Aerial TV
Turn your idle LG TV into a window.
- Sideload / dev mode
- Stable
- Low brick risk
This project hasn't been claimed by its maintainer yet, so its details come from the community. Is it yours? Claim it
First public release.
- 89 4K aerial clips, shuffled with no repeats until the pool is exhausted
- dip-to-black transitions, fade-in gated on real playback
- 32-50 second shots
- greeting overlay: time of day, optional name, day, date and clock
Install: ares-install -d <device> com.example.aerialtv_8.0.0_all.ipk
Before you start
- How hard is it?
- HardUses the command line or developer tools.
- What you need
- Comfort with the command line
- A computer
- Can it break my device?
- Very unlikely to break anything.
- Can I undo it?
- The project doesn't say. Assume you can't.
Did it work for you?
Did Aerial TV v8.0.0 work on your LG OLED C3?
No reports yet for v8.0.0.
One-tap reports from owners. Bricked reports are checked before they count.
Compatibility
Devices: LG OLED C3.
No compatibility information yet.
Getting started
From the project's README ("Install"):
npm i -g @webos-tools/cli ares-setup-device # host, port 9922, user prisoner, SSH key
ares-package . -o dist ares-install -d <device> dist/com.example.aerialtvall.ipk ares-launch -d <device> com.example.aerialtv
flowchart LR subgraph Mac["Your computer (one time)"] A["ares-setup-device<br/>SSH key to the TV"] --> B["ares-package<br/>builds the .ipk"] B --> C["ares-install<br/>copies it over SSH"] end subgraph TV["LG TV"] D["Developer Mode<br/>port 9922"] --> E["Web app installed"] E --> F["ares-launch<br/>starts the player"] end C --> D F --> G["Fullscreen aerials"]
The app id com.example.aerialtv is a placeholder - change it in appinfo.json to your own namespace before installing, so it cannot collide with another build.
The tile appears in the launcher after the next TV restart — the launcher builds its grid at boot.
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Low
- Requires opening the device
- No
Releases
| Version | Name | Released |
|---|---|---|
| v8.0.0 | Aerial TV 8.0.0Latest | 20 October 2026 |
Credits, license and support
- License
- MIT