New version 2.6 : Introducing a new feature for the keyboard section

With this new version you will be able to send a message to the Television as a  notification (as in the below picture).

It is available for the users that unlocked the full version and on supported models.
You can give it a try in the standard version!

This version is also fixing the inputs selection button that was not working on some TV models

Download here

LG WebOS TV Remote - Introduction Video

If you are still wondering what the application can do, please check out this 5 min overview !

Download here

Update 2.5 - Application Launcher !

In this version Windows phone users can finally now enjoy as well the application launcher of the android version !

It is allowing to start rapidely any application installed on the Television ! A new icon will appear on the main screen to give access to this new screen. Once the application is selected it will start automatically on the television

It is unlocked in the ad-free version of the application else it is available in a demo mode.
In this mode it is possible to try it twice in order to make sure that your television is compatible  if you decide to unlock it later!

I hope you will enjoy it, don't hesitate to email me for any comments about this functionality !

LG WebOS TV Remote - Privacy Policy

For your information please find below the privacy policy for this application.

What information is the application collecting and how is it used ?

The application is collecting informations allowing it to provide its basic functionalities. They are stored only on the phone and never shared/transmitted :

- The Television IP Address : it is used in order to connect to the television

- The recently selected channel(s) on the remote (name and ID) : it is used in order to allow the user to directly go to channel it viewed recently

- The application(s) installed on the Television (name and ID) (note: this information is not even saved locally on the phone) : it is used in order to allow the user to launch an application installed on the TV directly from the application

The user has the possibility to send an email to the support email (same as the email in the contact section below). So the sender email will be known by the support contact. This email will only be used to reply back to the sender and not used for other purpose nor transferred.

The application is using Google Admob , PubCenter and Ad Duplex services in order to display advertisements in the non-unlocked version of the application.

You can refer to their respective policies:

Admob : https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy

AdDuplex : https://www.adduplex.com/privacy-policy

PubCenter : https://privacy.microsoft.com/fr-fr/privacystatement 

How do i remove the informations ?

The recently selected channels option can be set to 0 if the user does not want any channel to be saved on the phone. They can also remove the IP address present in the option if they don’t want it to be saved. 

Contact 

Please use the email address syldevfr@gmail.com for any questions

 Effective date: 1/1/2017
Modified 1/12/2017 (december) : 
- corrected"unlocked version" to "non-unlocked" , as the ads are only displayed in the standard/locked version and removed once the user buy one of the addin products

Update 2.4 - Now availabe on the Store (fix for the saving of the recently viewed channels)

The list of channel recently viewed was not saved/loaded in the previous version.
(This was unfortunally only seen in the version downloaded from the Store and not when tested locally)

This should be fixed now in this current release.

Enjoy!

Update 2.3 - "most recent channels", design changes, improvments and fix for the bright theme!

A new version is now available on the Store (2.3) for download!

Most recent channels

Now when you will select a channel you will see on top of the list the "most recent selected channels". That way it will be quicker for you to go back to one of them! The number of channels is selectable in the options if required.

Design change and help improvments

 

There is also now a cleaner and simpler design for the connection and options screens.

I have also added additional ways for you to find help and tutorials showing how to activate lg connect apps and find the TV IP.

Fix for the bright theme users!

 

As fixes, if you are using the windows phone bright theme you will now be able to use the application : the buttons , icons will no longer show as dark/black!

Bigger touchpad

 

As improvments, based on your feedbacks i have enlarged the touchpad and relocated the power off button (so you dont press on it accidently).  You will anyway now need to confirm as well.

Hope you'll enjoy !

LG WebOS TV Remote : What else to check and try if you still cannot connect

If you cannot connect to the Television and tried already what was indicated here then this might interest you.

One additional step is to check if your phone can find the TV on your network via another application for windows phone. This way if this also does not work it might not be related the application but to your network or network configuration of your phone and/or tv.

There are free application you can use in order to check this on the Store.

One of them is "Admin Tools", you can find on the store.

After you download it go in "Ping" and enter in the first box the IP for the TV .
Under TCP port put 3000 and tap on "Check port".

It should return you Port is open like on the screen above

If not please verify your network settings, specially on your router, phone and TV

This helped a lot recently as from one day to another the connection was not working anymore with the TV. I had everytime to reboot my phone... very annoying..

I figured out that it happened since i change my router. The new one is a dual band and i was suspecting the connection to fail once the TV and the phone were on a different band (even if it should not be the case).

Since i disabled one of a the band, the connection is working all of the time. (i use connect by IP).

Fix V2.2.1

In order to attempt fixing the crash issue following the 2.2 update i have released a new version today.

Once the initial connection to the TV is done and  the page of the remote displayed (or shortly before it appears), the application is closing

Please try it out and let me know if this is solving your problem.

