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.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon is selling the 2026 LG 77-inch OLED evo C6 4K Smart TV for $1,999.99, a $500 cut from its $2,499.99 list price. The retailer says this is the lowest price yet recorded for the model, which has previously sold for more than $3,500. The TV features a tandem OLED panel, Dolby Vision and Atmos support, webOS 26, and gaming specs including four HDMI 2.1 ports and up to 165Hz at 4K.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-27
LG's 2026 B6 OLED TV ships with removable legs, LG's ThinQ app setup, and features including a low-latency gaming mode, AI picture enhancements, the $5-per-month LG Gallery+ art mode, and a desktop mirroring function. The reviewer noted mixed experiences with WebOS and the included remote, which lacks backlighting and has an unreliable on-screen pointer.
wired.com
· 2026-10-26
A hobbyist project called R2D2 replaces a webOS smart TV's stock interface with a locally hosted home screen, a private sandboxed browser, and a push-to-talk voice assistant. The system works by pairing the TV with a separate Linux compute host that renders Chromium and runs speech-recognition models, streaming output back to the TV over the local network. The creator has published the source code along with detailed warnings that the setup requires rooting the TV and patching vendor system services on one specific firmware build.
github.com
· 2026-10-23
LG's new MRGB95B is a 75-inch RGB LED TV priced at $3,600, running webOS with four HDMI 2.1 ports and Dolby Vision support, though it lacks Dolby Vision 2 and HDR10+. The reviewer found the set benefits from the brightness and color advantages of RGB LED backlight technology but still has drawbacks compared to cheaper rivals, and ultimately prefers LG's own OLED TVs overall.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-10
Smart TVs running WebOS, Google TV, Fire TV OS or Roku OS use standby mode to install software and app updates in the background rather than forcing users to wait through updates at power-on. OLED TVs specifically rely on standby to run pixel-refresh routines that prevent image retention and burn-in, a process that gets interrupted if the set is shut down or unplugged too soon after use.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-20
An independent developer has released PlxNative, a free open-source Plex client built specifically for LG TVs running webOS, aimed at fixing the sluggish menus that plague older sets. Rather than running inside a browser like the official app, it renders its interface natively using Rust and OpenGL while still handing off video playback to the TV's built-in hardware decoder. It can be installed through the Homebrew Channel or sideloaded using LG's Developer Mode and webOS Dev Manager.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-18
A GamersNexus investigation into LG smart TVs found system logs storing sensitive spoken data, including credit card numbers and Social Security numbers, captured during voice search queries. The same testing also suggested the TVs could access webcam and microphone functions while appearing off or disconnected from the network, and that a compromised TV could scan the local network to discover other connected devices.
leaflet.pub
· 2026-09-08
A guide details how owners of the LG C5 OLED, running webOS 25, can restore 5 GHz Wi-Fi that is disabled by the TV's Middle East regional configuration. By enabling LG Developer Mode and using the upstream lg-geolock-bypass script over SSH from a Windows 11 PC, one user switched the set's area code from a Middle East profile to a European one with the country set to Germany, which unlocked 5 GHz connectivity without root access or a firmware update.
github.com
· 2026-09-04
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