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

LGTV Companion v4.4.4

This is a bugfix release and comprise important fixes for the following issues:

• Intermittent failures to power on devices after resuming from sleep
• User Idle Mode did not properly detect user input while using some virtualization software

LGTV Companion v4.4.1

This is the same changelog as for v4.4.0, but with an important bugfix:

New and improved:

• Important improvements and optimizations to management of system shutdown and suspend
• Signed binaries, courtesy of SignPath.io and the SignPath Foundation
• Additional command line (see full documentation)

  -volume - set device volume
  -servicemenu - show service menu
  -servicemenu_legacy_enable - enable the legacy, more feature complete, service menu 
  -servicemenu_legacy_disable - use the default service menu 
  -servicemenu_tpc_enable - enable Temporal Peak Control (TPC)
  -servicemenu_tpc_disable - disable Temporal Peak Control
  -servicemenu_gsr_enable - enable Global Stress Reduction (GSR)
  -servicemenu_gsr_disable - disable Global Stress Reduction

Bugfix in v4.4.1

• System did not suspend properly with "Persistent connections" enabled"

LGTV Companion v4.4.0

New and improved:

• Important improvements and optimizations to management of system shutdown and suspend
• Signed binaries, courtesy of SignPath.io and the SignPath Foundation
• Additional command line (see full documentation)

  -volume - set device volume
  -servicemenu - show service menu
  -servicemenu_legacy_enable - enable the legacy, more feature complete, service menu 
  -servicemenu_legacy_disable - use the default service menu 
  -servicemenu_tpc_enable - enable Temporal Peak Control (TPC)
  -servicemenu_tpc_disable - disable Temporal Peak Control
  -servicemenu_gsr_enable - enable Global Stress Reduction (GSR)
  -servicemenu_gsr_disable - disable Global Stress Reduction

LGTV Companion v4.3.0

New and improved:

• Native ARM64 for Windows build - thanks @Amrsatrio
• User Idle Mode now works properly with Steam Input and with better tolerance of jittery controllers
• Improved automatic HDMI-input switching

Bugfixes

• Optimised workqueues
• Fixes to occasionally failed websocket connections and persistence
• Other minor fixes

LGTV Companion x64 v4.1.0

Happy holidays!

New and improved for this version:

• added a user configurable delay for setting HDMI-input after powering on.
• reworked the device settings related to source input
• fixed some typos in the command line documentation
• added more localisation for the 'restart detection'
• fixed a bug where the display topology was not restored on boot
• fixed a bug where parameters for command line function -arcperapp did not work properly
• updated workflow to be SLSA3 compliant