There are many webOS LG TV Models, with different webOS versions and in different countries using different channels. There are lot of efforts put in testing but unfortunally some specific scenarios like this one are not always easy to spot.

Please don't hesitate to contact me by email for support, specially if the fix is not solving your issue.

Rgds

New Update V2.2 - Brings the channel list !

** update ** some users reported that the application was not behaving correctly after the update, ex closing just after connection, if you are in this case please first try to reboot the tv, the phone, if this still does not work please reinstall the application (after desinstallaing it), if this still doesnt work, please contact me at syldevfr@gmail.com

From the reports it seems to be due by the reply of some TVs when asking the list of channels, i can provide another update but i will need more information. This is why your help is required, please dont hesitate to contact me if you are having this issue.


The latest version v2.2 available on the Store (or in few hours for some countries) is adding the channel list feature. Jumping quickly to the wanted programs requires now 2 clicks!

A new button => . is now present in the center of the main screen.
Just click on it, and if your TV supports it, it will show a list of the available channels.
You can directly jump to one of them by clicking on its name.

A new option is also available in order to order the channels by names rather than numbers.


Don't hesitate to comment on this new feature !

Feature opened to vote : joystick arrows addition to the touchpad screen

I would want to add a new feature for the Touchpad.


It will be about adding a left, up, right and down buttons on each side of the Touchpad area.

This will allow you to browse faster within your application and menu without switching to the joypad screen. The downside is that the touchpad area will be smaller.


Please click on the link below that will take you to a Survey where you can vote to have this feature or to not have it. Thank you!



Survey Link Area.

Help post

This topic will be about all documentations and help material in order to trouble shoot any issues with the application.

General troubleshooting topic -> GO

Main blog page -> GO


*Windows Phone 10 users: beta testers wanted !*
I am looking for volunteers beta testers (max 5) that will help me debugging/testing the new updates before they are put online for everyone. You must have a microsoft account,a windows phone 10 OS, and must be already using actively the application with your LG TV.
If you are interested  please use the contact email button from the application help page in order to reach me
Thanks!

LG webOS TV Remote : most common problems and their solutions

I have an error when trying to connect using "Search" but not always.

Unfortunally it can happen that sometimes the Search does not find the TV. You will then need to retry clicking on Search again. Else you can specify the TV IP (see further below).

If you have errors when trying to connect to the TV

Make sure that your TV is running under webOS and is an LG Television.
Some old LG televisions are running under SmartTV and are not compatible.

If you are using "Search" : please verify if Universal Plug&Play (uPNP) is activated for your network (it is usually configured on your router/modem).

Check if your TV and your phone are connected to the same Wifi network.

Verify if "LG Connect" Apps is turned on on your TV. You will find it in the TV Settings, under Network. Click on "LG Connect Apps" and make sure that "ON" is showing on top. Else click on the "OFF" button in order to make it "ON".

Please also be aware that if you just turned on the TV it might take like 1 minute before it can start to be controlled by a smartphone.

If you want to try connecting by specifying the TV IP address be aware that depending on your network setup, this one may change regularly. You can find your TV IP under the Settings menu , Network, Wifi connection, Advanced settings, It is the serie of 4 numbers separated by dots ex 192.168.0.14. Enter this under the IP box in the options and in the main screen use "IP".

If this does not work still please restart your phone and power off and power on your TV and try again.

Do this check in order to verify if the issue could be simply linked to your network.

If you tried all the above solutions try desinstalling and reinstalling the application.

Can i turn on the TV with the application?

Please use the normal remote. Turning on the TV via any smartphone is not possible as you need to have the TV running for the application to connect. (current limitation of webOS / TV).

When i press on some keys nothing happens (ex PROGRAM  or any key on the numpad ..)

Please check if those keys are working on the normal remote. Depending on the source being used some functions might not be available.

The remote keyboard is not working

The remote keyboard feature is only working with the normal TV on screen keyboard below. If another one like an application specific one (ex Youtube LG Store App), this will not be supported.

You can activate the "auto switch to keyboard" in the application options. Once it will be possible to enter text the keyboard will appear automatically.

The central =>* (channe list) button on the volume screen is always deactivated,i cannot click on it

If no supported channels were found the button will stay deactivated.
Please contact me if you are in this case and we can check together if we can able this for your TV.


=> Any other issues not mentionned here ? Please put your comment below and i will try to answer.

LG webOS TV Remote , First Update * Now available *

The new version is now released on the Store.

You can find it also here

LG WebOS Remote ! First update

The first update is ready to be rolled-out in the next couple of weeks!

 

The main changes are:

 

• a totally new design !

I am integrating browing to mouse, keyboard, main controls, joystick by just swipping left and right with your thumb on the screen

 

Bigger keys for improved usability!

