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Check the following steps below to access and use the INTERNET BROWSER on your Android TV™ device:
Note: The official name of INTERNET BROWSER is Vewd (previously Opera) Internet Browser.
Before You Start
Using the INTERNET BROWSER
Access INTERNET BROWSER
Follow the steps provided to access the app depending on your TV operating system (OS).
- Android™ 8.0 Oreo™ OS
- On the supplied remote control, press the HOME button.
- Select Apps.
- Select INTERNET BROWSER.
- Android 7 Nougat and earlier
- Press the HOME button.
- Under Apps, select INTERNET BROWSER.
Entering a URL address
- Press the up arrow button repeatedly until the cursor reaches the address bar in the upper part of the screen.
- Press the Enter button.
- Type in your desired search term or website using the on-screen keyboard.
- Select GO or press the right arrow button.
Click or select an item
- On the remote control, use the up, down, left and right arrow buttons to navigate the TV screen.
- Press the Enter button to select the desired item.
Reload and navigate webpages
Register a bookmark
- Load the page that you want to register to a bookmark.
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Method 1:
- Using the remote control, move the cursor to the top part of the screen, and select Bookmarks.
- Select Add to Bookmark.
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Method 2:
- Using the remote control, move the cursor to the upper part of the screen, and select the Vewd icon.
- On the menu list, select Add to Bookmark
- At the Add Page to Bookmarks screen, select OK.
Enlarge the screen
Erase history
- Using the remote control, move the cursor to the upper part of the screen to select the Vewd icon.
- On the menu list, select Settings.
- Under the Settings menu list, select Clear history.
Turn the accessibility mode on
- Using the remote control, move the cursor to the upper part of the screen to select the Vewd icon.
- On the menu list, select Settings.
- Under the Settings menu list, select Accessibility Mode Off.
- It will change to Accessibility Mode On after you select this option.
Always show menu bar
- Using the remote control, move the cursor to the upper part of the screen to select the Vewd icon.
- On the menu list, select Settings.
- Under the Settings menu list, select Always Show Menu Bar Off.
- It will change to Always Show Menu Bar On after you select this option.
Exit the INTERNET BROWSER
- Move the cursor toward the upper right-hand corner of the screen, and select the Vewd icon.
- On the menu list, scroll down and select Exit.
- Under the Exit screen, select OK.
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