Android TV is not meant for browsing the web so Google has done little to optimize its browser for the TV platform. In fact, Google Chrome is not even available on Android TV’s Play Store. However, there are users who rely too much on Chrome and want to access webpages on the bigger screen once in a while. So if you are one of those users and want to install Google Chrome on Android TV then this guide will take you right home. Here, we have explained the steps in a simple tutorial so you can use Chrome on Android TV without any issue. On that note, let’s begin.
Install Google Chrome on Android TV (2021)
Here, we have described why you should install Google Chrome on Android TV and what are the steps needed to get it working. You can click on the link below to move to the steps easily.
Why One Should Install Chrome on Android TV?
Let me put this straight: Chrome is not optimized for Android TV and it does not work properly with Android TV’s remote. The target fields are not recognized by the remote navigation and you would be often stuck in a UI loop. Having said that, the good part about Chrome on Android TV is that it works flawlessly with a mouse.
You can click on any UI elements just like your desktop Chrome, scroll webpages, and open the menu and settings page. It also supports password autofill and syncs all your Chrome data on Android TV. In case, you are still not wooed by Chrome then you can find the best browsers for Android TV from our dedicated article.
Set Up Google Chrome on Android TV
1. To install Google Chrome on Android TV, you need to sideload the APK as Chrome is officially not available on Android TV’s Play Store. So go ahead and download the APK from APKMirror (Free) on your computer or smartphone.
2. After downloading the APK, you can transfer the APK to your Android TV wirelessly through the SFTV app. If SFTV is not working for you then you can transfer using cloud service or simply import the file using a thumb drive.
3. Once the APK is transferred, install the Solid Explorer app (Free, offers in-app purchases) from Android TV’s Play Store.
4. Next, go to Android TV’s Settings -> Device Preferences -> Security & Restrictions -> Unknown Sources -> Enable the toggle for “Solid Explorer”. This permission is required for third-party app installations.
5. After that, open Solid Explorer and locate the APK file. It should under the Downloads folder.
6. Next, open the Chrome APK on your Android TV and install it right away. And that’s how you can install Google Chrome on Android TV.
7. Now, you need to connect a wireless or wired mouse to your Android TV. After that, Chrome works flawlessly on Android TV.
List of Android TVs (Continually Update)
You can use the above steps to install Google Chrome on any of the following popular Android TVs. Note that this is not an exhaustive list. I have added the list only to show you that the steps work with any modern Android TV.
