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LG’s sudden push of Microsoft Copilot onto webOS TVs — surfaced as an undeletable icon after an automatic update — has forced a public retreat: the company now says the Copilot tile is a browser-based shortcut rather than a native app, and it will issue a webOS update to let owners delete the...

LG’s about-face on the Copilot icon marks a rare — and instructive — retreat: after a wave of online outrage over a supposedly “unremovable” Microsoft Copilot shortcut that appeared on newer LG TVs following a webOS update, the company told reporters it will add a true delete option for the...

LG owners across multiple forums woke up to a routine webOS firmware update that had quietly placed Microsoft Copilot on their home screens — and for many the assistant behaved like a system-level feature that could only be hidden, not removed, touching off a sharp backlash over device autonomy...

LG owners are reporting that a recent webOS firmware update is placing Microsoft Copilot onto their TVs as a preinstalled app tile that, in many cases, cannot be removed — it can only be hidden — and the community backlash has been swift and unusually pointed. Background / Overview In early 2025...

Microsoft’s Copilot has quietly crossed from desktops and phones onto living-room screens — and for some LG owners the arrival didn’t come with a polite “remove” button. Background / Overview The Copilot assistant that Microsoft has been rolling across its ecosystem was announced for smart TVs...