Sideload Android apps onto your Chromecast with Google TV and Android TV

The Chromecast with Google TV runs on a modified version of Android that's specifically made for televisions. Since it runs on Android it can run apps, that run on your phone. They may not display well because they may not have a TV in mind for it's GUI, but you can add some cool functionality to your Chromecast by sideloading some Android apps. This video show you how to sideload.

Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:53 Requirements 1:42 Instructions Start - Enable Developer Mode on Chromecast 2:16 Enable Unknown Sources 3:02 APK's Description 3:41 Download APK's 5:41 Copying APK's to Chromecast 7:09 Installing APK's 8:32 Running APK's 9:30 Ending Comments

Sources and Links Chromecast with Google TV Applications used: Send files to TV: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yablio.sendfilestotv

Sideload Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.tv.sideloadlauncher

Filemanager TV:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.dworks.apps.anexplorer

Android Applications used Send files to TV: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yablio.sendfilestotv

APKMirror website (Download APK's to install on your Chromecast with Google TV): https://www.apkmirror.com/

Send Files to TV website: https://sendfilestotv.app/

Attributions Android Robot: Google Inc., CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBqpj526fPA