@@Edwardcole40How so!? 🤔 You must have an old ass tv! Cause my new Sony a80L is NICEEEEEEEE! Compared to ANY & ALLLLLL of my TV’s over the last 39 years!
0:52 For the main four apps, ex. Disney+, you don’t necessarily have to move it to the front cause they have shortcut buttons on the remote (TH-cam, Netflix, Disney+ and prime video for NA). Just move other apps like sports or broadcast networks like NBC or ABC for example.
@@hdtvtest Hey can you do a test on the differenet internal hard drives for the ps5? I just bought the wd black sn850 2tb with heatsink, it didn't 'ship yet.
@@ImTheHenster PS5 doesn't use hard drives. It uses solid state drives. Hard drives are mechanical and slow with moving parts that make noise. Solid state drives are super fast with zero moving parts and are dead silent. P.s. Mark Cerny himself uses the WD SN850 M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVME SSD in his PS5. 👍
@@PSYCHOV3N0M I’m sure a lot of people say HDD as the standard default to SSDs, HDD, or any kind of storage system. Of course there will be technical people that correct other people, but I don’t fault him for saying HDD because I know what he means. it’s like saying Kleenex (brand) for tissue paper and Band Aid (brand) for bandage. Doge Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings even bought an SSD as mentioned in his comment so I’m sure he knows what he is talking about.
Great video as always. Big fan! Just a thought, from all other android devices that I use (mobile phones for example), in developer mode, if you reduce the animations scales from 1x to 0.5x it gives a smoother and snappier experience. Hope it will be another bonus tip for you all.
Can you give me an example of what this does? Does reducing the animation scale affect the actual video when watching movies or TV shows, or only when navigating the TV menu?
You can also reduce the animations to make the Google TV more responsive, by going to developer option and change animation scale to 0.5x for Window animation scale, transition animation scale and animator duration scale. Anyway, great video by Vincent!
Can you give me an example of what this does? Does reducing the animation scale affect the actual video when watching movies or TV shows, or only when navigating the TV menu?
There is so much to learn about my XR75X95J and you have enlightened me to many features and tips that I've yet to discover. Many thanks and keep up the great work.
Great video Vincent! I've been unhappy with the sluggishness of my A90J after only a couple of months of owning it. Every time I turn it on it is slow right after booting up. Some of these little-known hacks I discovered on my own but most of these are new to me. I will definitely change my settings based on your video! My last OLED was an LG which had WebOS instead of Android and I liked it a lot. I never experienced any slow down on it and it was super quick.
Just picked up an open box a80k 77" for a steal. Looking at new tvs I thought it would have to put up with adds on my screen. This makes me so happy! Thanks for saving me the time digging threw the menus!!!
Vincent, I followed your instructions but the option is not there for me to select the apps only mode. Maybe it's due to a different firmware version since you done this video. Not quite sure. There are some advertisements on the home screen for videos/movies that my son is actually afraid of. I want to remove it all together. Any advice would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!
Very useful tips! I would only add one: if you don't use it, set the "Remote start" to OFF as it is drawing power even when the TV is switched off(~35W). Can be found under - Network and Internet section.
Seriously, does nobody else have this problem? All over the internet people are saying the same thing but nobody has brought up how to resolve the issue???
Hi Vincent thanks for another great video! I got a PS5 and I'm planning on getting a Sony X90J I would love to see a Picture Settings video for the Sony X90J with the PS5 like the other ones you have done with the Sony X90h and LG CX🙌🏻
Hmm. I have an X950H, and in the first tip - Accounts & Services - I don't see any "Apps Only" mode option. INside this are only three options: Sync Now, Remove Account, and Choose synced apps (I've disabled Calendar, Google TV, People Details).
I have a question how do I view the display information on my Sony X 90 J as far as to see if the Display is in 120 Hz depending on the HDMI port I am using
Excellent video. Does anyone know how to enable ProMode on Sony's Android 10 TVs (GoogleTV)? The previous remote button combination does not seem to work any more. Sony has some docs, but have to get the TV into Pro Settings mode first.
