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[LG TV Smartphone Connection] How can I block screen sharing with smartphones (Screen Share)?

Troubleshooting

Screen Share is a feature that allows you to stream screens between your smartphone and TV by connecting them wirelessly.
There is an option that prevents others from sharing screens with your TV.

Causes and Symptoms

  • I accepted a screen share request from nowhere by mistake.

Try this

Are you prompted to accept a screen share request while watching your TV?

➔ I got a screen share request from nowhere.

How to block screen share

2020 WebOS 5.0

Select Block if you are prompted to accept a screen share request from nowhere.
Image of blocking items on the TV screen when screen sharing is enabled

Have you accepted a screen share request from nowhere by mistake?

➔ You can delete the screen share history using the TV menu to revert your acceptance.

How to delete screen share histories.

2022 WebOS 22

Press the setting btn button on the TV remote and select [All Settings] → [General] → [Devices] → [External Devices] → [Delete Connection History].
Turn on the TV and press the [Settings] button on your TV remote.
Select [All Settings] in the [Settings] menu.
Image that enters all settings by pressing the setting button on the remote control
1. Select [General] and then [Devices].
Image of entering the device by selecting General Settings from the menu
2. Select [External Devices] Settings.
Image of selecting an external device from the Settings menu
3. Select [Delete Connection History].
Image that selects Delete Connection History

2020 WebOS 5.0

Press the setting btn button on the TV remote and select [All Settings] → [Connection] → [Mobile Connection Management] → [Screen Share] → [Delete].
Turn on the TV and press the [Settings] button on your TV remote.
Select [All Settings] in the [Settings] menu.
Image that enters all settings by pressing the setting button on the remote control
1. Select [Connection] and then [Mobile Connection Management].
Image that selects Mobile Connection Management among connection items in the Settings menu
2. Under [Mobile Connection Management], press the Trash Bin icon next to [Screen Share] to [delete] the registration history.
Images deleting screen share history from mobile connection management settings

2019 WebOS 4.5

Press the setting btn button on the TV remote and select [All Settings] → [Connection] → [Screen Share Settings] → [Delete Pairing History].
Turn on the TV and press the [Settings] button on your TV remote.
Select [All Settings] in the [Settings] menu.
Image that enters all settings by pressing the setting button on the remote control
1. Select [Screen Share Settings] in [Connection].
Images that select Screen Share Settings from the Connection Settings menu
2. Under [Screen Share Settings], click [Delete Pairing History] to delete the registration history.
Images that select delete pairing history in screen share settings

2018 WebOS 4.0

1. Turn on the TV, press the Home button on the TV remote, and select [Screen Share].
Image of selecting a screen share by pressing the home button on the remote control
2. Under [Screen Share], click [Delete Pairing History] at the top right to delete the registration history.
Image that selects delete pairing history in the upper right corner of the screen share screen

2017 WebOS 3.5 or lower

1. Press the Home button on the TV remote.
2. Select [Screen Share] from the Home menu
Image of selecting a screen share by pressing the home button on the remote control
3. Under [Screen Share], switch [Listen mode] from On to Off.
Image to turn off Listen mode on top right of screen share

※ If you want to enable screen share capability, switch [Listen mode] back to On.

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