People quite often use external devices that we connect to the Samsung Smart TV, such as a home theater or speakers. Without these devices, many people can’t fully enjoy watching movies.
Also, many users want to create a beautiful look on the home page on their Samsung Smart TV. To do this, you can change the name and icon of your connected devices. It isn’t difficult to do so and will take you no more than a minute – here’s how to do it.
How to change the name and icon of an external device
In Samsung Smart TV, you have the option to change the name and icon for the connected external device. This can greatly improve the visual experience of your TV. To do this, you need to
- Turn on your Samsung Smart TV
- Press the {Home} button (sometimes it looks like a house icon) and open {Sources}
- Move the focus to the connected external device
- In the middle of the remote find the arrows: {up} and {down}, {right} and {left}. Press the {up arrow} button. Several functions will appear on the screen to choose from
- Tap on {edit} and change the name and icon of your external device
How to find out additional information about an external device
A very useful feature would be to view additional information about the external device and for this, you need to:
- You need to press the {Home} button (which is usually located in the center of the remote control) and open the {Sources}
- In the menu, you need to select the device you want to view information about
- Press the navigation button with an {up arrow}. Several functions will appear on the screen for you to choose from
- Tap on {Information} and see more detailed information about your external device
How to add an external device to the Home screen
There are often situations when you need to add an external device to the home screen of your Samsung Smart TV. This is a very useful feature, as you can access an external device very quickly.
The steps to take are almost the same as the previous ones, but for those who haven’t watched the past guides here they are:
- Go to the main menu and open {Sources}
- From the list of suggested devices, select the device you want to add to the “Home screen”
- Press the {up arrow} navigation button. Several functions will appear on the screen for you to choose from
- Tap {Add to Home} and the selected device will be docked to the Home screen
As you see, that’s really easy to change the name or icon of the external device to make it look better. Of course, that isn’t necessary, but will make your TV screen to look slightly better.
