George Hofmeister

Hi @lsitongia Is this an LG website? No it is not, it is a User-to-User forum as stated in the logo at the head of every page.

Hi @lsitongia However, the flip side of lots of posts about webOS sucking there are those that are happy with it, but your mileage may vary from other forum users. All I can suggest for your problem is if you know how to alter the DNS settings on your modem/router set them to Google's services: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 Some ISP DNS servers are known to cause problems with initial setup of webOS so this may help you as well, if Google's DNS setting do not help there are many more to try: Public DNS Servers 1.1.1.1 1.1.1.1 1.0.0.1 2606:4700:4700::1111 2606:4700:4700::1001 Alternate DNS 198.101.242.72 23.253.163.53 BlockAid Public DNS (or PeerDNS) 205.204.88.60 178.21.23.150 Censurfridns 91.239.100.100 89.233.43.71 2001:67c:28a4:: 2002:d596:2a92:1:71:53:: Christoph Hochstätter 209.59.210.167 85.214.117.11 ClaraNet 212.82.225.7 212.82.226.212 Comodo Secure DNS 8.26.56.26 8.20.247.20 DNS.Watch 84.200.69.80 84.200.70.40 2001:1608:10:25::1c04:b12f 2001:1608:10:25::9249:d69b DNSReactor 104.236.210.29 45.55.155.25 Dyn 216.146.35.35 216.146.36.36 FDN 80.67.169.12 2001:910:800::12 FoeBud 85.214.73.63 FoolDNS 87.118.111.215 213.187.11.62 FreeDNS 37.235.1.174 37.235.1.177 Freenom World 80.80.80.80 80.80.81.81 German Privacy Foundation e.V. 87.118.100.175 94.75.228.29 85.25.251.254 62.141.58.13 Google Public DNS 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 2001:4860:4860::8888 2001:4860:4860::8844 GreenTeamDNS 81.218.119.11 209.88.198.133 Hurricane Electric 74.82.42.42 2001:470:20::2 Level3 209.244.0.3 209.244.0.4 Neustar DNS Advantage 156.154.70.1 156.154.71.1 New Nations 5.45.96.220 185.82.22.133 Norton DNS 198.153.192.1 198.153.194.1 OpenDNS 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220 2620:0:ccc::2 2620:0:ccd::2 OpenNIC 58.6.115.42 58.6.115.43 119.31.230.42 200.252.98.162 217.79.186.148 81.89.98.6 78.159.101.37 203.167.220.153 82.229.244.191 216.87.84.211 66.244.95.20 207.192.69.155 72.14.189.120 2001:470:8388:2:20e:2eff:fe63:d4a9 2001:470:1f07:38b::1 2001:470:1f10:c6::2001 PowerNS 194.145.226.26 77.220.232.44 Quad9 9.9.9.9 2620:fe::fe SafeDNS 195.46.39.39 195.46.39.40 SkyDNS 193.58.251.251 SmartViper Public DNS 208.76.50.50 208.76.51.51 ValiDOM 78.46.89.147 88.198.75.145 Verisign 64.6.64.6 64.6.65.6 2620:74:1b::1:1 2620:74:1c::2:2 Xiala.net 77.109.148.136 77.109.148.137 2001:1620:2078:136:: 2001:1620:2078:137:: Yandex.DNS 77.88.8.88 77.88.8.2 2a02:6b8::feed:bad 2a02:6b8:0:1::feed:bad puntCAT 109.69.8.51 2a00:1508:0:4::9

Hi @Rudish I am not sure why you think they should, I cannot think of any manufacturer who advertises what features their product does not have in relation to another of their products.

Hi @sbzz Are you suggesting that people should take some responsibility for the actions? Shame on you...

Hi @Greatman dd Unfortunately this is a User-to-User forum, so we have no control over when an app by any content provider would be made available for the webOS platform. The best thing I can suggest is that if you have a Twitter account you ask Discovery directly.

Hi @AndreasW All I can suggest is starting here: https://support.google.com/youtube#topic=9257498 https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/7129766?hl=en https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube

Hi @Nyalisson Rodrigo Thanks for the information, however you have listed the software version, not the webOS version which are two different things.

