George Hofmeister

Hi @dibbie camacho Unfortunately your TV dates back to 2013 predating LG's use of webOS on it's TVs, so unfortunately it appears there is no app store to be had. Your best option would look to be a device such as a ROKU.

Hi @[email protected] I think you model is from 2015 and running webOS 2.0 (unless there was an upgrade to v3) and support for Bluetooth was probably not that brilliant at the time. There is a firmware upgrade listed from May 2020 you could look at: https://www.lg.com/uk/support/software-firmware?csSalesCode=42LF652V.AEK

Hi @Matt James First do Discovery produce a webOS app and if they do is it compatible with you specific model of TV?

Hi @CrunchyBrunch I believe that your TV has webOS v5 and the number you are referring to is the firmware version.

Hi @falawy I am afraid that your only option is to purchase an external streaming device such as a ROKU.

Hi @Sathish babu T If your TV is still running webOS 2.0 as it was when it left the factory then I am afraid you are not going to get any of the apps above for your unit. Most content providers will only support webOS 3.0 and above and some, such as HOTSTAR only support webOS 3.5 and above. My suggestion is to purchase an external device such as a ROKU.

Hi @falawy https://www.lg.com/sg/support/software-firmware?csSalesCode=49UB700T.ATA

Hi @DavidW You list your TV as having webOS 4.6, however I am guessing that is probably something to do with the firmware number not the OS version. The TV was released with webOS 2.0, and I am not aware of a unit being upgraded from v.2.0 to anything more than v.3.0. Many content providers have either never or have dropped supported support for v2.0 and some such as HOTSTAR do not support v3.0 for their app.

Hi @td47 By the sounds of your post you are assuming that it is LG paying for the apps to be on the platform, when it just as likely it is the other way around. Manufacturers of Smart TV and smart devices (such as ROKU) make the bulk of their profits not from the sale of the unit but from licencing deals with content providers. Both LG and content providers need to make a profit (BBC notwithstanding) so I imagine that the hold up with 2020 TVs has been a case of who flinches first, and then when they have everyone else will fall in line.

Hi @JonnyFlores It is not a case of an app being 'enabled' for webOS, it would have to be written especially for the platform by Smarter and submitted to LG for inclusion in the store. So if you want an app contacting the manufacturer is the way to go as this is a user-to-user forum and unclear that LG or content providers actually spend any time here.

Hi @Mark Johnston Could you provide the forum with the model/firmware/webOS version of your TV and which country you are located in please?

Hi @JigB Has the TV done a firmware update recently?

Hi @Laurie Reynolds Unfortunately there are to my knowledge no Smart TVs that have more than a 100Mbps wired network card at the present time. If you search the forum you will find a thread detailing members who have found specific USB to Ethernet adapters that will work for extra throughput.

What model & more importantly is the year of your TV?

Hi @Eloise If it is a problem with logging in to Channel4 then it is more than likely a problem with them and not the TV. I have had similar issues with Channel4 & a couple of ROKU units I have set up in the last few days.

Hi @GSEK VENKI If your TV is still running webOS 3.0 as is listed on the LG specifications page then unfortunately HOTSTAR's app only support webOS 3.5 >. Unfortunately there is nothing that LG can do about this, and whether this is a programming or hardware decision on HOTSTARs part would be something you would have to ask them. As for Disney+ I cannot give you an answer I am afraid.

Hi @Dan Baldauf Unfortunately if the powers at the Spectrum TV do not decide to release an app for the webOS platform there is nothing that LG can do about it. My suggestion is to pester the Spectrum TV via social media to see if you can elicit a response.

Hi @Dan Baldauf Unfortunately if the powers at the NFL do not decide to release an app for the webOS platform there is nothing that LG can do about it. My suggestion is to pester the NFL via social media to see if you can elicit a response.

You trusted a sales person! Sound more like you did not do your own research before purchasing. Well that was two mistakes you made. The reason that the large TV manufacturers (by market share and production of their own panels) have their own non-Android eco-system is because of money. LG and Samsung are not going to swap to Android TV, there is just no financial advantage to it. Buy yourself the new Google Chromecast with Google TV, a small outlay to satisfy you Android itch.

Hi @Binod Kumar If you want MX Player for webOS you will need to get the maker (not LG they do not write the apps for the platform) to produce it. Sorry I obviously did not make this clear enough in my previous post.

Hi @ALL ROUNDER I believe that HOTSTAR is only supporting webOS 3.5 and up, this is their decision and unfortunately there is nothing LG can do about this. Your TV is running, according to the product page, version 3.0.

Hi @frank_1985 Currently, I have a Western Digital 4TB drive connected to my 2016 model year LG, cannot say whether a 5TB is going to work though.

Hi @lsitongia Glad things are working for you now, annoying that you cannot pinpoint exactly what the issue was though.

Hi @Jaguar Take a look at this page: https://smart-tv-control.ru/en/lg-smarttv-change-region/ If the quoted code works for you please let the forum know.

I have posted the above in another thread you have posted in.