Android tV (Sony Bravia model) Google Play Store Problems

by Tomdiepstrap

Hey everyone, sorry to post a seemingly basic question, but google isn’t being any help at all so I hoped the community might have some ideas for me. My parents bought a Sony Bravia TV from Costco the other day and asked me to set it up for them. The thing is, while I have it connected to their network (YouTube and Prime video apps work) the play store seems to be malfunctioning. When I launch the app, it shows a list of popular apps (Prime video, Netflix, etc.), but if I go to search for apps, there are always no results. No matter if I type something general (like “Google”) or the specific name of the app I want, there are always no results. Has anybody seen something like this before?

a_generic_handle

Never experienced that. You might try deleting the Play Store app cache. When I've had issues with it (and unfortunately I've had several) that has cleared them up.

Ricardocmc

Be aware that the app selection for Android TV is much smaller than phones.

You're probably searching for apps that don't exist for TV.