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Pairing with webOS sets, the prompt on the TV and the buttons the LG protocol supports.
LG has run webOS across its smart TV lineup for years, and it's one of the three platforms Tivi, a universal TV remote app for iPhone and Android from Nefarius Apps, drives end to end — alongside Samsung Tizen and Android TV / Google TV. Pairing is a one-time PIN shown on the TV screen rather than a plastic-remote prompt, and once it's accepted the TV remembers the phone and stops asking — the LG webOS pairing PIN, explained covers the code in detail.
The one habit worth building: give an LG longer to appear in a scan than you'd give a Samsung. LG doesn't advertise itself on the network the same instant way Samsung does, so it typically takes longer to show up in the device list — a timing quirk, not a sign that something's broken. Why LG TVs are slower to appear on a network explains where the delay comes from.
Start with how to control an LG TV with your iPhone for the full walkthrough.
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LG Magic Remote not working? How to fix it
LG Magic Remote not working? Fresh batteries and a two-button re-pair fix most cases. How to do both, plus an iPhone backup.
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LG ThinQ app not connecting to your TV? Causes and fixes
LG ThinQ app not connecting to your TV? Check the Wi-Fi network, iPhone permissions, the PIN and a VPN, then register the TV again. Each fix has its source.
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The LG webOS pairing PIN, explained
An LG TV shows a pairing PIN the first time a remote app connects. Where it comes from, how long you have, what a rejected code means, and why it can return.
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Why LG TVs are harder to find on a home network than Samsung ones
An LG webOS TV announces its remote service over SSDP, not Bonjour, and iPhone apps need an Apple entitlement to hear SSDP — so an LG shows up after a Samsung.
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How to control an LG TV with your iPhone
An iPhone drives an LG webOS smart TV over Wi-Fi through LG's own remote protocol. The PIN it asks for, the buttons that work, and why LG appears slower.