14 DAY TRIAL // With rumors suggesting LG could leave the mobile business, the company keeps betting big on TVs, and this month, it announced the new webOS 6.0 operating system update.
Unfortunately, webOS 6.0 would only be available for the new 2021 TV lineup launched by LG, so if you previously purchased a TV powered by version 5 or older, you won’t get the update.
The OS comes with a new home screen that has been redesigned to put the focus on the things you use the most, and LG says it’s betting big on content discovery too.
This makes sense given it’s smart TVs we’re talking about here, so expect suggestions from Prime Video and Netflix to be quite common.
New Magic Remote announced
The OS update also comes with an updated LG ThinQ AI experience, and the big news is that it features voice command support for both Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
“What’s more, the new Next Picks feature can analyze viewers’ preferences to discover more content suited to their tastes. Using viewing history data, Next Picks can recommend two live programs from broadcast or set-top box offerings as well as one VOD title or app that viewers will find most to their liking, saving viewers the time and hassle of finding what to watch next,” LG explains.
LG has also announced a new Magic Remote that is focused on the interaction with assistants, while also introducing Magic Tap, an NFC-powered feature for easy connection to a smartphone.
“Magic Tap, a one-touch Near Field Communication (NFC) function on the Magic Remote, provides virtually instant access to a host of exciting viewing possibilities. By simply touching a compatible NFC-enabled smartphone to the remote, viewers can share content from their phones to the LG TVs or vice versa. Users can also view content stored in these mobile phones on their LG TVs while continuing to use their favorite smartphone apps and features,” the company says.