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Microsoft Copilot Lands on LG Smart TVs with webOS Update
LG's recent webOS update adds Microsoft Copilot app, now removable
Your TV just got a new neighbor you didn’t invite. LG’s latest webOS update silently dropped a Microsoft Copilot shortcut into the home screen, a quick link to a web app, not a native program, but still an unannounced guest. The company insists the icon is deletable, just not yet.
No timeline. No explanation for why it appeared in the first place. This is the peculiar logic of modern smart TVs: they push features you never asked for, then promise to let you clean up the mess, on their schedule.
Both LG and Samsung announced plans to add Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant to their TVs in January, but it appears to be popping up on LG TVs following a recent update to webOS. De Maria clarifies that the icon is a "shortcut" to the Microsoft Copilot web app that opens in the TV's web browser, rather than "an application-based service embedded in the TV." He also adds that "features such as microphone input are activated only with the customer's explicit consent." There's no word on when LG will roll out the ability to delete the Copilot icon.
This is the shape of compromise in the age of the assistant: a shortcut you didn’t ask for, buried in a browser, tethered to a promise of removal. LG gets its beachhead for Copilot; you get the final say. That shift, from frictionless integration to a deletable token, matters more than the icon itself.
It signals that even the most determined push for AI ubiquity must yield to the quiet power of a single button: uninstall. The real story isn’t what LG added. It’s that they learned they have to let you take it away.
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Common Questions Answered
How does the Microsoft Copilot integration work on LG Smart TVs?
The Copilot appears as a shortcut icon on LG Smart TVs that opens the AI assistant in the TV's web browser, rather than being a deeply embedded application. Users can easily access the web-based Copilot through this shortcut, maintaining flexibility in their interaction with the AI assistant.
What privacy considerations are in place for the Copilot feature on LG Smart TVs?
LG has implemented privacy-focused controls for the Copilot feature, ensuring that microphone input is only activated with explicit user consent. The Copilot icon is also easily removable, giving users complete control over the AI assistant's presence on their smart TV.
When did LG and Samsung announce their plans to add Microsoft Copilot to their TVs?
Both LG and Samsung announced their plans to integrate Microsoft Copilot into their smart TVs in January of the current year. The recent webOS update for LG TVs marks the initial implementation of this announced integration.