| BRAND | Model Name | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Marq (flipkart) | Marq 43AAUHDM | 43 |
| Marq 43AAFHDM | 43 | |
| Marq 32AAHDM | 32 | |
| Marq 65SAUHD | 65 | |
| Marq 49SAUHD | 48.5 | |
| Marq 32VNSSHDM | 32 | |
| Marq 49SAUHD/49SAHD-Black | 49 | |
| Aconatic | Aconatic 32HS521AN | 32 |
| Aconatic 43HS521AN | 43 | |
| Aconatic 55RS543AN | 55 | |
| Aconatic 55US300AN | 55 | |
| Aconati c65RS543AN | 65 | |
| iFFALCON | iFFALCON 40F2A | 40 |
| iFFALCON 32F2A | 32 | |
| iFFALCON 49F2A | 49 | |
| iFFALCON 75H2A | 75 | |
| iFFALCON 55K2A | 55 | |
| iFFALCON 65K2A | 65 | |
| iFFALCON 65V2A | 65 | |
| iFFALCON 65K71 | 65 | |
| iFFALCON 55H71 | 55 | |
| iFFALCON 65H71 | 65 | |
| iFFALCON 43K31 | 43 | |
| iFFALCON 50K31 | 50 | |
| iFFALCON 55K31 | 55 | |
| LLoyd | LLoyd 32HS301B | 32 |
| LLoyd 43FS301B | 43 | |
| LLoyd 43US900B | 43 | |
| LLoyd 55US900B | 55 | |
| LLoyd GL32H0B0ZS | 32 | |
| LLoyd L32HS670A | 32 | |
| Micromax | Micromax L32CANVAS4 | 32 |
| Micromax L32TA6445HD | 32 | |
| Micromax L40TA6445FHD | 40 | |
| Micromax L43TA7000UHD | 43 | |
| Micromax L55TA7001UHD | 55 | |
| MI | MI L40M5-5AIN | 40 |
| MI L32M5-AL | 32 | |
| MI L43M5-AN | 43 | |
| MI L43M4-4AIN | 43 | |
| MI L50M5-5AIN | 50 | |
| MI L55M6-EQG | 55 | |
| MI L32M6-EI | 32 | |
| MI L55M4-4XINA | 55 | |
| MI L65M5-5SIN | 65 | |
| MI L49M5-AN | 49 | |
| MI L32M5-AN | 32 | |
| MI L43M5-AI | 43 | |
| MI L32M5-AI | 32 | |
| MI L40M6-EI | 40 | |
| MI L75M6-ESG | 75 | |
| Panasonic | Panasonic TH-65HX700DX | 65 |
| Panasonic TH-55HX700DX | 55 | |
| Panasonic TH-43HX700DX | 43 | |
| Panasonic TH-55HX635DX | 55 | |
| Panasonic TH-43HX635DX | 43 | |
| Panasonic TH-43HX625DX | 43 | |
| Panasonic TH-58HX450 | 58 | |
| Panasonic TH-50HX450 | 50 | |
| Panasonic TH-65GX655DX | 65 | |
| Panasonic TH-55GX655DX | 55 | |
| Panasonic TH-49GX655DX | 49 | |
| Panasonic TH-43GX655DX | 43 | |
| Sanyo | Sanyo XT-43A081U | 43 |
| Sanyo XT-49A081U | 49 | |
| Sanyo XT-55A081U | 55 | |
| Sanyo XT-65A081U | 65 | |
| Sanyo XT-43UHD4S | 43 | |
| Sanyo XT-50UHD4S | 50 | |
| Sanyo XT-55UHD4S | 55 | |
| Sanyo XT-65UHD4S | 65 | |
| Sanyo XT-43FHD4S | 43 | |
| Sanyo XT-32RHD4S | 32 | |
| Sony | Sony KD-55X7400H | 55 |
| Sony KDL-49W800G | 49 | |
| Sony KDL-43W800G | 43 | |
| Sony KD-55X9500G | 55 | |
| Sony KD-49X8000H | 49 | |
| Sony KD-55X8000H | 55 | |
| Sony KD-43X8000G | 43 | |
| Sony KD-49X7500H | 49 | |
| Sony KD-65A8F | 65 | |
| Sony KD-55A8G | 55 | |
| Sony KD-55X8000G | 55 | |
| Sony KD-65X9300E | 65 | |
| Sony KD-65A8G | 65 | |
| Sony KD-55X9300E | 55 | |
| Sony KD-65X8000H | 65 | |
| Sony KD-65A9F | 65 | |
| Sony KD-65X9500E | 65 | |
| Sony KD-55A8F | 55 | |
| Sony KD-75X8500F | 75 | |
| Sony KD-65A9G | 65 | |
| SonyKD-55X7500F | 55 | |
| Sony KDL-43W800F | 43 | |
| Sony KD-49X8000G | 49 | |
| Sony KD-55X8500G | 55 | |
| Sony KD-43X7500F | 43 | |
| Sony KD-65X8000G | 65 | |
| Sony KD-49X8500F | 49 | |
| Sony KD-43X8500F | 43 | |
| Sony KDL-49W800F | 49 | |
| Sony KD-43X8200E | 43 | |
