Installation
How to Install the ak47sports apk on Google TV (4 Steps)
Google TV is Android TV with a different launcher, and that single difference changes two steps. Here is the whole install, plus a three-way comparison with Android TV and Fire TV.
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What Google TV actually is
Google TV is Android TV with a content-forward launcher layered over it. The underlying package manager, permission model and APK compatibility are identical, which is the fact that matters most here: a build that installs on one installs on the other. What differs is navigation. The settings tree is reached through your profile picture rather than a gear icon on the home row, and installed apps are gathered behind an Apps tab instead of being listed on the main screen. Neither difference changes the install, but both change where you look when something goes wrong.
The four installation steps on Google TV
1.Install Downloader from the Play Store
Search the Google TV store for Downloader by AFTVnews. It is the same utility used on Android TV and Fire TV.
2.Allow it to install unknown apps
Open your profile picture, then Settings, then Apps, then Downloader, then Install unknown apps, and allow it. On some Google TV builds this screen is labelled Special app access.
3.Enter the code
Type the code below into Downloader and press Go. The television downloads the file itself, so no computer is involved.
4.Install and open it
Press Install, then Open. On Google TV a new app also appears under the Apps tab, even when it is absent from the home row recommendations.
- Primary code
7240273 - Secondary code
9993123
Google TV against Android TV and Fire TV
| Platform | Can install an APK | App store for Downloader | Where unknown-source settings live |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google TV | Yes | Google Play | Profile picture, then Settings, then Apps |
| Android TV | Yes | Google Play | Settings, then Apps, on the home row |
| Fire TV and Firestick | Yes | Amazon Appstore | Settings, then My Fire TV, then Developer Options |
| Samsung Tizen / LG webOS | No | Not applicable | Not applicable: these are not Android systems |
Where the app turns up after installation
On Google TV, look in the Apps tab before concluding that an install failed. The launcher builds its home row from content recommendations and from apps that declare television launcher support, so a television-incompatible build can be installed, working, and absent from the row you are looking at. Opening it from the Apps tab also confirms that the package is present, which separates a launcher question from an install question in one step.
What to check before you install on Google TV
- That the download completes on the television rather than being started on your phone, because the code entry assumes the TV is doing the download.
- That the profile you are signed into is the one whose settings you are changing, since Google TV profiles keep separate installed apps.
- That the television has room for three times the file size, as Google TV devices commonly ship with 8 GB of storage.
Frequently asked questions
Worth knowing: Google TV and Android TV share the same package manager and the same APK compatibility; only the launcher and the settings paths differ, so an install that works on one works on the other.