Hi, I have a Sony A8H 55”, I cannot seem to find the General Settings Menu Screen, only the side menu and quick settings. How can I bring up the General Settings screen
I have a US version of the X900H running Android 10. I do not have an option for apps only mode in the “accounts and sign in”. Is it hidden somewhere else?
My US x900h is running Android 9 (the updated where they redone the UI to look like Google TV instead of Android TV) and those options aren't there either.
I got Sony Bravia A80L few days ago and used the ethernet USB 3 cable to get wired connection speed went from 300 to 800 MB/Second. Great tip and i use all the other recommendations also.
Vince thank you! I did the steps here and did the whole select last input for when tv turns on and my tv now turns on my cable box everytime now. Everytime I turned on my tv my X90J kept asking me to “Turn on my cable box” and then I had to press “turn on” and even then most times it didn’t work and I’d have to power down my cable box and fire it back up before it would work. Now I’ve seen so many people have issues with EArc working on soundbars. I seen in your video that your tv was reading your EArc audio. So is this issue fixed now when you turn on your tv the soundbar turns on with it with no issues?
Sony TV 55A80J After setting the background application limit in the developer menu, for example, 2, this value is not retained, but is reset back to Default. What could be the reason?
Sir how to make youtube playing in ful screen ..becz i am seeing two balck bars on top nd bottom plz help me wit this..plzzzzzz somebody help me with d settings😭😭
Would these tips work on a 2022 Sony X90K? And one more thing that you may know how to remedy: The Android version of the Sony we currently have worked well in the beginning (three weeks ago), but now it refuses to change cable channels with either the remote or yelling out they Google to the set itself. I've tried everything I can think of to fix this issue to no avail. It's frustrating! Sometimes I have consumer remorse that I should have gone with another brand TV. What say you to all this? Please inform. I sure would appreciate it. Thanks! ✌♐
What a great video! Thanks so much for posting this - this is so useful! We forget that this effectively has a Google OS and so maybe we should treat it like a Notebook and manage it accordingly.
Hi Vincent. I have a Sony Smart tv NSX-40g and I can no longer receive transmissions from channel 5 ABC in Boston MA. I have rescanned for channels many many times. I have found in diagnostics that there is an error 255 for the channel in question. Do you know of a way to correct this error. Please and Thank You.
Hey recently i was buy XR-A84J and i wanna buy that remote control made from metal with back light, and i don't know the model exactly, can you help me please? Thank you sow much!
What version of Android TV is this? I am on 8 ~ My Bravia TV is horribly slow ~ I can't find these settings as you've shown them and I don't want to factory reset yet. What can I do?
Great video. It is exactly what i was looking for. I bought a 2023 SONY X74L model. When i go to apps only mode, i am unable to add Google playstore or any other app to the Input section. It does not give me an option to add apps there. So any solution for this? Thanks.
Great video. My favourite setting is the APP ONLY since it clears up the home page from all the unnecessary app and recommendations which I don't care for, except the Google Assistant button on the remote doesn't work when you're have APP ONLY mode on and that's unfortunate. If anyone knows how to get it Google Assistant button AND have the App Only Mode on at the same time that would be awesome.
hi nice video meanwhile, I was asking you something, in addition to the "app only" mode that I have already activated, is there a way to remove the featured ad from the menu that recommends a movie to watch?
One other "trick" is simply using "BasicTV" mode at setup time and skipping most of the Google ecosystem altogether. You can't add more apps, but at least the built-in ones will work.
I still want to get rid of the ads on the home page. I’ve downloaded an app that has a real apps only Home Screen and another app to replace the android tv Home Screen, but that doesn’t seem to work.
You can bypass the Google home page with ads and go straight to TV input in the manner described by Vincent in the video (setting the other of the two options of what the TV does after it is turned on).
My Sony X80J Google TV sometimes doesn't turn on on when I press power on via remote..The power light on TV stays On for sometime and goes away but the TV doesn't turn On..Have to press power button second time to turn on the TV, fed up with this..Any solution?
