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LG Begins Rolling Out AirPlay 2 and HomeKit to 2018 Smart TVs

I don't think they are lying - it's coming. It's probably the customer support on Twitter that doesn't know exactly when the roll-out is complete. Not sure why it would go that easy in any case. Usually takes a few weeks. I'm looking forward to the update and can't wait to get Airplay 2 on my 2018 model :)
 
Still nothing for our OLED55E8PUA model. I read somewhere possibly March for this series OLED.
 
Redcap said:
my tv is 65sk8100 non OLED and im on beta firmware and i have homekit
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Hello, i have a 55uk7550pla and everyone says you wont get update. So i want to use it by beta version but dont know how to do it. Could you please explain briefly how to do it?
I try to google it but i found nothing both google and youtube :/
 
azizkaraman said:
Hello, i have a 55uk7550pla and everyone says you wont get update. So i want to use it by beta version but dont know how to do it. Could you please explain briefly how to do it?
I try to google it but i found nothing both google and youtube :/
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LG rep said all 2018s will get it.
 
Nothing via updates on my TV, but I just checked the model on their site there is an update so I'm manually downloading it now (65C8PUA). I didn't try checking various other models, but here's the notes

Version 05.30.02

1. Improvement
1) Apple AirPlay/HomeKit available in selected countries.
2) LG Channel has been upgraded and service territory expansion.

2. Applicable model list
OLED65W8PUA
OLED77W8PUA
OLED55E8PUA
OLED65E8PUA
OLED55C8PUA
OLED65C8PUA
OLED77C8PUA
OLED55C8AUA
OLED65C8AUA
 
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After two extended interactions with LG customer support people, one on the phone a few days ago and another via chat tonight, I've come to the conclusion that the Airplay/Homekit software for "selected" 2018 LG sets is not imminent in the U.S. The first rep knew nothing about it and the second wrote: "We have a lot of customers saying that our LG 2018 model series will support Airplay, however this information did not come from our LG website … That information came from the United Kingdom but not the United States [and] the United Kingdom server and hardware is not the same as for our LG products here in the US. … We don't have yet any updates from our developer about if or when they will be releasing the firmware updates for our 2018 models series to support Airplay features in the US."

So maybe there is a serious lack of intra-corporation communication here, but there is a good possibility that, as far as US customers are concerned, this whole thread about the Airplay/Homekit update for 2018 LG TVs is more of a MacHoax than a MacRumor. I hope it's not and that the update notice will pop on my screen the next time I turn the TV on, but for now I'll just second (with a couple of amendments) the previous poster's question:

Has anyone in the US with what they are sure is a 2018 (B8, C8, E8, etc.) model gotten the Airplay update yet?

If not, I think we have our answer.
 
MaineManBob said:
After two extended interactions with LG customer support people, one on the phone a few days ago and another via chat tonight, I've come to the conclusion that the Airplay/Homekit software for "selected" 2018 LG sets is not imminent in the U.S. The first rep knew nothing about it and the second wrote: "We have a lot of customers saying that our LG 2018 model series will support Airplay, however this information did not come from our LG website … That information came from the United Kingdom but not the United States [and] the United Kingdom server and hardware is not the same as for our LG products here in the US. … We don't have yet any updates from our developer about if or when they will be releasing the firmware updates for our 2018 models series to support Airplay features in the US."

So maybe there is a serious lack of intra-corporation communication here, but there is a good possibility that, as far as US customers are concerned, this whole thread about the Airplay/Homekit update for 2018 LG TVs is more of a MacHoax than a MacRumor. I hope it's not and that the update notice will pop on my screen the next time I turn the TV on, but for now I'll just second (with a couple of amendments) the previous poster's question:

Has anyone in the US with what they are sure is a 2018 (B8, C8, E8, etc.) model gotten the Airplay update yet?

If not, I think we have our answer.
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I have an OLED55C8PUA and downloaded 05.30.02 from LG’s US site and updated manually via USB. I can confirm that Airplay and HomeKit integration work as expected. The only HomeKit controls are power on/off and changing/renaming inputs. Automations work with those controls which is nice but it would be better if volume worked like it does in LG’s app.
 
