If your vizio smart tv is not updating then you need to check whether you are connected to wifi internet connection and if you are connected to wifi internet then make sure that you are having good internet wifi bandwidth signal and restart your vizio smart tv and restart your router or modem if there are any wifi network related issues on vizio smart tv and other below methods to fix vizio smart tv not updating issues.
Steps to Fix Vizio Smart TV Not Updating
Make sure you are connected to wifi internet and wait for vizio smart tv to completely update software and vizio smart tv can take some time to finish updating due to multiple updates pending or any pending update to completely update.
Check wifi internet Connection
If your vizio smart tv is having wifi connectivity issues like wifi keeps disconnecting and reconnecting and interrupting vizio smart tv update then you can experience issues with vizio smart tv not updating.
Also Read:
1) Why Won’t Vizio Smart tv Wont Connect to wifi
2) How to Get or Download & Install and Watch Spectrum TV app on Vizio Smart tv
3) How to Update Vizio Smart tv Software Firmware Update
4) How to Install Disney Plus on Vizio Smart tv
5) How to Clear Cache on Vizio Smart TV
How do I force my Vizio TV to update?
Step 1: Press home button to vizio tv remote
Step 2: Navigate to System Options and Press ok
Step 3: Select Check for update and press ok and wait for vizio smart tv to check for software update and if new software is available and download and update vizio smart tv to latest version.
Power Reset Vizio Smart tv
Step 1: Power up vizio smart tv and turn it on
Step 2: Completely remove power source of vizio smart tv from wall socket.
Step 3: Wati for 60 seconds and then plug the power cable back to the wall socket.
Step 4: Now, turn on vizio smart tv an update vizio smart tv and wait for vizio smart tv to completely download and update software.
Once you power reset vizio smart tv, if there are any software related issues, then power resetting vizio smart tv will help software update issues.
Wait till Vizio Smart tv Gets Updated
Sometimes, it can take time to completely update vizio smart tv when you update to latest firmware update and you need to wait until vizio smart tv to update and while vizio smart tv is getting update, you will see status of vizio smart tv getting updated and once vizio smart tv gets update to latest firmware update your vizio smart tv will restart.
Restart Router
Step 1: Unplug router cable and completely power off power source from router.
Step 2: wait for 60 seconds and plug back all power cables and turn on router, wait till router power lights to completely turn on.
Step 3: Now, connect vizio smart tv to wifi and update vizio smart tv.
Download and Update Vizio smart tv Using USB
Step 1: Go to Vizio tv official website and select vizio smart tv modem
Step 2: Download vizio smart tv software latest firmware update to usb cable
Step 3: Connect usb cable to vizio smart tv and locate vizio smart tv firmware update download on usb cable and update vizio tv to latest version.
Factory Reset Vizio Smart tv
Step 1: Press home button on remote button -> Go to Settings
Step 2: Select Reset and Admin and press ok.
Step 3: Select Reset to Factory Default and press ok and input passcode if prompted 0 0 0 0 and press ok.
Step 4: Select Reset and Press ok and wait for vizio smart tv to reset vizio smart tv.
Once you factory reset vizio smart tv, all settings and all data will be erased from vizio smart tv and it will be like brand new vizio smart tv and setup vizio smart tv and go to vizio smart tv settings and update vizio smart tv and it will update software to latest firmware on vizio smart tv.
Do Vizio TVs update automatically?
If you have set vizio smart tv to update automatically when vizio smart tv update is released or update is available then vizio smart tv updates automatically to latest version and if its not updating to latest version then vizio smart tv wont update and you need to update vizio smart tv manually.