At a Glance
With ThinQ set up on your LG Smart TV, you can control the TV, launch apps, share content, and much more from your mobile phone.
Make sure both your smartphone and TV are connected to the same network. For Wi-Fi connection, make sure that both are connected to the same 2.4 GHz network.
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Download the LG ThinQ app.
If you need to download the ThinQ app, select your device below: -
Launch the ThinQ App
1 For the initial set up, log in to the app with an LG account.
NoteWe advise you to use a Google account if you want to use Google Assistant voice control, or an Amazon account if you want to use Alexa voice control.
2 Accept Terms of Use and Sign In.
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Add the TV.
1 On the ThinQ app press the Add a Device button to add your device.
2 Select TV from the product list.
2 Select your TV from the available devices list.
NoteYou will have to link your account for managing IoT devices. During this process it will ask for additional policies and agreements to be accepted. This step is required for controlling your TV by voice through a smart speaker.
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Controlling the TV.
Select the TV in the ThinQ app to see all the available controls.
These controls are similar to the controls on the LG Magic Remote. You can select the TV input, change the volume, change the channel, move the pointer, use the scroll function or use the arrow buttons and OK button, and more.
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Power On/Off the TV.
LG TV models with WebOS 3.5 and later, can be turned on and off using the ThinQ app. For older webOS versions only the power-off function is available.
For Android phones, you can use either Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to power on the TV.
For iPhones, use Wi-Fi only.
To enable this option, in webOS 6.0 TVs go to [ALL SETTINGS] → [DEVICES] → [EXTERNAL DEVICES] → [TV ON WITH MOBILE] → Toggle on both [TURN ON via WI-FI] and [TURN ON via BLUETOOTH].
