opens your smart TV's home screen.[1]

   • If you haven't yet connected your TV to the internet, see How to Register Your Samsung Smart TV to get started.

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   Select APPS. It's the icon at the bottom of the screen that contains 4 circles. Use the directional buttons on your remote control to navigate there (it should be near the bottom-left).

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   Select a category to browse. Several categories appear along the bottom of the screen. Choose a category that interests you to see what's available.

   • You can also navigate to the magnifying glass icon to search for the app you want.

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   Select an app to learn more about it. You'll see details about the app, as well as screenshots and related apps.

   • If you're using a 2016 or 2017 model, you can select the Open button to launch the app without adding it to your home screen.[2]

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   Select Install (newer models) or Add to Home (older models). This downloads the selected app and adds it to your home screen.

   • When you launch the app from your home screen, you may be prompted to sign into the app or create a new account. Follow the on-screen instructions to do so.
   • You can only download apps from the App store.[3]

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   Press the ⇱ Home button on your remote control. This opens your smart TV's home screen.

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   Navigate to an app you want to move. Use the directional keys to highlight the app.[4]

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   Press the Down key. A menu will expand below the app.

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   Select Move. The app is now ready to move.

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   Navigate to the spot where you want to place the app. Use the directional keys to get there.

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   Press Select on the remote control. The app's icon now appears at its new location.

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1. 

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   Press the ⇱ Home button on your remote control. This opens your smart TV's home screen.

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   Select APPS. It's the icon at the bottom of the screen that contains 4 circles. Use the directional buttons on your remote control to navigate there (it should be near the bottom-left).[5]

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   Select Settings or Options. The option you see varies depending on your model of smart TV.

   • If you're using the 2016 model, select Delete now.

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   Select the app you want to delete. Several options will appear below the app's icon.

   • If you're using the 2016 model, select Done now.

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   Select Delete. A confirmation message will appear.

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   Select Delete (newer models) or OK (older models). This removes the app from your TV.

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   Press the ⇱ Home button on your remote control. This opens your smart TV's home screen.

   • This is generally automatically enabled, so you'll only need to turn this on if you turned it off in the past.

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   Select APPS. It's the icon at the bottom of the screen that contains 4 circles. Use the directional buttons on your remote control to navigate there (it should be near the bottom-left).

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   Select

   
   . Clicking this gear icon, in the top right corner of your screen, will open your Settings.

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   Click the circle to turn on "Auto Update." The circle will be filled with a color or glow to indicate that it is enabled and all your apps will update automatically.[6]

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• Question

  I want to add the IMDb app. When I search for the app it does not come up as being available? How do I add it to my list to add to the front screen? I have a SAMSUNG un65nu6900fxza smart TV.

  

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  Staff Answer

  So that model of TV came out in the earlier part of 2018, when IMDB was only available on LG TVs.

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  How do I add a app that is not listed?

  

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  You cannot use apps on your smart TV that aren't listed in the App Store.

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  We have a Samsung Smart TV - Can I download and add an app from the internet?

  

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  You cannot use apps on your smart TV that aren't listed in the App Store.

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1. Press the Home button.
2. Select Apps.
3. Select a category.
4. Select an app.
5. Select Install or Add to Home.

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