If you lost or broke your LG remote but you still want to connect your TV to WiFi, you can use a USB mouse. If you’re interested, here’s a link to an LG replace remote on Amazon.īut hey, I’m not judging, maybe it’s late and you just gotta watch that new episode of Family Guy right now and hacking together a near term solution is all that matters.ĭo your future-self a favor though and buy the replacement remote too. You’re much better off just replacing the remote than jumping through the hurdles of connecting a USB mouse or an ethernet cord to your LG TV. These remotes are super affordable these days and using Amazon you can have it shipped to your house tomorrow. If you really want to solve this issue once and for all just get a replacement LG remote. You should be able to use your smart phone as a remote now! Replace your lost or broken LG remote You’ll be able to tell if this was successful by opening up the Smartify – LG TV Remote app and seeing if your LG TV can be discovered. That will reboot the TV and it should now recognize the LAN internet connection. If it doesn’t try unplugging your TV from the outlet for 60 seconds or so and then plugging it back it. This should immediately connect your LG TV to the internet. If it does, simply connect one end of your ethernet cord to the TV and the other into an empty LAN port in the back of your router. Of course you’ll first want to confirm whether or not your specific LG TV has an LAN ethernet port. Connect your LG TV to your router using an ethernet cableĪnother option here if your home router/modem is close enough, is to connect your LG TV directly to your router using an ethernet cable. Your smart phone should now be connected to your LG TV! You can use the app to change your TV’s channels, control the volume and more. Once it’s installed, open it up and immediately an alert will pop up saying “Smartify would like to find and connect to devices on your local network”. To start, search for the “ Smartify – LG TV Remote” in either the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. If they are on different networks, your phone won’t be able to sync to your LG TV. To use your smartphone as your LG remote, start by making sure that your TV and your smartphone are both on the same WiFi network. Unfortunately you can’t use your smartphone until your TV is connect to your internet, which is why we had to use the USB mouse in the first place. Samsung TV Won’t Turn On (You Should Try This Fix FIRST)Īfter you’ve successfully logged into your WiFi network on your LG TV using your USB mouse, you can start using your smartphone as a remote.
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