If you are a Sharp TV user with multiple apps installed on your TV, updating the apps periodically is important to access its new features and functions. Further, keeping your Sharp TV apps updated helps you to fix existing bugs, improve the apps’ compatibility, and enhance the apps’ security by fixing potential threats. You can update apps on your Sharp TV automatically by enabling the Auto-Update Apps option. You can also individually update each app on your Sharp TV. Below, we have mentioned all the steps to update apps on your Sharp TV in detail.
Steps to Update Apps on Sharp TV
Refer to the steps to update apps on your Sharp TV and enjoy the app’s newly introduced features and functions.
Sharp Android TV
If you are a Sharp Android TV user, you can enable automatic updates to keep the apps updated.
1. From the home screen of Sharp Android TV, click the Apps icon and select the Google Play Store tile.
2. Hit the Settings option on the left side panel and tap the Auto-update apps option.
3. Then, select Auto-update apps at any time. Now, the apps on your Sharp Android TV will update automatically whenever a new update is available.
On the other hand, if you select Do not auto-update apps, then the apps will not update automatically. In this case, you need to manually search the app on the Play Store and tap Update to update each app manually.
Sharp Google TV
1. Press the Settings button on your Sharp Google TV remote to open the Settings menu.
2. On the Settings menu, click the Apps option and select Manage Updates.
3. If you want to keep all the apps on your Sharp Google TV updated, enable the Auto-update apps option. If you don’t want to update all the apps automatically, disable the Auto-update apps option.
4. Tap See Available Updates, and on the Updates tab, you can see the number of available updates.
5. Select the Updates tab and tap Check for Updates. You will see the list of apps that are available to update.
6. Choose the app that you want to update and select Update on the app info page to update the app manually.
Sharp Roku TV
Generally, the apps on your Sharp Roku TV will be updated automatically whenever your TV is connected to the WiFi. You can also manually update applications on your Sharp Roku TV by following the below steps.
1. Go to the home page and connect your Sharp TV to a WiFi connection.
2. Press the Right Navigation key on the remote, and a list of all the installed apps on your Sharp Roku TV will appear.
3. Keep the selection on the app that you want to update and press the Asterisk button on your Sharp Roku remote.
4. A pop-up menu will be shown on the screen. Tap the Check for Updates option, and your Sharp Roku TV will verify whether an update is available for that app.
5. If there is an update available, hit Update Now, and your TV will begin to update the app. If there is no update available, it will say that your app is up to date.
Sharp Aquos TV
If you are a Sharp Aquos TV user, there is no separate option to update installed apps. In this model, you can only access the apps available from the VEWD or AppsNOW app store on your Sharp TV. When you update your Sharp TV firmware to its latest version, it will also update the VEWD or the AppsNOW app stores. As a result, all the apps available on the VEWD and AppsNOW stores will also be updated automatically.
FAQ
If you cannot update the app on your Sharp TV, uninstall the app from your TV and reinstall it. When you reinstall, you will get the latest version of the app.
No, it is not necessary to update your Sharp TV firmware to update the apps.