Help me please! How to disable annoying popup screen with product registration? I couldn't find the name of this package (I hope I could disable it in app, or maybe exist some way to turning it off)
Hi there! Love your vids. I purchased the A90j and so happy with it. Wonderful quality. However I am stuck between using Google or Apple TV+. I have used your Apple TV settings - 4kSDR match all etc. i find the Apple TV picture slightly better but the Dolby vision settings on a90j no longer come up with the same movie source and Sony tv goes into custom mode using Apple TV. Can you tell me or perhaps create a video for people with Apple 4k tv and of any benefits over the inbuilt Google or not? Also Having problems matching the sound quality on Apple TV as Google sound better for some reason? Cheers
Great tips. Anyone else annoyed with all this extra bloat and Spyware on tvs nowadays?
And this is why the old TVs was the best
Can we uninstall the bloat in Sony?
@@Edwardcole40old tvs look like garbage
@@SECONDQUEST they was better than the ones they have today buddy
@@Edwardcole40How so!? 🤔 You must have an old ass tv! Cause my new Sony a80L is NICEEEEEEEE! Compared to ANY & ALLLLLL of my TV’s over the last 39 years!
I just got an 83, inch Sony A90J. This video was EXTREMELY HELPFUL! Thank you so much! 😎
0:52 For the main four apps, ex. Disney+, you don’t necessarily have to move it to the front cause they have shortcut buttons on the remote (TH-cam, Netflix, Disney+ and prime video for NA). Just move other apps like sports or broadcast networks like NBC or ABC for example.
Good point, thanks!
HDTVTest you’re welcome, Vincent. Keep up the good work and look forward to the next video 👍
@@hdtvtest Hey can you do a test on the differenet internal hard drives for the ps5? I just bought the wd black sn850 2tb with heatsink, it didn't 'ship yet.
@@ImTheHenster PS5 doesn't use hard drives. It uses solid state drives. Hard drives are mechanical and slow with moving parts that make noise.
Solid state drives are super fast with zero moving parts and are dead silent.
P.s. Mark Cerny himself uses the WD SN850 M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVME SSD in his PS5. 👍
@@PSYCHOV3N0M I’m sure a lot of people say HDD as the standard default to SSDs, HDD, or any kind of storage system. Of course there will be technical people that correct other people, but I don’t fault him for saying HDD because I know what he means. it’s like saying Kleenex (brand) for tissue paper and Band Aid (brand) for bandage. Doge Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings even bought an SSD as mentioned in his comment so I’m sure he knows what he is talking about.
This video came out at the right time. Several of these I was thinking about over the weekend. Especially rearranging the apps.
This vid came at the right time, I just got my A80J
Same. Satisfied?
@@hlbwlt4867 Yep, love it so far. But I'll be a little disappointed if they don't add VRR as they promised
Likewise. Got the 77 and it is amazing!!
Awesome TV. I just got it for about 950$ on sale
Same!
Great video as always. Big fan! Just a thought, from all other android devices that I use (mobile phones for example), in developer mode, if you reduce the animations scales from 1x to 0.5x it gives a smoother and snappier experience. Hope it will be another bonus tip for you all.
I did it n works better
Can you give me an example of what this does? Does reducing the animation scale affect the actual video when watching movies or TV shows, or only when navigating the TV menu?
@@vitahlity5705 only affects navigation animations
You can also reduce the animations to make the Google TV more responsive, by going to developer option and change animation scale to 0.5x for Window animation scale, transition animation scale and animator duration scale.
Anyway, great video by Vincent!
@Martin Yeung: Thanks for the info!
How do I do this
Tips to do this for Panasonic tv’s?
Can you give me an example of what this does? Does reducing the animation scale affect the actual video when watching movies or TV shows, or only when navigating the TV menu?
@@vitahlity5705 Navigating the user menu would become snappier by reducing the animation scale.
Thank you so much Vincent! You’re a life saver! My tv now runs way more fluid after cancelling some background app options!
Is there a way to access "Apps-only mode" on my Sony X900H? That option is not available in the "Accounts & Sign-in" in my settings menu.
same issue
6:06 You can also press and hold the home button and select the screensaver option to enable it while using any of the inputs or apps.
