2022 and 2023 LG models will also get Chromecast when upgraded to webOS 24 next year, as webOS upgrades will be one year delayed compared to the webOS version in LG's latest TVs.
Late last year – a decade after launching its webOS TV platform – LG finally committed to start upgrading webOS in TVs. The initiative includes some older models from 2022 and 2023.
webOS 24
The company refers to it as the 'webOS ReNew program' and has pledged to provide four webOS version upgrades over the course of five years.
For example, a 2024 LG OLED TV that comes pre-installed with webOS 24 will receive webOS 25, webOS 26, webOS 27, and eventually webOS 28, spanning a five-year period.
A 1-year delay
During a launch event in Frankfurt, Germany, attended by FlatpanelsHD, LG outlined its plans for webOS upgrades of 2022, 2023 and 2024 models, as depicted in the chart below.
Previously, LG had indicated that there would be a delay in webOS upgrades. It now confirms that this delay will be approximately one year compared to the latest TV models, meaning that the latest version of webOS will still be reserved for the newest TV models.
webOS upgrade plan, according to LG
| Product Year | Product | Targeted Update Timing | Updated webOS Version |
|---|
| 2022 TVs | OLED, QNED 8K, maybe more | 2024 | webOS 23 |
| 2025 | webOS 24 |
| 2026 | webOS 25 |
| 2027 | webOS 26 |
| 2023 TVs | OLED, QNED, UHD, maybe more | 2025 | webOS 24 |
| 2026 | webOS 25 |
| 2027 | webOS 26 |
| 2028 | webOS 27 |
| 2024 TVs | OLED, QNED, UHD, maybe more | 2026 | webOS 25 |
| 2027 | webOS 26 |
| 2028 | webOS 27 |
| 2029 | webOS 28 |
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