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Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs
微软将终止智能电视上的Copilot支持
Microsoft's quiet retreat from Copilot on LG and Samsung TVs shows how thin TV-based AI assistants remain, leaving buyers and manufacturers to decide whether the feature was ever worth the setup cost.
Judgment
LG and Samsung TV owners must decide whether Copilot use before the 2026 discontinuation justifies reliance, while Microsoft controls the shutdown date and the setup cost is already sunk.
Basis
The change surfaced via an on-screen notification on Windows Central reporter Zac Bowden’s webOS-powered LG TV, reported by The Verge: “Microsoft has recently decided to end support for Copilot functionality on all TVs, including the Copilot-enabled feature available on our LG TVs.” The notice says the feature is “scheduled for discontinuation during 2026” but gives no exact date, saying it is “subject to Microsoft’s timeline.” LG and Samsung announced Copilot access at CES 2025, nearly two years earlier. LG had also faced backlash over an unremovable Copilot shortcut added in a webOS update and later allowed it to be deleted. Microsoft’s Copilot super app now bundles chat, agents, and coding, shifting Copilot toward business and productivity.
Unclear The source does not specify the exact 2026 shutdown date, how many TVs are affected, or whether Samsung owners received the same notification.
Next Watch for an official Microsoft, LG, or Samsung support notice that states a specific 2026 Copilot shutdown date for TVs.