There is so much to learn about my XR75X95J and you have enlightened me to many features and tips that I've yet to discover. Many thanks and keep up the great work.
Simply the best on TH-cam - love your content
Great video Vincent! I've been unhappy with the sluggishness of my A90J after only a couple of months of owning it. Every time I turn it on it is slow right after booting up. Some of these little-known hacks I discovered on my own but most of these are new to me. I will definitely change my settings based on your video! My last OLED was an LG which had WebOS instead of Android and I liked it a lot. I never experienced any slow down on it and it was super quick.
Did it work?
@@shmookins Yes it did. I will keep it like this and just delete the cache every month or so.
Sony makes the best TVs, I swear
Thank you for making this! I had done the privacy settings on my A80J, but the Action Menu tips and Play Store hack were awesome!!!
Just picked up an open box a80k 77" for a steal. Looking at new tvs I thought it would have to put up with adds on my screen. This makes me so happy! Thanks for saving me the time digging threw the menus!!!
Amazing video thanks a lot man my Sony Bravia was lagging and slow
And now back as new this guys know exactly what he is talking about
Vincent, I followed your instructions but the option is not there for me to select the apps only mode. Maybe it's due to a different firmware version since you done this video. Not quite sure. There are some advertisements on the home screen for videos/movies that my son is actually afraid of. I want to remove it all together. Any advice would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!
Any tips for how to fix the constant audio dropouts over eARC?
Thanks Vicent.....This was a great help
Very useful tips!
I would only add one: if you don't use it, set the "Remote start" to OFF as it is drawing power even when the TV is switched off(~35W).
Can be found under - Network and Internet section.
Apps only mode doesn’t appear on Sony 950H, any recommendations?!
Seriously, does nobody else have this problem? All over the internet people are saying the same thing but nobody has brought up how to resolve the issue???
Same problem here, XH90 with latest update
950H is Android tv not Google tv
Hi Vincent thanks for another great video! I got a PS5 and I'm planning on getting a Sony X90J I would love to see a Picture Settings video for the Sony X90J with the PS5 like the other ones you have done with the Sony X90h and LG CX🙌🏻
Ours needed a lot of calibration out of the box . Used recs on AVS . Great picture now .
Thanks for the tip! I'm just curious what Vincent would do with it 🤙🏻
@@nixaeagle141 For me calibration seem overated and unnecessary expensive
From what I've heard most Sony TV's look great right out of the box and need little to no calibration
@@neykovmaster you can adjust your settings for Free in 10 min .
Sony should link people to this video as a tutorial for their TV’s. My UI has been converted into something in fully satisfied with. Thank you!
Hmm. I have an X950H, and in the first tip - Accounts & Services - I don't see any "Apps Only" mode option. INside this are only three options: Sync Now, Remove Account, and Choose synced apps (I've disabled Calendar, Google TV, People Details).
Tv button shortcut isn't available in my Sony x80k please help ❤️
Yea mine too. I can’t find the tv shortcut menu on my A80L.
Extremely useful, thank you.
Great video. One question: do you know how to close the apps you are not using? Like that the tv is faster
Do you know how to see fps information the tv
I have a question how do I view the display information on my Sony X 90 J as far as to see if the Display is in 120 Hz depending on the HDMI port I am using
Very good recommendations, faster user experience!!
Change the 3 window animation scales options from .1 to .05.
Excellent video. Does anyone know how to enable ProMode on Sony's Android 10 TVs (GoogleTV)? The previous remote button combination does not seem to work any more. Sony has some docs, but have to get the TV into Pro Settings mode first.
Thank you for showing me the app only mode 🙏🏻
This is like the most helpful video ever, thank you so much.
Thank you. Very useful. Best tips
I didn't get the limit background processors how dose it work is The option that say no
- processing at all the best
and the one with 4 is the worst?
Great content as usual is there any tips are trick for my LG TV plze
thank you for the information to speed things up and clean things up
Why can’t i do apps only mode and these others on my 900h? My menu is totally different and does not have those options
Hi, I have a Sony A8H 55”, I cannot seem to find the General Settings Menu Screen, only the side menu and quick settings. How can I bring up the General Settings screen
Your "side menu" might be the General Settings menu screen Vincent refers to...
