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LG says it will allow users to delete the Microsoft Copilot shortcut it installed on newer TVs next numerous Reports Highlight The icon is not removable. In a statement to EdgeLG spokesman Chris Di Maria said the company “respects consumer choice and will take steps to allow users to delete the shortcut icon if they wish.”
Last week, a user on r/subreddit moderately They posted a photo of the Microsoft Copilot icon in their collection of apps on an LG TV, with no option to delete it. “A new software update for my LG TV installed Microsoft Copilot, which cannot be deleted,” the post says. The post received more than 36,000 upvotes as people grow increasingly frustrated with the emergence of artificial intelligence almost everywhere.
The icon is a “shortcut” for the Microsoft Copilot web app that opens in the TV’s web browser, not “an app-based service built into the TV,” De Maria explains. He also adds that “features such as microphone input are only activated with the express consent of the customer.” There’s no word on when LG will roll out the ability to delete the Copilot code.
Here’s LG’s full statement:
Following recent coverage regarding Microsoft Copilot’s arrival on LG TVs, we’re reaching out to provide an important clarification. Based on recent coverage regarding the arrival of Microsoft Copilot on LG TVs, we would like to clarify that Microsoft Copilot has been provided as a shortcut icon to enhance accessibility and convenience for customers. It is not an app-based service built into the TV. When users select the Copilot shortcut, the Microsoft website opens through the TV’s web browser, and features such as microphone input are activated only with the customer’s explicit consent.