• I am also implementing also few change requests i received so far like having the touchpad scrollbars put on the right of the touchpad

• Severals translations are also being implemented : Russian, Polish, French, Italian .... Done my native speakers but in case of issues let me know

 

And you will be finally able to thanks me directly from the application !
Stay tuned:)

 

and by the way, the application will be renamed to LG WebOS Remote due to the reviews i received and the list of télévisions reported to be working.

 

 

LG-LB670V Remote App *** List of others TVs Supported ***

* last updated : Nov, 11th 2015 *
 Checking the reviews received on the Store the below LG models are also supported by the application :

• UB850
• UB8550
• UB980T
• UB980V
• LB650
• LB690V
• LB671V
• LB677V
• LB7000
• LB700V
• LB731V
• LB6300
• LB653V
• LF590T
• LF652V
• LF6350
• LF650

If it is working for your model and this one is not listed above please add it in the comment! If you have some limitations for your model please specify them.

Thanks!

LG-LB670V Remote - Télécommander votre télévision LG !

J'ai récemment acheté une des nouvelles télévisions WebOS de LG : la LB670V.

 

Cette TV peut être contrôlée à distance avec un smartphone. Vous devriez donc en théorie pouvoir changer le volume, les chaines et plus encore avec votre téléphone. Les applications LG disponibles ne sont pour le moment seulement disponibles pour iPhone et Android mais pas pour Windows Phone.

 

Je viens de terminer le développent d'une application pour Windows Phone 8 qui est désormais disponible gratuitement sur le Store.

 

Son nom est : LG LB670V Remote

 

Pour l'instant elle supporte:

• Des fonctions standard et avancées (volume, chaine , media player, clavier numérique,  accès direct au Navigateur Internet, ..)
• Souris(pointeur) : controler la souris avec votre téléphone
• Clavier distant : utiliser le clavier de votre telephone à la place de celui affiché à l'écran

L'application a été développée principalement pour le model 670. Mais si elle fonctionne sur la vôtre merci de le me faire savoir (normalement elle devrait fonctionner au moins sur les autres modèles 650 et 630).

 

Pour soumettre des avis, demande de support, idées merci de poster un commentaire. Pour avoir une réponse personnalisée merci de renseigner également votre email (celle-ci ne sera pas rendue publique).

 

N'oubliez pas de noter l'application et de faire une donation du montant qu'il vous convient si vous aimez vraiment l'application et voulez encourager d'autres applications gratuites et mise à jours!

 

Merci!

 

 

LG-LB670V Remote App *** Now Available ! ***

The application mentioned here that allows you to control your LG LB670V Television from your Windows Phone 8 is now available for free on the Windows Phone Store!

 

The name of the application is LG LB670V Remote

 

It can also be downloaded right from the Store page.

 

You can use the comments to post any issues,ideas, .. but for a dedicated reply please provide your email in the reply (it will not be visible to other users).

 

Don't forget to Rate the App and to Donate any amount as a support if you really like the app and want to encourage more new free softwares and updates! (donate link button is on the left of the page).

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

 

Support the developer!

Thanks for considering for a donation!

*UPDATE* Since the last update you can now donate directly from within the application, there are different amount that you can select

Thank you!

I am looking in a better way to integrate donations within the application so for the moment no donation via paypal link are supported.

Thank you for your understanding but dont refrain fore donating once this will be possible !

C# WPF - MessageBox.Show() is called but no message is displayed on the screen

If your code is using MessageBox.Show, and using breakpoints you see that the function is executed but no message are shown on the Phone you migh try the following :

• Be sure using right click > show definition that it is pointing to the System.Windows.MessageBox version of the object
• That this is present in your usings list : using System.Windows;

If this is still not working, specially if boxes that previously working are not working anymore you might need to simply restart your Phone, this solved the issue for me.

I dont know the exact reason behind this thought.

LG-LB670V Remote App for Windows Phone

I recently bought one of the new 2014 LG WebOs Televisions: the LB670V. This television is supporting remote control via smartphone. So you are in theory able to change volume, channels and more using your phone. The problem is that the available applications are only designed for iOS and Android and not yet for Windows Phone.

 I am new to the Windows Phone SDK and the C# programming but i took it as a challenge to have an app available for Windows Phone 8 (and 8.1). 

The development is almost completed and the application so far supports:

• Basic functionality of the remote controller (volume, channels, media player control, Joystick, Home Menu, ..)
• Touchpad control : pilot the mouse, tap to click
• Remote Keyboard: use you smartphone keyboard instead of the onscreen one

The application is designed for the 670 model but it could work for the other ones (650V for ex) but i cannot guarantee this for the moment.

I am almost done with the development and it will enter beta testing certification soon.

 

The App is now available for free on the Store ! Access it from your phone !

If you want to be a tester please enter your email together with your TV model (630, 650 or 670).

 

Only me will be able to see your email address.