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Just came out now on the Italian LG web site:

SW File(Version 05.30.02) Detailed applicable model list : Please check with reference Tab exactly
Software_File(Version_05.30.02).zip
04/01/2021 889199K

1. Improvement
1) Apple AirPlay/HomeKit available in selected countries.
2) LG Channel has been upgraded and service territory expansion.

2. Applicable model list
55SK9500PLA
65SK9500PLA
55SK9500LLA
65SK9500LLA
49SK8500PLA
55SK8500PLA
65SK8500PLA
49SK8500LLA
55SK8500LLA
65SK8500LLA
49SK8100PLA
55SK8100PLA
65SK8100PLA
75SK8100PLA
49SK8100LLA
55SK8100LLA
65SK8100LLA
49SK8000PLB
55SK8000PLB
65SK8000PLB
86UK6500PLA
86UK6750PLB
OLED55B8PLA
OLED65B8PLA
OLED55B8LLA
OLED65B8LLA
OLED55B8SLC
OLED65B8SLC
OLED55B8NLC
OLED65B8NLC
OLED55B8SLB
 
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any news on the 75uk6190pub , seriously my older 2016 vizeo e series got airplay before the newer 2018 lg
 
From the LG US site:

Detailed applicable model list : Please check with reference Tab exactly
* SW information

1. Improvement
1) Apple AirPlay/HomeKit available in selected countries.
2) LG Channel has been upgraded and service territory expansion.

2. Applicable model list
65SK9500PUA
65SK9550PUA
55SK9000PUA
65SK9000PUA
55SK8550PUA
65SK8550PUA
75SK8070PUA
49SK8050PUA
55SK8050PUA
65SK8050PUA
75SK8050PUA
75SK8070AUB
55SK8000AUB
65SK8000AUB
49SK8000PUA
55SK8000PUA
65SK8000PUA
86UK6570PUB
86UK6570AUA
86UK6570PUA
86UK7570PUB
OLED55B8PUA
OLED65B8PUA
 
attox said:
Just came out now on the Italian LG web site:

SW File(Version 05.30.02) Detailed applicable model list : Please check with reference Tab exactly
Software_File(Version_05.30.02).zip
04/01/2021 889199K

1. Improvement
1) Apple AirPlay/HomeKit available in selected countries.
2) LG Channel has been upgraded and service territory expansion.

2. Applicable model list
55SK9500PLA
65SK9500PLA
55SK9500LLA
65SK9500LLA
49SK8500PLA
55SK8500PLA
65SK8500PLA
49SK8500LLA
55SK8500LLA
65SK8500LLA
49SK8100PLA
55SK8100PLA
65SK8100PLA
75SK8100PLA
49SK8100LLA
55SK8100LLA
65SK8100LLA
49SK8000PLB
55SK8000PLB
65SK8000PLB
86UK6500PLA
86UK6750PLB
OLED55B8PLA
OLED65B8PLA
OLED55B8LLA
OLED65B8LLA
OLED55B8SLC
OLED65B8SLC
OLED55B8NLC
OLED65B8NLC
OLED55B8SLB
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So there is still hope for 55UK7550PLA. It is uhd 2018 4k lg. But it is still not on the list.
 
redslash87 said:
Could be like the Apple TV app where the OLEDs get it first.
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I hope so. Some UHD 4k models are on the lists now. So maybe 55uk7550 pla will get it, too.
2 mounts ago, my tv got notification about new update (it was just notification and there wasn’t any info about airplay)
 
I have two LG from 2018 an OLED55E8LLA and an 55UK7550LLA. I found the Update for the OLED on the german support side, it's currently downloading with 14 KB/s. There was no update over the air available. For the other there is no update over the air nor currently on the support side.

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Caunus said:
I have two LG from 2018 an OLED55E8LLA and an 55UK7550LLA. I found the Update for the OLED on the german support side, it's currently downloading with 14 KB/s. There was no update over the air available. For the other there is no update over the air nor currently on the support side.

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It would be great if you can inform us when you find the update for 55uk7550 model. If i could find, i will write it here too.
 
I downloaded the update file from the Czech website and installed it via USB. All good now!
 
azizkaraman said:
It would be great if you can inform us when you find the update for 55uk7550 model. If i could find, i will write it here too
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May be it's my bad englisch, but I found no update over the air nor on the support website for the 55uk7550 only for the OLED..
 
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