LGTV Companion v5.5.5

Changes in this version

• User Idle Mode support for Steam Controller 2 and more multi-axis controllers. Thanks to @Gabrieli2806
• Fixed missing events in the exterrnal API

LGTV Companion v5.5.0

This is a critical release to restore connectivity for new firmware (43.00.92+)

Bugfixes and updates:

• Adaptation of WebOS handshake for registering with the API
• Correctly parse XML in event log

The release changes the connection handshake but should be transparent and not trigger a new pairing with the TV, but please let me know if you are experiencing issues.

LGTV Companion v5.2.0

New and updated:

• New feature in User Idle Mode - ignore list for keyboard keys to be excluded when determining idle state - thanks to @TimonFeldmann
• Improvements to user Idle Mode - Zen browser support - thanks to @arough007
• New CLI-commands: -streaming_connect and -streaming_disconnect. They can be used e.g. in streaming hosts command buffer to force LGTVC to identify streaming start and stop.

Bugfixes

• Sunshine / Apollo detection fixed
• Network adapter selection box auto adjust width to fit content

LGTV Companion v5.1.1

Same changelog as v5.1.0, with a critical bugfix for service crash

New features:

• Apollo streaming support

Fixes and improvements:

• Fixed User Idle Mode compatibility with some UE5 games (e.g. Marvel Rivals)
• Better UI-scaling on high-DPI displays
• Async connection and workqueues for the virtual remote interface
• Much improved throughput and stability of intra-process communication and command-line interface

LGTV Companion v5.1.0

New features:

• Apollo streaming support

Fixes and improvements:

• Fixed User Idle Mode compatibility with some UE5 games (e.g. Marvel Rivals)
• Better UI-scaling on high-DPI displays
• Async connection and workqueues for the virtual remote interface
• Much improved throughput and stability of intra-process communication and command-line interface

LGTV Companion v5.0.5

This is a bugfix release:

• Fix for proper detection of videos playing in Firefox

LGTV Companion v5.0.4

Just a Bugfix release

• Fixed output of numeric value response in CLI
• Fixed CLI device interpretation for a few commands
• Updated installer to WIXv6

LGTV Companion v5.0.2

This is a hotfix release with a fix for the service crashing on startup on the ARM64 build #289 . Thanks @plexecutor for your help in debugging the issue!

New features in v5:

• Automatic version updater, including a fully silent mode
• Option to select network adapter for sending Wake-On-Lan packets (configured per device)
• User Idle Mode (screen blanking) is much improved with detailed process control and detection of video playing in browser

Bugfixes and improvements

• Critical fix for potential deadlock when resuming the system
• Updated installer, including allowing x64 install on ARM64 machines
• Taskbar pinning and application icon fix
• Further reduced memory- and CPU usage
• PS5 DualSense optimisations for User Idle Mode
• Elevated user-mode process (daemon) with the help of the task scheduler

LGTV Companion v5.0.0

New features in v5:

• Automatic version updater, including a fully silent mode
• Option to select network adapter for sending Wake-On-Lan packets (configured per device)
• User Idle Mode (screen blanking) is much improved with detailed process control and detection of video playing in browser

Bugfixes and improvements

• Critical fix for potential deadlock when resuming the system
• Updated installer, including allowing x64 install on ARM64 machines
• Taskbar pinning and application icon fix
• Further reduced memory- and CPU usage
• PS5 DualSense optimisations for User Idle Mode
• Elevated user-mode process (daemon) with the help of the task scheduler

LGTV Companion v4.4.5

New and improved:

• Further improved management of jittery controllers in User Idle Mode
• Fixed interference with other specialized hardware apps, like SignalRGB