How to Jailbreak LG TV?
Are you searching for a method to Jailbreak LG TV? If your answer is Yes, then continue reading this article without any hesitations. Moreover, LG Smart TV is available in the market based on all budget ranges.
In fact, this brand has its own customers with a strong belief in its products. Likewise, the LG Television is one of the fast-moving televisions in the market.
I hope you will also be an LG TV owner. Here, in this article, we are mainly focusing on Jailbreaking LG TVs. Firstly, we have to be clear if it is possible in reality. In case of possible, then we have to search for a proper procedure.
Moreover, LG TV uses the webOS Operating System unlike Android TV and it contains numerous Applications. Let us see how we are going to find all the answers from this guide. Now, we will start the write-up with the points of availability.
How to Jailbreak LG TV?
Certainly, a question rises in my mind. Why should we have to Sideload or Root or Jailbreak our LG TV? In fact, LG TV itself contains many apps in its own App Store. This is because the reason that app which is not developed or present in the native app store will be considered Third-Party Apps.
For instance, Apple TV has its dedicated Apps in Apple Store, Amazon products have their Apps on Amazon App Store. In the same vein, LG Smart TV Applications are present in the LG Content Store.
Considering this point, the Applications which are not available in the LG Content Store will be considered External Apps or Third Party Apps. So, we have to research a method that gives us access to install those apps on your LG TV.
Seemingly, we have two different methods to Root your LG TV. You can use both methods to download external apps. Meanwhile, both ways have their own pros and cons.
- Installing the Third-Party Apps
- Jailbreak or Root LG Smart TV
Firstly, Installing the Third Party-Apps method is complicated but it is safe. Whereas, Jailbreaking or Rooting up method is simple but it is risky.
Let us discuss both procedures separately in this guide. Come let us take you through the steps of it.
Installing the Third Party Apps on LG TV
Even though the Rooting method helps you to install third-party apps, this method is different from all other methods. This method functions in three stages namely. This can be used in the new firmware model TVs.
- LG Developer Portal Account
- To Get Dev Mode
- Dev Mode Manager for WebOS.
On successfully completing all these processes, your LG Smart TV will get ready to install the External Applications. Let us sneak into the procedure and find out how it works.
#1. LG Developer Portal Account
Step 1
To begin the process, Turn on your LG TV and provide a Stable WiFi connection.
Step 2
After that, head to the Web Browser that is natively available on your device.
Step 3
Now, type the link developer.lge.com/login in the Search Space and tap the search arrow.
Step 4
Then, enter your LG Account User ID and Password in the respective fields and complete the Login process.
Step 5
As soon as you will able to see the Pop up window containing Add LG Service.
Step 6
Meanwhile, select the option to get the LG Developer Account Status.
That’s it, we have set up the function for LG Developer. Let us continue the second stage of this process.
#2. To Get Dev Mode
Step 1
Initially, tap the Home button on the LG Remote and navigate to the LG Home Screen.
Step 2
After that, find the Apps icon and open the LG Content Store.
Step 3
Nextly, tap on the Search icon and start to search for the Developer Mode App.
Step 4
Then, find and Install the desired Developer Mode App on your Device.
Step 5
Now, launch the App and use the LG Account Credentials to complete the Login procedure.
Step 6
Firstly, Enable the Dev Mode Status and Reboot your LG Smart TV.
Step 7
Once the Rebooting is completed, Launch the Developer Mode App from the Home Screen.
Step 8
After that, you have to Enable the Key Server option.
Above all, note down the Host (IP) Address and Passphrase that appears on the left side of your screen for future reference.
#3. Dev Mode Manager for WebOS
Dev Mode Manager is more like an Exploit tool used to install Third Party Apps easily on your device. However, the LG Smart TV should function in the Developer Mode.
That’s what we have already done in the above two stages. So we can directly continue with the steps of this third stage.
Step 1
First of all, go to the Web Browser and search using the github.com/webosbrew/dev-manager-desktop/releases link.
Step 2
After that, download the Latest Version of this Application on your LG TV.
Step 3
Now, Launch the WebOS Dev Manager Application on your Device.
Step 4
Then, select the More option on the left side of the App Home Page.
Step 5
Next, you have to select the + Add Device option from that.
Step 6
As we mentioned earlier, type the Host Address and Passphrase that you have noted at the final step of the Second Stage process.
Step 7
After filling in all the details as per the on-screen instructions, hit the Add option.
Step 8
Once the connection is established, your LG TV is ready to Install the External Applications.
Step 9
Now, move to the Dev Manager Apps Section at the top
Step 10
After that, click on the Available option and you can see the App Catalogue.
Step 11
Finally, you can choose the desired Application from that and install it on your LG Smart TV.
This process can also be used to sideload the own Apps with WebOS extension within the Dev Manager App.
Final Thoughts
Hope, you have got enough information about Jailbreaking your LG Smart TV. Yeah! this guide contains sufficient details to Root your Device. Meanwhile, here we are giving a short explanation of this whole article in a few lines.
Firstly, you can install the Third Party Applications on your LG TV by downloading the Dev Manager App and Setting your Television on the LG Developer Account which requires three stages of operation.
On the other hand, you can use the RootMyTV application download from the Web Browser. After that, you can use the WebOS Homebrew Channel to install the External Applications. However, it is only applicable to the Old Firmware LG TV models.
Considering this, choose the method that suits your LG TV model and proceed with the further steps.