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Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs by the end of 2026
Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs by the end of 2026, LG says.
The change affects Copilot features on LG TVs and other smart TVs.
Copilot could answer questions about what was on screen, suggest shows and movies, and respond to general questions.
The app was installed on LG and Samsung TVs, drawing complaints from some customers.
Microsoft has shifted its focus toward productivity and business uses for Copilot, rather than presenting it as a personal digital companion.
LG says the feature may stop working soon, but Microsoft has not set an exact end date.
The next step is for Microsoft to confirm when support will end.
Microsoft is ending support for Copilot on all smart TVs, including LG models, by the end of 2026.
An LG TV popup said the Copilot feature was no longer available and might stop functioning shortly.
LG said Microsoft had not confirmed an exact end date.
Copilot on TVs could answer questions about on-screen content and recommend shows and movies.
Microsoft has shifted its Copilot focus toward productivity and business uses, according to Windows Central.
- Who
- Microsoft is ending support for Copilot on smart TVs.
- What
- Copilot functionality on all TVs is being discontinued.
- When
- By the end of 2026; the exact date has not been confirmed.
- Where
- Smart TVs, including LG models.
- Why
- Windows Central says Microsoft is focusing Copilot on productivity and business uses.
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Microsoft announced it would bring Copilot to smart TVs.
Copilot was forcibly installed on LG and Samsung TVs, according to Windows Central.
An LG TV popup notified users that Microsoft was ending Copilot support on all TVs.
- End of support
- By the end of 2026
- Affected devices
- All smart TVs, including LG models
- Exact end date
- Not confirmed
- LG notice
- Copilot feature may stop functioning shortly
- Samsung TVs
- Copilot was forcibly installed, according to Windows Central
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We would like to inform you that Microsoft has recently decided to end support for Copilot functionality on all TVs, including the Copilot-enabled feature available on our LG TVs. As a result, the Copilot-enabled feature on your TV is no longer available and may stop functioning shortly.