You’ve just bought a brand new LG Smart TV and you can’t wait to enjoy all its features: for starters, you’d like to know what are the best apps available on the TV store, so that you can get an idea of the content that you can download instantly. right now.
If this is your real need, I am pleased to inform you that you are in the right place at the right time: below, by the way, I will list some of the best apps for LG TVs available on the Content Store; to complete the information, I will also provide information on the preliminary steps to be taken to access the aforementioned store.
So, without hesitation, feel free and carefully read everything I have to explain to you on the subject: I’m sure that, after reading this guide, you’ll have clear ideas about the most useful apps to download on your LG TV. Happy reading and have fun!
Apps for LG Smart TVs
All high-end LG Smart TVs are equipped with an application, called the LG Content Store, which allows you to easily download and install applications available for the proprietary webOS platform. Before proceeding with downloading the applications on your LG Smart TV, it is obviously essential to connect it to the Internet via cable or WiFi: if you don’t know how to do it, you will find everything explained here .
Once the connection is established, to access the LG Content Store, press the Home button on the remote control, select the store icon (the shopping bag ) and press the OK button on the remote control.
The home screen lists apps and content recommended by the LG team. Through the four buttons at the top, it is possible to access the different categories of the market: the home screen (the four dots); the applications and games section (the controller ), through which it is possible to browse the entire LG Content Store catalogue, also by category, through the sidebar on the left; to the section of the personal page (the little man ), from which it is possible to view, update and uninstall the downloaded applications; and for the search section (the magnifying glass), which lets you search for the name of a specific application by typing it with the virtual keyboard.
Once the application you are interested in has identified, select the respective box with the arrows on the remote control and then press the OK button on the remote control to view the dedicated section in the store; To download and install the app, highlight the install button you see on the screen and press the OK button to start the download. You can open downloaded apps by pressing the Start button that appears when installation is complete, or via the icon that is automatically added to the Home section of the TV (accessible by pressing the house-shaped button on the remote control).
All apps available on the LG Content Store are free to download, but you may need to pay an additional fee to use them; this is the case, for example, of streaming apps like Netflix and Disney+ which, although they can be downloaded for free, require a subscription to use the content.
At this point, let me list what I think represent some of the most useful apps available, broken down by category.
LG TV apps: IPTV
In the LG Content Store there are several applications to use IPTV , that is, the system that allows you to watch television using an Internet connection. Solutions available in the LG store include ILIRIA IPTV and UNO IPTV, already configured to watch channels from Vietnamese and Albanian TVs respectively; or apps like IPTV Smarters (free), SS IPTV (free), AllIPTVPlayer (free), SmartOne IPTV (includes a 7-day free trial and requires payment of €2/month or €10 one time) or OTTplayer (free with registration mandatory), which also allow loading personalized IPTV lists, in m3u , pls , asx and pls formats.
In this sense, I believe it is necessary to clarify a fundamental issue: often, personalized IPTV lists are misused to watch TV channels belonging to paid platforms for free. This method of use is absolutely inadvisable, as well as illegal: the use of IPTV to circumvent regular subscriptions is an incorrect practice and punishable by law, both civilly and criminally. I am not responsible for the misuse of the tools reported so far, and I advise you not to follow similar paths: then don’t say I didn’t warn you!
That said, almost all IPTV apps work in a similar way: after starting them, you can immediately access the list of pre-configured channels, if any; otherwise, you need to go to the settings of the installed application, open the section for adding a list and enter its address using the virtual keyboard or the “companion” web panel of the application.
LG TV Apps: TV Channels
If you frequently experience reception problems linked to the terrestrial digital signal or a satellite dish, you will be pleased to know that the LG Content Store offers numerous applications dedicated to the use of open television channels over the Internet, often published by the television stations themselves. Here are some.
RaiPlay : this is the official application of Rai, through which it is possible to watch movies, TV series and all other contents of Rai, without using the antenna.
Mediaset Infinity : is the official application of Mediaset, through which it is possible to access direct streaming of open channels offered by the broadcaster, as well as a series of on-demand contents that can be used for free . The application also allows you to watch the contents of the Infinity+ platform, after subscribing to a dedicated subscription.
LG Channels: This is a free streaming service published directly by LG, providing free access to a wide range of live and on-demand digital channels, mostly in English.
LG TV Apps – Entertainment
If you bought an LG Smart TV with the specific purpose of enjoying movies, TV series and sporting events over the Internet, you won’t be disappointed.
In fact, the proprietary applications of the most well-known platforms of this type are available on the LG Content Store: Netflix , Disney+ , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV+ , Mediaset Infinity (Infinity+) , CHILI , Rakuten TV , NOW and DAZN , just to give you some examples. Obviously, to enjoy the contents on the various platforms, you will have to subscribe to one of the available paid plans: to find out more, consult the thematic guides relating to the various services, available on my website.
Also, if you have an Android smartphone or a Windows computer and want to stream content to your TV, you can count on LG’s pre-installed Screen Share app, which turns your TV into a Miracast receiver; there are also specific players such as AllCast and Plex , which allow you to play multimedia elements from NAS and network media servers .
App for LG TV: music, social and news
Are you interested in alternative forms of entertainment to the ones I mentioned in the section just above? No problem: in the LG Content Store you can find numerous applications dedicated to music, social networks and news, some of them related to extremely well-known platforms.
Worth mentioning, for example, are the apps for Spotify , Amazon Music , YouTube and Deezer , as well as numerous apps related to national and international radio stations (for example, Radio Italia , Radio 80 and Radio 105 ). There is also no shortage of apps dedicated to interacting with social networks, such as Facebook Watch and Twitch.
On the information side, it is possible to download applications such as AccuWeather and CBS News, as well as several other applications related to mostly local news, such as Gargano TV, LaNuova TV, TeleCentro 2 and TV Prato.