If LG ever removes or restricts Developer Mode, I am selling my TV the same day.

dominotw · 2026-09-04T17:43:41

what do you do with it? coincenteally i just bought a the tv in the post last week.

pzmarzly · 2026-09-04T18:01:17

1. A Windows app to change volume, brightness, switch input. I used to have PC connected to TV. I also was considering making Android app to replace my TV remote.

2. https://github.com/webosbrew/youtube-webos

3. https://github.com/MoazSalem/litefin

4. I promised myself to install LEDs one day https://houndhillhomestead.com/diy-ambilight/

functionmouse · 2026-09-04T13:28:32

new locked down spyware TVs are so cheap, who would want to buy and move -your- locked down spyware TV?

ctippett · 2026-09-04T13:35:14

Jailbroken LG TVs are the panacea of locked down spyware TVs.

Although like OP, if I ever lose the ability to run root, then that's the day I look for a new TV (lord have mercy).

msh · 2026-09-04T13:47:40

I don’t think I will ever again connect a tv to the internet

mjlee · 2026-09-04T13:52:18

I wonder how long it will be until TVs have some sort of cellular modem built in. Maybe some form of LPWAN - your TV may not be connected to the internet, but odds are there's one in range that is.

flacebo · 2026-09-04T14:54:33

Damn... The faraday cage around my TV will worsen the picture quality.

kosinus · 2026-09-04T13:59:41

I was playing around with LG TV homebrew a while back. Still have the same TV, and in the age of AI, I'm considering putting a coding agent to work on a dump of the filesystem to see what it'd take to run stock Linux on it.

ctippett · 2026-09-04T15:29:20

There's an active Discord server (I know, I know...) for LG's jailbreak community and there are some incredibly talented folk on there who know the ins and outs of webOS to a crazy level. I'd recommend checking it out if you're interested in that sort of thing.

mynameajeff · 2026-09-04T15:34:50

Not sure if you can post the full link but what's the /invitecode for the server? I'd actually be interested in joining since I've been interested in this

ctippett · 2026-09-04T17:01:40

Happy to share it! The community is called OpenLGTV[1]. You'll find a link to their Discord on their website.

  > OpenLGTV is a collective, non-commercial project for legal reverse engineering and research of LG (Smart and non Smart) TVs firmware, which is partially Open Source.
  > The main goal of the project is to improve the functionality of the TVs by adding new features, fixing bugs and providing new software.

[1] https://openlgtv.github.io

Marsymars · 2026-09-04T22:09:47

Presumably someone who is looking for a $50 TV.