| Sony KDL-43W800D | 43 | |
| Sony KD-65X9500G | 65 | |
| Sony KD-75X8000H | 75 | |
| Sony KD-55X9000E | 55 | |
| Sony KD-49X9000E | 49 | |
| Sony KD-55X9500E | 55 | |
| Sony KD-65X9000E | 65 | |
| Sony KD-55X9000F | 55 | |
| Sony KD-65X7500F | 65 | |
| Sony KD-49X8200E | 49 | |
| Sony KD-65X9000F | 65 | |
| Sony KD-55X8500F | 55 | |
| Sony KD-55A9F | 55 | |
| Sony KD-55A1 | 55 | |
| Sony KD-65A1 | 65 | |
| Sony KD-49X7500F | 49 | |
| Sony KD-55A9G | 55 | |
| Sony KD-85X8000H | 85 | |
| Sony 43X7400H | 43 | |
| Sony 55X7500H | 55 | |
| Sony 43X7500H | 43 | |
| Sony 65X7400H | 65 | |
| TCL | TCL 50C715 | 50 |
| TCL 32S65A | 32 | |
| TCL 55C715 | 55 | |
| TCL L65C2US | 65 | |
| TCL 55P715 | 55 | |
| TCL L55C2US | 55 | |
| TCL 65P8 | 65 | |
| TCL 43P8 | 43 | |
| TCL 43S6500FS | 43 | |
| TCL 85P8M | 85 | |
| TCL 32S6500S | 32 | |
| TCL 65P715 | 65 | |
| TCL 55P2MUS | 55 | |
| TCL L55P2MUS | 55 | |
| TCL 43P8B | 43 | |
| TCL 43P715 | 43 | |
| TCL 55C815 | 55 | |
| TCL 50P715 | 50 | |
| TCL 65P2MUS | 65 | |
| TCL L65P2MUS | 65 | |
| TCL 55P8E | 55 | |
| TCL 55P8 | 55 | |
| TCL 49S6500S | 49 | |
| TCL 65P8E | 65 | |
| TCL 65C6 | 65 | |
| TCL 75P715 | 75 | |
| TCL 55P8S | 55 | |
| TCL 65X4US | 65 | |
| TCL 50P8E | 50 | |
| TCL 65C715 | 65 | |
| TCL 50P8 | 50 | |
| TCL 75C815 | 75 | |
| TCL 55C8 | 55 | |
| TCL 40S6500 | 40 | |
| TCL 43P8E | 43 | |
| iFFALCON (by TCL) | iFFALCON 43K61 | 43 |
| iFFALCON 50K61 | 50 | |
| iFFALCON 32F2A | 32 | |
| iFFALCON 55K61 | 55 | |
| iFFALCON 43K31 | 43 | |
| iFFALCON 55K31 | 55 | |
| iFFALCON 55H71 | 55 | |
| iFFALCON 43F2A | 43 | |
| iFFALCON 55K71 | 55 | |
| iFFALCON 43K71 | 43 | |
| iFFALCON 40F2A | 40 | |
| iFFALCON 65K3A | 65 | |
| iFFALCON 65V2A | 65 | |
| iFFALCON 55K3A | 55 | |
| iFFALCON 65K2A | 65 | |
| iFFALCON 55K2A | 55 | |
| iFFALCON 75H2A | 75 | |
| iFFALCON 65K31 | 65 | |
| iFFALCON 65K71 | 65 | |
| iFFALCON 50K31 | 50 | |
| iFFALCON 49F2A | 49 | |
| iFFALCON 65H71 | 65 | |
| VU | VU 43US | 43 |
| VU 32US | 32 | |
| VU 55PM | 55 | |
| VU 50PM | 50 | |
| VU 43GA | 43 | |
| VU 55UT | 55 | |
| VU 85QPX | 85 | |
| VU 65PM | 65 | |
| VU 50UT | 50 | |
| VU 32GA | 32 | |
| VU 43PM | 43 | |
| VU 43CA | 43 | |
| VU 43UA | 43 | |
| VU 43UT | 43 | |
| VU 55-OA | 55 | |
| VU 43-OA | 43 | |
| VU 65UT | 65 | |
| VU 50-OA | 50 | |
| VU 43 OA | 43 | |
| VU 43 OA -V1 | 43 | |
| VU 55-OA | 55 | |
| VU 55-OA V1 | 55 | |
| VU 50CA | 50 | |
| VU 55CA | 55 | |
| VU OAUHD75 | 75 | |
| Hisense | Hisense 43A71F | 43 |
| Hisense 55A71F | 55 | |
| Hisense 55A73F | 55 | |
| Hisense 40A56E | 40 | |
| Hisense 32A56E | 32 | |
| Hisense 50A71F | 50 | |
| Hisense 65U7QF | 65 | |
| Haier | Haier LE43K6600UGA | 43 |
| Haier LE40K6600GA | 40 | |
| Haier LE43K6600GA | 43 | |
| Haier LE50K6600HQGA | 50 | |
| Haier LE32K6600GA | 32 | |
| Haier LE55U6900HQGA | 55 | |
| Haier LE65S8000EGA | 65 | |
| Haier LE50U6900HQGA | 50 | |
| Haier LE32W2000 | 32 | |
| Haier LE55U6500UAG | 55 | |
| Haier LE50F9000UAP | 50 | |
