{
  "id": 16939338,
  "title": "Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/microsoft-is-ending-copilot-support-on-smart-tvs",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-28T18:36:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/1021143/microsoft-lg-samsung-copilot-ai-assistant-smart-tvs-ending"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LG and Samsung smart TVs, which have included Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant, are set to lose support for the feature, according to a recent report by Windows Central. An on-screen notification on a webOS-powered LG TV revealed that Microsoft has decided to end Copilot functionality on all TVs, including the Copilot-enabled feature available on LG devices. The notification informs users that the Copilot-enabled feature on their TV is no longer available and may stop functioning shortly. While the exact date of discontinuation is not specified, the feature is \"scheduled for discontinuation during 2026,\" subject to Microsoft's timeline. This decision comes after Microsoft introduced a new Copilot \"super app\" earlier this year, repositioning the AI assistant as a business and productivity tool rather than a digital companion. LG faced criticism in December after an update to webOS added an unremovable Microsoft Copilot shortcut, which users found frustrating as it opened the AI assistant's web app in a browser without their permission. Following widespread online frustration, LG eventually allowed the shortcut to be deleted.",
  "summary": "Nearly two years after LG and Samsung announced at CES 2025 that their latest smart TVs would include access to Microsoft's Copilot, the company is ending support for the AI assistant's functionality on all TVs this year, according to a report by Windows Central. The news comes not from an official announcement from LG, Samsung, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "After only two years, Microsoft removes Copilot from all smart TVs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/after-only-two-years-microsoft-removes-copilot-from-all-smart-tvs",
        "published": "2026-10-28T19:36:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}