Add a Google account on my Android TV
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Before You Start
- Make sure to connect your Android TV™ device to the internet.
- Prepare a Google™ account that has a registered email address and password. If you don't have one, create a Google account.
- You can only use one Google account at a time for TVs with Android™ 6.0 Marshmallow operating system (OS) or earlier.
- You can register more than one Google account at a time for TVs with Android 7.0 Nougat OS or later.
- The Settings display on your TV differs depending on the OS versions.
- If you want to log into a different Google account, remove the account and add the new one.
Add a Google Account
The steps vary depending on the OS version of your TV. Follow the steps accordingly.
- On the supplied remote control, press the HOME button.
- Select the
icon.
- The steps vary depending on the menu of your TV
- Select Account & Sign in → Add Account → Sign in or Google.
- Select Add account.
- Enter your email address and select NEXT.
- Use the navigation buttons to use the on-screen keyboard and press the center button to select.
- Use the navigation buttons to use the on-screen keyboard and press the center button to select.
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Enter your password and select NEXT.
- If you've successfully logged in, the email address you used will appear next to the Google icon.
- If you've successfully logged in, the email address you used will appear next to the Google icon.
- The steps vary depending on the menu of your TV
- Android 7.0 Nougat OS or earlier
- Press the HOME button.
- Select Settings.
- Under the Accounts category, select Add account.
- On the Choose account type screen, select Google.
- Select Use your password.
- Enter your email address and select NEXT.
- Use the navigation buttons to use the on-screen keyboard and press the center button to select.
- Enter your password and select NEXT.
- The Signing in and Success screen will appear and the account is added.
- The login is successful when the email address you used appears next to the Google icon.