GoKawiilMicrosoft to discontinue Copilot on LG and Samsung smart TVs in 2026
Microsoft is ending support for its Copilot AI assistant on smart TVs, according to an on-screen notification spotted by Windows Central on an LG webOS TV. The notice says the feature is scheduled for discontinuation sometime in 2026, though no exact date has been set, and neither Microsoft, LG, nor Samsung has made a formal announcement. Copilot had let viewers chat with an AI assistant, ask about on-screen content, or get show recommendations since launching on TVs at CES 2025.
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The quiet rollback suggests Microsoft may be deprioritizing consumer-facing integrations of Copilot in favor of the recently launched Copilot 'super app,' which focuses on business and productivity uses like chat, agents, and coding. It also reflects how quickly some AI-TV partnerships announced with fanfare at CES can unravel, following earlier friction over LG's unremovable Copilot shortcut. Consumers who adopted the TV feature may now lose functionality with little warning or official explanation.
- Microsoft is pulling Copilot from LG and Samsung smart TVs sometime in 2026.
- The change was revealed via an on-screen TV notification, not an official company statement.
- It follows Microsoft's pivot toward a business-focused Copilot 'super app' launched earlier this year.
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