Hi @Rudish Yes.

Hi @Bhavan Kamble LG replace webOS with Android! Never going to happen for exactly the same reason Samsung would never replace Tizen; money. TV manufacturers make little money from the actual sale of hardware, but if they have complete control of their software ecosystem they are on to a winner.

Hi @Nyalisson Rodrigo Please list which model of TV do you have, its software and webOS version you have.

Hi @Samuel K Unfortunately YouTube update their app whenever they feel like it and LG has no control whatsoever over their actions. The YouTube app is an example of a hosted server programme and as such it can be upgraded by YouTube without any quality control oversight by LG: https://webostv.developer.lge.com/develop/app-developer-guide/hosted-web-app/ You will find that the app that is installed on the television is itself very rarely updated, so I am afraid it is YouTube that needs to be told of your problems.

Hi @AndreasW Unfortunately YouTube update their app whenever they feel like it and LG has no control whatsoever over their actions. The YouTube app is an example of a hosted server programme and as such it can be upgraded by YouTube without any quality control oversight by LG: https://webostv.developer.lge.com/develop/app-developer-guide/hosted-web-app/ You will find that the app that is installed on the television is itself very rarely updated, so I am afraid it is YouTube that needs to be told of your problems.

Hi @Bhavan Kamble Unfortunately this is a User-to-User forum, so we have no control over when an app submitted by any content provider to LG would be made available for the webOS platform.

Yes, please use the search box at the top of the page.

Hi @123telford123 First question; have you actually managed to connect it to bluetooth?

To the best of my knowledge Zee5 have not yet produced an app for the webOS platform; if you want the app then you will need to ask them directly to make one. Posting something in their relevant Twitter feed is a good way of getting some attention.

Hi @ecallaghan Microsoft dropped support for Smart TVs about four years ago, Zoom well that I suppose would be a possibility if LG users lobby Zoom hard enough, as for Facetime not a chance in hell of Apple creating an app.

Hi @james jim The number you have quoted is the software version not the webOS version, plus please list the model of you unit as well.

Unfortunately there is nothing LG can do about any content provider not providing an app for the platform or specific device. Writing an app for the webOS platform is relatively straight forwards in comparison say iOS as it uses a lot of standard HTML5 coding. However, it does require knowledge of how the app is going to integrate and communicate with the content provider's infrastructure, so it is 'easier' if the content provider to write the app. It can also be a problem to write for webOS if the content provider's infrastructure relies on old technologies such as Adobe Flash and has proprietary video streaming software. Before HOTSTAR was able to produce an app they had to change/upgrade their set up; which was firstly evidenced by their website becoming compatible with the webOS browser to allow it to stream content. Another issue is that LG while producing TVs that have brilliant picture quality, in global sales terms they only have roughly half the sales market than Samsung. Thus content providers are firstly going to produce apps for the platform that has the largest market share and/or run Android.

Hi @lenxman58 The simple answer is when HBO gets around to making one, if you have a Twitter account the best thing you can do is to badger them about producing an app on their feed. In the short term screen sharing appears to be your only options: https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-watch-hbo-max-on-an-lg-tv/

Hi @ReneVlEugel Unfortunately the only people who are going to be able to tell you if the HU85LS is going to get the app is Disney themselves. Try asking them via their Twitter feed.

Hi @luis santos Thanks for the feedback, I am sure some forum users will take on board you valuable feedback and endeavour to give a crap.

Hi @ComfySofa Unfortunately this is a User-to-User forum, so we have no control over when an app by any content provider would be made available for the webOS platform. The best thing I can suggest is that if you have a Twitter account you ask Eurosport directly.

Hi @Jagdish Budhlani Unfortunately this is a User-to-User forum, so we have no control over when an app by any content provider would be made available for the webOS platform. The best thing I can suggest is that if you have a Twitter account you ask Sony directly.

Hi @anand shinde What you have listed is the software version, not the webOS version number so you could you find that out and post it along with the TV model number.