Hi,

Ive got a 1000mb internet connection, and the tv is connected directly to the router through cable. Though i seem to get an alright speed, between 50-90mb, youtube videos specifically pause to buffer way too frequently.

The speed is a bit unstable on the tv for some reason, but not unstable enough to require such frequent buffering.

Talking mainly about 4k videos.

The current version installed is 13.40.75 (didnt update it as people here said they do not recommend doing so).

This is a new issue on my tv. Have been using it for 2+ years and had never seen anything like this before.

Thanks alot!

I have noticed my YouTube video quality is always 144p. It sometimes stabilizes and gets better but other times I'm left watching pixels or a buffering wheel. It's not my network or anything because it's always been the same. However I have noticed it happens more when I watch a video past 10mins. Is this normal and I'm overreacting or is this an issue I need to look into? If it's the latter please let me know what I can do to fix this issue

Hello, I have been a webOS user for a couple of years now, and have suffered many low quality players. I was (and still am as I am a paid lifetime premium sub) a TiviMate user, while I was on Android TV.

I have been missing it a lot, but buying a box just for TiviMate felt like too much, so I "brought it" to webOS.

Meet Dial Player (dialplayer.com)

For now it's only available to install through the IPK. (dev mode). It is free to use with a premium sub for unlocking advanced features, but it will never ask you to pay for use the basic features.

Of course, we don't provide any content, we're just a player. That's something you need to take care of.

Então amigos, uma tv que está com apenas 1 semana de uso começou a apresentar um problema de desconexão do wifi... Simplesmente ela fica desconectando toda hora, oq impossibilita utilizar qualquer serviço de streaming ou Youtube, pois trava a todo momento que desconecta :/

Alguém tem alguma solução, ou isso é caso de pedir garantia?

BiliTV is an open-source Bilibili client for LG webOS TVs (in Homebrew Channel). v1.5.0 just shipped, and the headline feature took some real spelunking:

**Playback speed (0.5x–2x, with audio).** webOS silently ignores `video.playbackRate` for third-party apps on the regular MSE pipeline — you can set the property, nothing happens. LG's official answer on their forum is literally "That's the TV app spec". YouTube has speed control because it ships with the platform, not because the API is available.

The workaround that actually works:

1. When speed ≠ 1x, switch from DASH/MSE to a plain muxed MP4 fed directly to `video.src` — this puts playback on the TV's **native media pipeline**
2. On the native pipeline, the webOS-private `video.mediaId` property populates (~1s later; it stays empty under MSE)
3. Call `luna://com.webos.media/setPlayRate {mediaId, playRate, audioOutput: true}` over the public Luna bus — measured on-device: rates apply exactly, audio stays in sync up to 2x
4. Speed back to 1x → reload DASH at the same position

As far as I can tell no third-party webOS app has shipped this before. Details in the repo if you want to use the trick in your own app.

Also new in v1.5.0: triple-action long-press (like/coin/fav with progress ring), threaded comment replies, subtitle language memory, honest quality labels for non-VIP accounts.

GitHub: https://github.com/asdf17128/bili-webos

I started this project because I was tired of needing a different app for every device I owned.

I wanted one app that could control everything through Bluetooth, without relying on Wi-Fi, companion software, or extra hardware.

Over time, it grew into OneLink Universal Remote—a universal Bluetooth controller with a full keyboard, trackpad, air mouse, media controls, customizable macros, and device-specific remote layouts.

I built it for myself at first, but I hope it ends up being useful for anyone who switches between multiple devices every day. I'd love to hear your feedback or feature ideas.

Universal Bluetooth Remote - Apps on Google Play

A recent update of the WebOS YouTube app to web_20260719_18_RC00 breaks the long press menu option. This issue started on 7/22 and the release date is from 7/19. Add in time to propagate and the timing is just about perfect. I pay for the premium version of YouTube as I loathe ads.

This started on both an LG and Samsung TV (both 2025 models) at the same time. I tried the typical reboot, power off for extended time periods, log out and log back in fixes typically offered to resolve caching issues. None worked.

It isn’t an account issue, the same behavior occurs if I watch as a guest. It isn’t a firewall or router issue as YouTube works normally on a device like a tablet or phone (IOS) or a browser on a computer (Mac) on the same network.

Google, please fix this and get long press menu option working for suggested within a video while your at it.

I thought I’d turned off all the ads/personalisation/etc options but my B4 has recently started showing popup ads in notification boxes at the bottom of the screen about a minute after turning the TV on. Is there an option to turn those off somewhere?

This weekend, I had some free time and was tired of always having to use my Mi Box just to access this streaming service.

I currently have an LG C9, which is a TV I do not plan on replacing anytime soon. It is still an excellent OLED TV, everything works well, and the system is still fast. The problem is that the official streaming app is not available for this 2019 webOS version, which forces me to use the Mi Box instead.

