Karan Batra

There is no Sony LIV app for LG Smart TVs. Sony has been saying its under development for years now. I don’t think they are making it at all.

Unless its a hardware fault ; disconnecting the mi box & restarting tv by turning off the power supply , your tv should be back to normal. You can also reset from settings if it doesn’t help.

I’ll tell you what whenever you get time go and try out the things you want from a smart tv on an android tv and samsung smart tv. None is capable of what you want. Android has chrome so it might be better at browsing but there are chances of memory overflow . You know it took an year more for Sony to get Dolby Vision working properly. I would trade away All the smart functionality for Dolby Vision if it had come to a choice. As far as OLED is concerned its not for everyone and one should consider usage before buying. LG Sony or Panasonic all are similarly susceptible to burn in. yes I also want my smart tv to be future proof but none is. So keep patience and think of your tv as a display and get additional hardware whether firestick or anything you like. Down the line everyone may have to get one.

IMO You have a wrong understanding of the capabilities of a smart tv. It is not meant to replace your laptop. Yes they do expect that consumers connect their laptop but not use the tv as a laptop. I am talking in general for any smart tv. The capabilities you are expecting ; even an external box would fail to provide. The closest you can get is an apple tv or an nvidia shield, still they can’t replace a laptop’s capabilites. Second to push the sales of the newer model they omit new features from older models and provide only on new ones.

WebOS rocks ; android is slow , lags and buggy . The only advantage of android is the wide range of apps. If you want so many apps just buy a firetv stick . Its way better than any android tv.

Why do you want to disable HDR? Xstream box functions in HDR mode only with HDR TVs. Although the non HDR content(tv channels) will display as non HDR (SDR) and HDR content ( from netflix and prime) as HDR. TV will always indicate it is receiving an HDR signal for all content.

I am 99.99% sure your tv won’t be updated to WebOS 3.5 . You might receive other regular updates at max. I would strongly recommend you to buy an external device like fire tv stick 4k/ roku/nvdia shield or an apple tv according to your budget. They are quite future proof. You would get a host of app options which even the latest webOS can’t provide.

Hotstar is supported by webOS 3.5 and above. See the version of WebOS in your tv settings. That might be the reason its not showing.

Press the Magic remote’s Mic button and say “Turn off the Screen”. It turns off the screen.

You can’t. UK7500 is a 2018 model AFAIK so it doesn’t support airplay. The screen mirroring/sharing feature for apple devices is called Airplay. It was introduced in LG tvs from 2019. The 2019 onward series models come with Airplay 2 support. For instance 65UM7300 etc.. UK7500 won’t be getting Airplay support ever. It will do get the apple tv app by end of year. The only solution is getting an apple tv for Airplay 2 support.

These apps are already available for the supported tvs. If you don’t have it yet there are almost no chances that you would get them. Hotstar is supported in tvs with webOS 3.5 and above. update your tv software and see if it helps. P.S this is a user forum and LG doesn’t read the requests made here.

Go ot settings and then TV Information. See the WebOS version. You should have WebOS 3.5 or above to get the app. If you haven’t got the app by now its very unlikely that you’ll get it. Since you have a 2016 model tv its better to invest in a fire tv stick or airtel xstream box. They will go a long way in supporting apps.

Yes, it would be great but frankly speaking, it won’t happen for sure.

Hold the Mic button and say “Turn iff the screen” ; I use it very frequently and its very useful. No need for energy saving and all.

Hotstar is available for tvs with WebOS 3.5 and above only. It won’t be available for earlier versions.

You cannot load it any smart tv including LG. Its best to buy airtel xstream set top Box if you want its content. But you still won’t get free live tv channels. They are available only in the mobile app.

Do you use your tv browser to access youtube? Your post is a little confusing. lost the will to live with firefox? You don’t have the Youtube app in your tv? You don’t need a browser to use youtube .

hotstar is available for WebOS 3.5 & above. (now Disney+hotstar)

Jio Tv and Airtel Xstream app aren’t available for any smart tv officially. They won’t ever launch for any smart tv including LG. Jio Cinema is a different case and Jio needs to make the app. Sony LIV is under development and its the sony’s development team thats taking time. But it should be available before April.

Not possible.

I have a 2tb Portable hdd that works perfectly. I also have a 10tb which also works fine but its powered. So 4tb should work fine 99% . The TV can support the 4tb hard disk, its just that it might not be able to supply sufficient power if the 4tb requires more power than the 2tb. In the unlikely case it doesn’t work you’ll need a powered USB hub to connect the hard disk. It will then work for sure.

Sony LIV has finally confirmed that the app is under development and will be released soon. Very clearly.

If you don’t mind can you share the AVR model and tv model you have ? I assume you see DD+ on your AVR right?

This is a user forum and LG doesn’t respond here. Its upto SonyLIV to provide the app, who are delaying it. If you want to do something, reach sony liv on twitter. Its better to buy a firestick for more options on apps. If you want to go buy an android tv , go ahead LG isn’t reading this and they don’t care.

If you want to so many apps you should get the airtel xstream box or fire tv stick. Even then there is no tv in India that can show live tv channels over the internet for free legally. I am sure if you can spend a lakh rupees on the tv you sure can buy a firestick or airtel xstream box. You will have a host of apps on them. Apps on mobile are not available as same on tv . Be it LG / Samsung or Sony. Even the airtel xstream and jio set top boxes don’t have the same airtel xstream app and jio tv app as in the mobile respectively. Both don’t provide live tv channels.