Lumen home screen
Lumen replaces the cluttered, ad-filled LG home screen with a calm, minimal launcher: big app tiles with real logos, beautiful 4K photo backgrounds, a clock and weather, your HDMI devices, and a customization menu.
- Sideload / dev mode
- Stable
- Low brick risk
- Reversible
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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?
- Yes. You can go back to the official software.
Did it work for you?
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Compatibility
Devices: LG OLED C3.
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Getting started
From the project's README ("Install"):
You need a Windows, macOS or Linux computer on the same network as the TV, with Node.js 22 or newer. The scripts were written and tested on Windows; renew:schedule and preview are Windows-only.
Turn on Developer Mode on the TV
On a computer, sign in at with your LG account and accept the developer terms. (An account created through Google or Apple sign-in needs an LG email and password set first.)
On the TV, open Apps (LG's store), search for Developer Mode and install it.
Open Developer Mode, sign in, and turn Dev Mode Status on. The TV restarts.
Open Developer Mode again, turn Key Server on, and note the TV's IP address and passphrase. Keep this app on screen during the next step.
Install Lumen
git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/lumen-webos.git && cd lumen-webos npm install
register the TV (use your TV's IP) npx ares-setup-device -a tv -i "host=192.168.1.50" -i "port=9922" -i "username=prisoner" -i "default=true"
fetch the TV's SSH key; enter the passphrase from the TV (it's case-sensitive) npx ares-novacom -d tv --getkey npx ares-setup-device -m tv -i "passphrase=ABC123"
npm run deploy # builds, installs and opens Lumen
When Lumen opens, the TV shows an Allow prompt so Lumen can list your apps. Select Allow once.
Then, in the Developer Mode app, turn Key Server off again (see Security).
- Make it yours
Press Blue on the remote to open Customize: design, background, your name for the …
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Low
- Reversible
- Yes
- Requires opening the device
- No
From the project's README ("Uninstall"):
npm run uninstall # removes Lumen, its service, its pairing key and settings npm run renew:unschedule # if you scheduled renewals
Then turn Dev Mode Status off in the Developer Mode app (the TV restarts) and uninstall Developer Mode if you like. Your apps, input names and LG settings are untouched.