It can also be accessed from the All Apps section.

Once the app installation is complete, you can open it.

Search for VLC in the Play Store for Android TV and click on it.

From your home screen, locate Google Play Store and click on it with your remote.

This post will be a visual guide to install and use VLC Media Player on your Android TV.

Installing VLC Media Player on your Android TV is as easy as locating the app on the Play Store and hitting install. The app is also called VLC for Android and is similar to the Android Phone version.

This version of the Play Store holds a fewer number of apps designed specially for smart Android televisions.

It is officially available at the Google Play Store for Android TV. That is if our big screens is powered by Android TV or if we have an Android TV Box like the Xiaomi Mi TV Box S. Besides being freely available for desktops/laptops (PC/Windows, Mac and Linux) and Mobile Devices (Android, iPhone/iPad and Windows Mobile), it can be installed on our big screens. VLC Media Player is universal and is available for Android TVs.

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