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| Title: Rooting the TV | ||
| save_as: rooting/index.html | ||
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| ## Should I Root Or Not? | ||
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| Before rooting the TV, please think about what would you like to do with a rooted TV. | ||
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| Use Kodi? That doesn't require root. | ||
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| Stream PC games with Moonlight? That doesn't require root either. | ||
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| For many usages, like installing some useful homebrews, root is **NOT** required. | ||
| Using developer mode is enough, and won't have any risk bricking the TV, or lose warranty. | ||
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| ### Benefits of Rooting | ||
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| * Gain more control of the TV - block ads and auto-updates | ||
| * More modifications - Custom wallpaper, screensaver, [Ambient Lighting with Hyperion](https://github.com/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng), etc. | ||
| * Explore the whole Linux-based webOS - useful for researching | ||
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| ### Caveats of Rooting | ||
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| * May get patched by LG - You'll lose homebrews and mods installed | ||
| * May void the warranty - LG seems to have ways to know if your TV's rooted | ||
| * May brick the TV - If you [mess with the system as we warned](https://rootmy.tv/warning) | ||
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| ## How to Use Homebrews Without Root? | ||
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| Using [dev-manager-desktop](https://github.com/webosbrew/dev-manager-desktop) makes this pretty easy. | ||
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| ## Let's Get Root Anyway! | ||
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| As of November 2023, LG had released multiple patches against the vulnerbilities we found. | ||
| Depending on the firmware and model, there are multiple approaches to root the TV. | ||
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| [RootMy.TV](https://rootmy.tv/) - For webOS 3 and up, but very likely patched | ||
| [crashd](https://gist.github.com/throwaway96/e811b0f7cc2a705a5a476a8dfa45e09f) - For webOS 4 and up, partially patched | ||
| [GetMeIn](https://xdaforums.com/t/getmein-one-time-rooting-jailbreaking-tool-for-webos-lg-tvs.3887904/) - For webOS 3.4 and below on certain models | ||
| [Hardware Modification](https://gist.github.com/throwaway96/827ff726981cc2cbc46a22a2ad7337a1) - Requires opening up the TV |