A few years ago, Facebook launched a new update called Facebook Watch , in which you can see different types of topics more fully, through different videos just by clicking on the icon that says “Watch” on the same platform from any type of device, such as your mobile and computer. But that’s not all, because you also have the option of accessing these contents from a Smart TV with Android TV in a very simple way.
For this, it is not necessary to download Facebook on your TV, you can simply download the Facebook Watch application from it, in addition to carrying out the proper activation, updating and configuration that is required, in order to directly connect the different types of videos and content with the app on your Smart TV, as long as your devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. If you comply with all of this, you will be ready to go and know how to do it.
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- Where can you download Facebook Watch for Android TV?
- How do I configure the Facebook Watch TV application?
- What to do if Facebook videos cannot be played?
- What are the steps to hide or report a video on Facebook Watch TV?
Where can you download Facebook Watch for Android TV?
The Facebook Watch application is downloaded and installed in the same way as you do with other platforms such as Disney and Netflix, through the application stores that the Smart TV already has integrated. When you enter the store, you will see several platforms, movies and programs that are highlighted at the beginning, write Facebook Watch in the search icon or look for it in the “Applications” button in case it does not appear highlighted, then proceed to the download and go.
If you do not know where the application is located on your Smart TV , after having downloaded it and you do not know how to find it, you only have to enter the applications menu, where Facebook Watch will appear reflected among the others, then you can open it and it will show you all the necessary functions so that you can watch all the videos you want.
How do I configure the Facebook Watch TV application?
Once you have downloaded and installed the Facebook Watch TV application in the app store of your Smart TV, you must open it and log in to Facebook from a mobile or computer, immediately the system will show you a screen with an eight-digit code, the which you have to enter a link that you can open from the “Help service” function of Facebook , then click “Continue” and the videos can be played.
What to do if Facebook videos cannot be played?
In case you cannot play Facebook videos on your Smart TV, it is recommended to restart the TV so that it recognizes the app. This failure is due to several reasons that have to do with the lack of updating of the system, there are also cases in which it is impossible to connect your mobile with the Television or simply the app has crashed and you cannot see or search for videos.
In all these cases you must restart your Smart TV as follows: The first thing you have to do is enter the menu of your Android TV, press the “Home” key from your remote control, once you are in the main menu of your television, click on the Settings icon , which appears in the upper right part of your screen, a list of options will be displayed and select the one that says “Device Preferences”, then click on the option “About “and finally tap on the” Restart “button. In this way, your Android TV will restart automatically and that’s it.
What are the steps to hide or report a video on Facebook Watch TV?
Apart from the fact that you can hide or report a video that you do not like or that is damaging your sensitivity and that of other people, you can also block all the contents of that account or user and simply stop following it. The steps to report or report a video in the app are the following:
- Once you are on Facebook Watch TV.
- Select the video.
- Then select on the icon with the three dots.
- Finally click on “Hide video” or “Report video”.
- Now to unfollow the user and hide him, select the video.
- Select on the three dots.
- Finally select “Hide for 30 days” or “Stop following”.