| Haier LE55K6600HQGA | 55 | |
| Haier LE65U6500UAG | 65 | |
| Haier LE65U6900HQGA | 65 | |
| Infinix | Infinix 43X1 | 43 |
| Infinix 32X1 | 32 | |
| Kodak | Kodak 50CA7077 | 50 |
| Kodak 65CA0101 | 65 | |
| Kodak 32HDX7XPRO | 32 | |
| Kodak 43CA2022 | 43 | |
| Kodak 55CA0909 | 55 | |
| Kodak 43UHDX7XPRO | 43 | |
| Kodak 55UHDX7XPRO | 55 | |
| Kodak 40FHDX7XPRO | 40 | |
| Kodak 43FHDX7XPRO | 43 | |
| Kodak 32HDXSMART | 32 | |
| Kodak 32HDXSMART V1 | 32 | |
| Kodak 32HDXSMART | 32 | |
| Kodak 55UHDXSMART | 55 | |
| Kodak 40FHDXSMART | 40 | |
| Kodak 40FHDXSMART V1 | 40 | |
| Motorola | Motorola 55SAUHDMQ | 55 |
| Motorola 55SAUHDMG | 55 | |
| Motorola 43SAUHDMQ | 43 | |
| Motorola 43SAFHDM | 43 | |
| Motorola 43SAUHDMG | 43 | |
| Motorola 65SAUHDM | 65 | |
| Motorola 40SAFHDME | 40 | |
| Motorola 55SAUHDM | 55 | |
| Motorola 32SAHDME | 32 | |
| Motorola 32SAFHDM | 32 | |
| Motorola 50SAUHDM | 50 | |
| Motorola 43SAUHDM | 43 | |
| Motorola 50SAUHDMQ | 50 | |
| Motorola 75SAUHDM | 75 | |
| Nokia | Nokia 43TAFHDN | 43 |
| Nokia 32TAHDN | 32 | |
| Nokia 43TAUHDN | 43 | |
| Nokia 50TAUHDN | 50 | |
| Nokia 55TAUHDN | 55 | |
| Nokia 65TAUHDN | 65 | |
| Nokia 43CAUHDN | 43 | |
| Nokia 55CAUHDN | 55 | |
| Nokia 65CAUHDN | 65 | |
| OnePlus | OnePlus 43FA0A00 | 43 |
| OnePlus 32HA0A00 | 32 | |
| OnePlus 55Q1IN-1 | 55 | |
| OnePlus 55Q1IN | 55 | |
| OnePlus 55UA0A00 | 55 | |
| Philips | Philips 58PUT6604 | 58 |
| Philips 50PUT6604 | 50 | |
| Philips 43PUT7791 | 43 | |
| Realme | Realme RMV2004 | 43 |
| Realme RMV2005 | 50 | |
| Redmi | Redmi L50M6-RA | 50 |
| Redmi L55M6-RA | 55 | |
| Redmi L65M6-RA | 65 | |
| Thomson | Thomson 43TH6000 | 43 |
| Thomson 50TH1000 | 50 | |
| Thomson 40M4099 | 40 | |
| Thomson 40M4099 PRO | 40 | |
| Thomson 32M3277 PRO | 32 | |
| Thomson 43TH0099 | 43 | |
| Thomson 43TH6000_UD9 | 43 | |
| Thomson 32PATH0011 | 32 | |
| Thomson 50OATHPRO1212 | 50 | |
| Thomson 55 OATHPRO 0101 | 55 | |
| Thomson 43 OATHPRO 2000 | 43 | |
| Thomson 43PATH4545 | 43 | |
| Thomson 55PATH5050 | 55 | |
| Thomson 65 OATHPRO 2020 | 65 | |
| Thomson 40PATH7777 | 40 | |
| Thomson 32PATH0011BL | 32 | |
| Thomson 50PATH1010 | 50 | |
| Thomson 43PATH0009 | 43 | |
| Thomson 75 OATHPRO2121 | 75 | |
| Thomson 43 OATH 1000 | 43 | |
| Thomson 49 OATH 9000 | 49 | |
| Thomson 32M3277 | 32 | |
| Thomson 55TH1000 | 55 | |
| Toshiba | Toshiba 32L5050 | 32 |
| Toshiba 55U5050 | 55 | |
| Toshiba 43L5050 | 43 |
Explore the Web on Android TV Using Chrome
So that was a short guide on how to install and set up Chrome on Android TV. As I have mentioned above, the installation is without any glitches and you don’t need to fiddle with any ADB commands to get it working. However, you will have to use a mouse to properly navigate through the webpages.
Anyway, that is all from us. If you want to find Android TV apps that are optimized for the larger screen then go through our linked article. And if you are facing any issue then comment down below and let us know.
