So I searched further and found a few "news" articles basically parroting some LG press release about the rollout of the "Life's Good Hub" all dated August 5, 2022. It's not us; it's LG pushing this on us.
I tried chatting with the online help at LG.com and none of them know what the Life's Good Hub is. Just changing settings I've already tried, hard resetting, and factory reset again even though I tell them I've done that. Supposedly a research ticket has been made and I will be emailed.
It's frustrating to have to back out of or close this useless app on order to change to over the air TV and not just push a button like Netflix.
I am using the remote that came with my TV. Any ideas on what the red, green, blue and yellow buttons do at the bottom? They don't do anything right now. Are they programmable somehow? Maybe with an app? I've never used apps on my TV before.
Honestly the dumber the TV the better. I can't believe LG ruined my TV with a software update. I kinda want them to let me return it for full purchase price. It's not even a year old.
My only idea is to get a 3rd party programmable remote but I'm unsure if that will solve this and I shouldn't have to.