Browser

[Nixon Sylvester]

When are you guys going to update the browser to 2023 standards for all content....because there are certain streaming sites I use that LG does NOT have an app for.

My tv is a 55" 4K LG webOS UK6200

Current software version is 05.50.10.

 

[George Hofmeister]

Hi @Nixon Sylvester

We guys are not going to update anything on LG as this is a user-to-user forum.

Which streaming sites, what standards are they using and which 2023 standards are you referring to?

LG do not make apps for the platform as they do not have access to the information that would be needed to create an app for a client's infrastructure.  Companies such as Disney et al are not going to give a third party access to their proprietary information and servers.

If you would like an app produced you need to badger the content providers to do it.

[Nixon Sylvester]

Thanx. I understand. I understand with respect to the apps but the browser isn't compatible for HBO Max. It's says the browser is outdated.

[George Hofmeister]

14 hours ago, Nixon Sylvester said:

Thanx. I understand. I understand with respect to the apps but the browser isn't compatible for HBO Max. It's says the browser is outdated.

Hi @Nixon Sylvester

Generally this means that the website may not been written well enough to recognise the webOS browser identification string and/or the version of WebKit and other technologies used is not supported by the site.  This really does not mean that the site would not work at all, rather that the site provider does not want to spend the time, effort and money to provide the compatibility.  To date I have not test my 2022 TV to see what the HMTL5 comparability scores are.  I will report back when I have had a chance to do so.  It may have been better for LG to have recompiled an existing browser to run on webOS, as building a web browser from scratch is a complicated thing.

[Marco Coletti]

html5test.com

Chrome on Windows: 528/555

WebOS native browser: 471/555

OLED48CX3LB with webOS 5.4.3-36 fw 04.41.45

No DRM, H265, TS.  I see the TV set has got Widevine LGTV20CLGE102122196 (of course), why no DRM in browser?