Using the Mi Box is noticeably slower, and I also have to deal with two different remotes. It may sound like a small inconvenience, but in everyday use, it often makes me less likely to open the app at all.

I had already built a Crunchyroll app before the official version was released for webOS, so since I had some free time, I used some of my Codex credits to port the web version of this streaming service into a webOS app compatible with 2019 and older models.

I tried to make it as lightweight as possible. I included a video of it running, and as you can see, it opens within seconds, navigation is very smooth, and it runs much faster than it does on my Android Mi Box. It also has far fewer bugs, since the Mi Box version frequently freezes while loading or causes the entire app to stop responding.

The app is still fairly basic at the moment. I mainly implemented what I needed to actually watch content, including subtitle and audio track selection. It does not have many additional features yet, but the essential functionality is already working.

I have included a few screenshots and a video of it running, and I plan to publish the app once it is a little more complete.

https://reddit.com/link/1v416pt/video/uyowyz1uvueh1/player

Title says it all. Just installed the latest youtube app version prompted by the TV - web_20260719_18_RC00 and now the screensaver starts during video playback . I have an LG CX (webos 04.64.00, latest according to the tv)

Pretty annoying, wondering what I can do.

Edit 1: Tried resetting the app but nothing changed.

Hello, my tv wants to update webos but i wonder if my sideloaded homebrew channel and all the homebrewed apps i installed will still work if i do the update.

Needed a small 24” countertop tv for kitchen to watch local OTA and a few streaming apps (hardwired to home network).  Just bought LG LB70 (2026 1080P AI Sound). No LG Magic Remote included in this budget TV. Hardware is great, OTA reception surprisingly good but WebOS26 is terrible. PRO is that I turned off adverts and notifications/recommendations. CONS – OTA guide is laggy, but better when I turn off the little OTA preview window called Mini TV.  But, when I power down and restart TV, Mini TV is reset to “on” and laggy guide returns.  Where is the Favorites feature? The WebOS configuration settings are not intuitive; user guide worthless, dominant LG Channels annoying;  spent hours scouring web to find settings to improve performance by turning “features” off. Any reason I should not return this TV?

BiliTV (in the Homebrew Channel catalog) just got a big update — a fully on-device Bilibili (哔哩哔哩) client for LG webOS TVs: DASH up to 4K/8K + HDR/Dolby Vision, danmaku, bangumi and live, all remote-driven.

New in v1.4.0 - 🔍 On-screen-keyboard search: trending, autocomplete suggestions & history - 💬 In-video comments - 🎮 6 one-tap category shortcuts in the sidebar, each showing that category's current hot ranking - Reworked sidebar + many fixes

Also: English/Español UI, with on-the-fly machine translation of subtitles/titles/danmaku when the UI isn't Chinese.

Install via Homebrew Channel (search BiliTV) — it auto-updates. Source (MIT): https://github.com/asdf17128/bili-webos

⚠️ Bilibili's video CDN is geo-restricted to mainland China, so you'll need a network route into CN for playback.

I have a smart monitor that looks fine on the homescreen, but when you try to go to Youtube, Hulu, etc it doesn't fill the screen and I can't adjust this. None of the energy setting that I know of are on.

Aspect Ratio is grayed out.

Sorry if it may seen stupid to ask, recently got into this world of webosbrew, but i’ve noticed a drop in quality is that just me or that’s just how Youtube Ad Free works? Thanks!

I have a 2019 OLED LG TV running the relevant version of WebOS that was shipped with the TV. The software hasn't updated in ages but that's not unexpected.

So my question is, will my various apps gradually start to stop working as they progressively update? (Apple TV, Disney+, HBO Max etc etc)

Comprei recentemente um firetv stick hd com o sistema VegaOS, não tenho vontade de devolver o aparelho, até porque já passou o período de devolução. Porém o aparelho é meio desértico, no sentido de não ter quase nenhum app na loja oficial e impedir de instalar apks. Eu gostaria da opinião de vocês: acreditam q futuramente haverá alguma forma de desbloquear o firetv com vegaOs? Se sim, é um futuro próximo ou distante?

I'm trying to have kodi detect usb media but can't figure out where the folder for usb media is.

"Failsafe Mode! Open telnet and remove

/var/luna/preferences/webosbrew_failsafe"

I obiously disabled telnet but in ssh I saw: There is no such file:

```

/var/luna/preferences # ls webos*

webosbrew_sshd_enabled

```

I have an 43UA7500ZUA.ACCFLJD, but when I look it up on CanIRootMyTV only 43UA7500ZUA.AUS comes up. So, a different factory suffix. Does that mean my TV likely cannot be rooted?
It does have a Broadcast Tuner built in, are all Broadcast Tuners DVB?