I have a US version of the X900H running Android 10. I do not have an option for apps only mode in the “accounts and sign in”. Is it hidden somewhere else?
Same here An I also cant find where he was able to Opt out of Ads I cant find that on the x900h
My US x900h is running Android 9 (the updated where they redone the UI to look like Google TV instead of Android TV) and those options aren't there either.
Thank you for this video! It made my experince with my new A80k so much better.
I got Sony Bravia A80L few days ago and used the ethernet USB 3 cable to get wired connection speed went from 300 to 800 MB/Second. Great tip and i use all the other recommendations also.
Vince thank you! I did the steps here and did the whole select last input for when tv turns on and my tv now turns on my cable box everytime now. Everytime I turned on my tv my X90J kept asking me to “Turn on my cable box” and then I had to press “turn on” and even then most times it didn’t work and I’d have to power down my cable box and fire it back up before it would work. Now I’ve seen so many people have issues with EArc working on soundbars. I seen in your video that your tv was reading your EArc audio. So is this issue fixed now when you turn on your tv the soundbar turns on with it with no issues?
Thank you sir for improving my TV experience !!!!!!!!!!!!
Sony TV 55A80J
After setting the background application limit in the developer menu, for example, 2, this value is not retained, but is reset back to Default.
What could be the reason?
Thanks you but I had yesterday some issues on my sony bravia j I had line on my TV what up with that?
Hi THERE, how to connect a toshiba dvd player hdmi cable to my new SONY BRAVIA OLED A8J😬THKS🙏💙
This doesn’t work the same on tvs with android tv, like on the x900h, instead of Google tv os, like the x90j. Settings look a little different.
I have the Sony x77l (43in) and I don't see the option to edit quick settings.
Sir how to make youtube playing in ful screen ..becz i am seeing two balck bars on top nd bottom plz help me wit this..plzzzzzz somebody help me with d settings😭😭
anybody know what 3.0 ethernet adapter to use for a sony android?
none I saw are compatible for some reason. Thanks
How do you screen cast. I having trouble pairing my android phone to my a90j
Would these tips work on a 2022 Sony X90K? And one more thing that you may know how to remedy: The Android version of the Sony we currently have worked well in the beginning (three weeks ago), but now it refuses to change cable channels with either the remote or yelling out they Google to the set itself. I've tried everything I can think of to fix this issue to no avail. It's frustrating! Sometimes I have consumer remorse that I should have gone with another brand TV. What say you to all this? Please inform. I sure would appreciate it. Thanks! ✌♐
Thanks Vincent. There were a few here that I had not known. Developer mode looks very cool.
Is there anyway to enable app mode and Manton Google assistan at the same time? I can't use it with the remote.
I have one of Sony xh90 series TV, I can't find this option, if I go to setting and accounts I just the sync option or delete account..
Could you give me best advice please how to connect Sony x 85 xr to av receiver tru hdmi
How do I get sound from both TV and soundbar?
What a great video! Thanks so much for posting this - this is so useful! We forget that this effectively has a Google OS and so maybe we should treat it like a Notebook and manage it accordingly.
Is there something like an Apps Only Mode for the LG C1? Are there any Speed Up Tricks for the LG C1?
Does anyone know how to get Ambiant mode start earlier automatically? I could not find any settings to customize start time
Hi Vincent. I have a Sony Smart tv NSX-40g and I can no longer receive transmissions from channel 5 ABC in Boston MA. I have rescanned for channels many many times. I have found in diagnostics that there is an error 255 for the channel in question. Do you know of a way to correct this error. Please and Thank You.
Hey recently i was buy XR-A84J and i wanna buy that remote control made from metal with back light, and i don't know the model exactly, can you help me please? Thank you sow much!
I don't option for the tv button shortcut in my settings, does anyone know how to fix this? enabled and disabled multiple times and nothing
Any idea on how to set pin for X90K TV HOME SCREEN?
