The arrival of apps on smart TVs has made us consume increasingly more purely digital or on-demand content, rather than traditional television. One of the platforms taking the lead is Twitch, which we can also watch directly on the TV, as well as on smartphones, tablets and computers. So, if you want to download Twitch on your television, in this post we show you how you can install it to watch big events on your living-room screen.
It is worth noting that every television is different, since different brands usually include different app stores and app catalogs, so we will summarize some methods that should be valid for most TVs.
Download Twitch on your television
If your TV remote has a microphone
One of the most direct and simplest ways to install any app is to ask the TV directly. Most modern televisions, or TV Box like Xiaomi’s or Amazon’s Fire Stick, already include a microphone in their remote so you can ask their assistant for things.
So, if this is your case, simply press the microphone button and say something like “Download Twitch” (pronounced “twitch”) and your TV will likely take you to the app store where you can install it, provided that your TV brand has it in its app catalog.
Because that’s another thing; it depends a lot on your TV brand and the apps it offers. For example, the Phillips sets that use their own operating system instead of Android TV do not include Twitch in their app store.
If you have Android TV
If your television has Android TV as its operating system, or you have an Android TV device such as a Xiaomi TV Box, it’s very easy to download Twitch on your TV.
Simply, you will need to find the Google Play Store among the apps that come preinstalled. Once you access the Google Play Store, you just need to go to its search and enter the term “Twitch“, although you can also use the remote’s microphone if you have one.
In the results you should see the Twitch app for Android TV. Click Install and the application will start downloading.
Once it finishes, you will be able to access it from the Apps section of the Android TV main menu.
If you have an Amazon Fire Stick
Another best-selling device to boost older televisions is the Amazon Fire Stick. Thanks to this small device we have access to a lot of apps for our TV, including Twitch.
To install Twitch on the Fire Stick, just go to the AppStore that you will find in the main menu (or in the Apps one) and once inside, search for “Twitch” in its search.
Again, as we described in previous cases, you can do all this directly using the microphone on the Fire Stick remote. Press the blue button and say something like “Download Twitch” so the Amazon device takes you directly to install the app.
In the search results you will see the Twitch app and it’s just a matter of installing it. Once downloaded, you will be able to watch Twitch on your TV by accessing the app from the Apps menu of the Amazon Fire Stick.
Cast your computer or smartphone screen to the TV
If your TV doesn’t have a native Twitch app to install, you can always use the old trick of sharing your computer or smartphone screen so it’s displayed on your television.
This process varies depending on the television and the computer or smartphone you have.
For example, to cast the screen on Android, you can follow these steps:
Make sure that your television is connected to the same WiFi network as your smartphone (it should be your home network).
In your Android settings you should find an option called Cast screen or similar (it may vary depending on your smartphone brand or model).
If your TV or TV Box supports screen casting, it should appear in the list of available devices on your smartphone’s screen.
Finally, you may be asked for a confirmation to establish the connection between your smartphone and your television.
Roughly speaking, this is everything you need to download Twitch on your television. We hope this small guide has been useful to you!
