Following a recent webOS update, users began spotting a Copilot tile pinned to their home screens, with complaints erupting on Reddit over the weekend.

One post showing the unwanted addition racked up more than 35,000 upvotes on r/mildlyinfuriating, with hundreds of comments from owners reporting the same thing.

Users report that Copilot appears automatically after installing the latest webOS software on certain LG TV models.

Unlike Netflix or YouTube, the Copilot tile comes with no uninstall option, effectively squatting on the home screen. LG had already flagged plans to integrate Copilot into webOS as part of its AI TV push.

At CES 2025, the company pitched Copilot as an extension of its AI Search, meant to answer questions and offer recommendations using Microsoft’s AI services.

What users received looks far more basic, acting as a shortcut to a web-based Copilot page rather than a fully native TV app.

For many, the real irritation is not what Copilot does but the fact it has been forced onto paid-for hardware with no escape hatch.

LG’s support documents admit that some preinstalled or system apps cannot be deleted, only hidden. Users report Copilot falls into that category, meaning it can be tucked away but never properly removed once installed.

The move mirrors similar behaviour on rival sets, with some Samsung TVs bundling Google’s Gemini whether owners like it or not.

The backlash reflects wider fatigue with AI features being shoved into every corner of consumer tech.

Smart TVs have long served as advertising and data-collection platforms, and updates are adding AI services that owners neither requested nor want.

LG does allow some AI options, such as voice recognition and personalisation, to be disabled, but those switches do nothing to remove Copilot itself.

For now, the only reliable way to neuter Copilot is to disconnect the TV from the internet. Unless LG caves in and allows proper removal, which looks doubtful, Copilot is there to stay.