Any clue how to enable voice commands, it's on but led lights in front of TV are off, and I get a msg Not available for this profile?
This is highly aprecieated! Will do all of those when time is right.
awesome video! that tuned up my A80J to my liking.
What version of Android TV is this? I am on 8 ~ My Bravia TV is horribly slow ~ I can't find these settings as you've shown them and I don't want to factory reset yet. What can I do?
Very useful, thank you, these have made a big difference to my enjoyment of my TV.
Very helpful. thank you.
Great video. It is exactly what i was looking for. I bought a 2023 SONY X74L model. When i go to apps only mode, i am unable to add Google playstore or any other app to the Input section. It does not give me an option to add apps there. So any solution for this? Thanks.
Great video. My favourite setting is the APP ONLY since it clears up the home page from all the unnecessary app and recommendations which I don't care for, except the Google Assistant button on the remote doesn't work when you're have APP ONLY mode on and that's unfortunate. If anyone knows how to get it Google Assistant button AND have the App Only Mode on at the same time that would be awesome.
hi nice video meanwhile, I was asking you something, in addition to the "app only" mode that I have already activated, is there a way to remove the featured ad from the menu that recommends a movie to watch?
Sir using apps only mode disables google voice i have the sony A80J no matter what install of google i did it wod not work google voice controle
Excellent Tips ;) Especially checking your egg box at the Supermarket :D
Great video and tips, many thanks!
I connect my computer to Sony A95L via HDMI and the mouse movement is so slow. Do you know why?
Excellent video very fast and thorough
Thanks so much
One other "trick" is simply using "BasicTV" mode at setup time and skipping most of the Google ecosystem altogether. You can't add more apps, but at least the built-in ones will work.
There is one drawback of the simplified menu voice remote is disabled on my Sony Bravia oled tv
Please show how to update this Sony Adroid TV from usb , i done the instruction but TV wont load file from USB removeable after restart
amazing work boss!
Thanks man! You are appreciated!
I have the latest update in my xh90 but the menu has not changed, there is no Google tv overlay, is this model not supported with such an overlay?
Apps only mode is a really nice feature
Does this work for sony a9g?
I still want to get rid of the ads on the home page. I’ve downloaded an app that has a real apps only Home Screen and another app to replace the android tv Home Screen, but that doesn’t seem to work.
You can bypass the Google home page with ads and go straight to TV input in the manner described by Vincent in the video (setting the other of the two options of what the TV does after it is turned on).
How can I turn off the Ambient mode?
While using an app every 15 min ambient mode comes up and bothers. How can I turn it off ?
hi..how do i enter professional mode in sony A80j?
Is there a way to display the current resolution of non HDMI sources ? My Vizio and Hisense has this option.
Do these built in apps automatically use all the highest/best settings for visuals when using the apps to watch movies/shows, etc?
My Sony X80J Google TV sometimes doesn't turn on on when I press power on via remote..The power light on TV stays On for sometime and goes away but the TV doesn't turn On..Have to press power button second time to turn on the TV, fed up with this..Any solution?
Help me please! How to disable annoying popup screen with product registration? I couldn't find the name of this package (I hope I could disable it in app, or maybe exist some way to turning it off)
Sony x950h..cant find remove apps feature..
Tv button assign doesn’t seem to be an option in Australia ? Any thoughts ?
Thanks for the video. Power on behavior is not there in my x90h tv. How do I enable it?
how to use VRR with my Sony Sony XR-X93J and AMD RX 6800 videocard and Windows 10 ?
Great job 👍. it was taken time to on to show desktop when i was power on. what can i do for the fast
Hi there! Love your vids. I purchased the A90j and so happy with it. Wonderful quality. However I am stuck between using Google or Apple TV+. I have used your Apple TV settings - 4kSDR match all etc. i find the Apple TV picture slightly better but the Dolby vision settings on a90j no longer come up with the same movie source and Sony tv goes into custom mode using Apple TV. Can you tell me or perhaps create a video for people with Apple 4k tv and of any benefits over the inbuilt Google or not? Also Having problems matching the sound quality on Apple TV as Google sound better for some reason? Cheers