https://phonetotv.app/ Plain guides for getting apps and files from your phone onto your TV. en Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://phonetotv.app/install-apk-from-usb-android-tv https://phonetotv.app/install-apk-from-usb-android-tv Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Install apps on TV How to install an APK on Android TV from a USB stick: format the drive, copy the APK, open it in a file manager and allow unknown sources. Fixes when USB fails. https://phonetotv.app/can-you-install-apk-on-samsung-lg-roku-tv https://phonetotv.app/can-you-install-apk-on-samsung-lg-roku-tv Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Install apps on TV Can you install APK on a Samsung TV, LG TV or Roku TV? No: Tizen, webOS and Roku OS are not Android. 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Unknown sources settings and error fixes. https://phonetotv.app/install-apk-on-google-tv https://phonetotv.app/install-apk-on-google-tv Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Install apps on TV Install APK on Google TV, the Google TV Streamer and Chromecast with Google TV from your phone or USB: where Install unknown apps is, and how to send APKs. https://phonetotv.app/install-apk-on-mi-tv https://phonetotv.app/install-apk-on-mi-tv Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Install apps on TV Install APK on a Xiaomi Mi TV, Mi Box S or Mi TV Stick from your phone or USB. Tested on a Mi TV with Android TV 14, with unknown sources and the storage fix. https://phonetotv.app/install-apk-on-tcl-tv https://phonetotv.app/install-apk-on-tcl-tv Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Install apps on TV How to install APK on a TCL Google TV or Android TV from your phone or USB, where Install unknown apps is, and why TCL Roku TVs can't sideload. https://phonetotv.app/best-sideload-apps-android-tv https://phonetotv.app/best-sideload-apps-android-tv Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Install apps on TV The best apps to sideload on Android TV, Google TV and Firestick: legal third-party apps like VLC, Kodi, Jellyfin, SmartTube and Moonlight, and how to install them. https://phonetotv.app/android-tv-app-not-installed-fix https://phonetotv.app/android-tv-app-not-installed-fix Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Fix problems Fix "App not installed" on Android TV or a TV box: not enough space, package appears to be invalid, conflicts, CPU type, Android version. 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Why sideloaded apps hide, how to open them, add them to the home screen, and Fire TV. https://phonetotv.app/install-apps-on-firestick https://phonetotv.app/install-apps-on-firestick Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Install apps on TV How to sideload a Fire TV Stick from your phone, with Downloader or with ADB: Developer options, Install unknown apps, and which Vega OS models can't sideload. https://phonetotv.app/install-xapk-on-android-tv https://phonetotv.app/install-xapk-on-android-tv Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Install apps on TV XAPK installer for Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV: what XAPK, APKS and APKMirror APKM files are, why a plain APK installer fails, and how to install them. https://phonetotv.app/send-files-from-phone-to-android-tv https://phonetotv.app/send-files-from-phone-to-android-tv Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Send & cast Send files to Android TV from your phone: photos, videos, PDFs and APKs over Wi-Fi with a free send-files-to-TV app. No USB or cloud, plus fixes when it fails. https://phonetotv.app/how-to-cast-to-hisense-tv https://phonetotv.app/how-to-cast-to-hisense-tv Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Send & cast Hisense TVs run two different systems. VIDAA models have no Google Cast — here is the method that actually works on each, plus what to do when nothing appears. https://phonetotv.app/how-to-cast-to-tcl-tv https://phonetotv.app/how-to-cast-to-tcl-tv Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Send & cast TCL ships four different systems and the casting method is different on each. Identify yours in ten seconds, then use the method that actually works. https://phonetotv.app/what-replaced-samsung-smart-view https://phonetotv.app/what-replaced-samsung-smart-view Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Send & cast Samsung retired the standalone Smart View app. Here is where the feature went on Galaxy phones, what happened to the PC version, and what to use for non-Samsung TVs. https://phonetotv.app/screen-mirroring-not-working https://phonetotv.app/screen-mirroring-not-working Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Fix problems Screen mirroring not working? TV will not show up, or the screen goes black. Work through these in order — the first three fix most cases.