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The webostv platform allows you to control a LG webOS Smart TV.

{% linkable_title Setup %}

To begin with enable LG Connect Apps feature in Network settings of the TV instructions.

Once basic configuration is added to your configuration.yaml Configuration card should prompt on your Home Assistants's states. Follow the instructions and accept pairing request on your TV.

Pairing information will be saved to the filename: provided in configuration; this process is IP sensitive, in case the IP address of your TV would change in future.

{% linkable_title Configuration %}

To add a TV to your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
media_player:
  - platform: webostv

Configuration variables:

• host (Optional): The IP of the LG webOS Smart TV, e.g., 192.168.0.10.
• turn_on_action (Optional): Defines an action to turn the TV on.
• name (Optional): The name you would like to give to the LG webOS Smart TV.
• timeout (Optional): The timeout for connections to the TV in seconds.
• filename (Optional): The filename where the pairing key with the TV should be stored. This path is relative to Home Assistant's config directory. It defaults to webostv.conf.
• customize array (Optional): List of options to customize.
  • sources array (Optional): List of hardware and webOS App inputs.

If you do not specify host:, all LG webOS Smart TVs within your network will be auto-discovered.

{% linkable_title Example %}

A full configuration example will look like the sample below:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
media_player:
  - platform: webostv
    host: 192.168.0.10
    name: Living Room TV  
    timeout: 5
    filename: webostv.conf
    turn_on_action:
      service: persistent_notification.create
      data:
        message: "Turn on action"
    customize:
      sources:
        - livetv
        - youtube
        - makotv
        - netflix

Avoid using [ ] in the name: of your device.

{% linkable_title Turn on action %}

Home Assistant is able to turn on a LG webOS Smart TV if you specify an action, like HDMI-CEC or WakeOnLan.

Common for webOS 3.0 and higher would be to use WakeOnLan feature. To use this feature your TV should be connected to your network via Ethernet rather than Wireless and you should enable LG Connect Apps feature in Network settings of the TV instructions (or Mobile App in General settings for older models).

# Example configuration.yaml entry
wake_on_lan: # enables `wake_on_lan` domain

media_player:
  - platform: webostv
    host: 192.168.0.10
    #other settings
    turn_on_action:
      service: wake_on_lan.send_magic_packet
      data:
        mac: B4:E6:2A:1E:11:0F

Any other actions to power on the device can be configured.

{% linkable_title Sources %}

To obtain complete list of available sources currently configured on the TV, once the webOS TV is configured and linked, while its powered on head to the Developer Tools > States, find your media_player.<name> and use the sources listed in source_list: remembering to split them per line into your sources: configuration.

{% linkable_title Next/Previous buttons %}

The behaviour of the next and previsous buttons is different depending on the active source:

• if the source is 'LiveTV' (television): next/previous buttons act as channel up/down
• otherwise: next/previsous buttons act as next/previous track