Emby for LG WebOS v1.0.49 fails before playback. (Before the update everything was fine)

[vincen 71]

2 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, we have submitted an update to LG to resolve this, so now we’re just waiting for the review process. Apologies for the disruption.

Cool, thanks for the update. Is it possible to know when LG has approved and published the update ?

[Luke 42077]

7 minutes ago, vincen said:

Cool, thanks for the update. Is it possible to know when LG has approved and published the update ?

We'll be announcing it here as soon as that happens.

[JBreezer 2]

Great news. Looking forward to trying it, and meanwhile selecting different apps+content, and maybe there's another Emby client on another device that works ok I can connect to the TV by sharing/cable to play them on it. We have a '17 WebOS LG TV and hadn't used Emby for a few weeks, but started seeing playback stutter every few tens of seconds (again, maybe a minute ish? Maybe more often - not consistent every time) and get stuck after periods of ok playback on the same content after some seconds (15? Or after 1 minute? I forget) on the previous Emby WebOS app during Christmas holidays; before we upgraded the app. We saw there was a WebOS app upgrade available so tried it in case it fixed, and it might have made it run longer before the first fail (but again unsure, cos of the slightly random nature of fails before and only tried it a couple more times on the new app version), but general pattern of pauses in playback and getting stuck continued as before.

Server logs showed the client was playing and then stopping, just like other people's logs here, though we weren't touching the controls.

[cassete 10]

Conforme informação do Luke, ja foi solicitado a atualização do app pra tv lg, corrigindo o problema. Mas, depende da LG agora, disponibilizar a atualização. Vamos aguardar, pois também estou com.o mesmo problema.

[nusuzst 31]

Yay can't wait

 

[Radoko 3]

LG users, we are still waiting, 18 days without an EMBY

[Luke 42077]

6 minutes ago, Radoko said:

LG users, we are still waiting, 18 days without an EMBY

Hi. Apologies for the disruption. The update is still in LG review.

[nusuzst 31]

LG, COME ON! Millions, if not bilions people are waiting!

[nusuzst 31]

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Edited January 19 by nusuzst

[cassete 10]

Realmente, tem que esperar a LG disponibilizar a atualização ja enviada para LG, conforme Luke ja mencionou em postagens anteriores. Verifiquem. 

Tambem estou com esse mesmo problema. 

[Luke 42077]

3 hours ago, nusuzst said:

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Hi. Apologies for the disruption. The update is still in LG review.

[Davey's 37]

On 1/13/2026 at 6:19 PM, Radoko said:

LG users, we are still waiting, 18 days without an EMBY

Do I understand that you haven't been able to use Emby on your LG device for quite some time? I also have an LG panel, but Emby works fine here.

[DatroxSlaviska 1]

Is it not possible to revert back from v1.0.49, while LG reviews the update?

[coolspot 22]

Unfortunately no.

LG is notoriously slow on these reviews.

[DatroxSlaviska 1]

I have to agree with banjobi's comment:

"when an update completely breaks core functionality, the standard protocol is to immediately rollback to the previous stable version while the bugs are worked out"

The latest update broke core functionality.  Sure, the app opens and you can browse through the libraries, but playback (arguably core functionality) is completely broken.  Surely the Emby team retains the code for prior versions which should be able to be pushed to the LG app store.

I've been an Emby Premier subscriber for years; I pay the monthly plan because I really like the product and want to support its continued development and support.  For this issue to not have been resolved for several weeks is unacceptable.  The blame can't fully be placed on LG, as the Emby team should have contingency plans for catastrophic failures.

[Luke 42077]

1 hour ago, DatroxSlaviska said:

I have to agree with banjobi's comment:

"when an update completely breaks core functionality, the standard protocol is to immediately rollback to the previous stable version while the bugs are worked out"

The latest update broke core functionality.  Sure, the app opens and you can browse through the libraries, but playback (arguably core functionality) is completely broken.  Surely the Emby team retains the code for prior versions which should be able to be pushed to the LG app store.

I've been an Emby Premier subscriber for years; I pay the monthly plan because I really like the product and want to support its continued development and support.  For this issue to not have been resolved for several weeks is unacceptable.  The blame can't fully be placed on LG, as the Emby team should have contingency plans for catastrophic failures.

Hi, apologies for the disruption. LG does not offer a mechanism to instantly revert to a previous, already-approved binary. Therefore the only option was to submit a new update.

[Luke 42077]

Emby for LG TV's 1.0.50 has been released. Stay tuned to the blog for the release announcement.

[nusuzst 31]

[banjobi 6]

I can confirm that 1.0.50 works for me on OLED55B8PUA. 

[CrappyUserName 30]

On 1/20/2026 at 4:30 PM, Luke said:

Emby for LG TV's 1.0.50 has been released. Stay tuned to the blog for the release announcement.

I was lucky enough to not install 1.0.49 before it became apparent how broken it was. That seems to be fixed with 1.0.50 so I will probably give in to the TV nagging me to update soon enough. But can I ask what "merge movies and shows" means in the blog post?

Emby for LG 1.0.50 has been released. Here are the highlights:

• Resolve playback error on some 2018-2019 models
• Merge Movies and Shows into a new Movies & Shows tab in mixed content libraries

 

Unfortunately when I migrated over my collection to a new NAS, restoring the backup converted all my libraries to mixed content. I noticed it on TV shows when things were not getting categorised properly and ended up rebuilding that library from scratch. I never bothered rebuilding Movies and it hasn't been an issue but i would like some clarification on what this new tab is and how it works.

Thanks.

[Luke 42077]

2 hours ago, CrappyUserName said:

I was lucky enough to not install 1.0.49 before it became apparent how broken it was. That seems to be fixed with 1.0.50 so I will probably give in to the TV nagging me to update soon enough. But can I ask what "merge movies and shows" means in the blog post?

Emby for LG 1.0.50 has been released. Here are the highlights:

• Resolve playback error on some 2018-2019 models
• Merge Movies and Shows into a new Movies & Shows tab in mixed content libraries

 

Unfortunately when I migrated over my collection to a new NAS, restoring the backup converted all my libraries to mixed content. I noticed it on TV shows when things were not getting categorised properly and ended up rebuilding that library from scratch. I never bothered rebuilding Movies and it hasn't been an issue but i would like some clarification on what this new tab is and how it works.

Thanks.

Hi, it should match what you see in the web app with the 4.9.3 server.

[CrappyUserName 30]

7 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, it should match what you see in the web app with the 4.9.3 server.

I'm on an older server version. Given the issues some people have mentioned about subtitles (confirmed as a server issue) and a user comment on the 4.9.3 blog post from a user who doesn't like the merge setting. I think I'll wait until the option to turn it off is available.

[Luke 42077]

On 1/21/2026 at 5:28 PM, CrappyUserName said:

I'm on an older server version. Given the issues some people have mentioned about subtitles (confirmed as a server issue) and a user comment on the 4.9.3 blog post from a user who doesn't like the merge setting. I think I'll wait until the option to turn it off is available.

OK we should have a new release out any day now to resolve the subtitle problem. Thanks.

[cassete 10]

Sobre a nova atualização, percebi que quando voce navega entre as cenas de uma série, voce nao ve mais. Inverteu. Quando voce assiste o episódio todo ele mostra a cena, e quando nao assistiu, mostra a logo. Aí, voce coloca como reproduzido, ele mostra as cenas. Está muito estranho.

[Radoko 3]

I confirm, version 1.0.50 works fine on LG OLED65B9
(emby server synology version 4.9.3.0)

thanks for the fix, and by the way, LG should be ashamed of their store.