How to disable the Magic Remote feature on your LG TV

[@deanturner4608]

I think most people want to disable it permanently

[@ExplainingComputers]

Agreed. I'm thinking of getting an LG TV, but will not do so if I cannot get rid of this "feature". Why LG do not offer the option of a normal remote control is beyond me.

[@patrickbambrick]

We can’t figure out how to disable it.. I’m about to plug in the Apple TV and go back to using a simple remote

[@Lionking_2004]

Im so sick of the magic remote my c3 magic remote keeps connecting to my moms lg 4k tv in the living room and idk how to turn this shi off cause my controller starts controlling her tv

[@thedoc4553]

@@Lionking_2004same exact thing happens to me, did u ever figure out how to fix it?

[@leblanc-marc]

@@Lionking_2004 change the TV ID number in the settings menu.

[@AA28_2]

Thank you very much. That thing was driving me insane!

[@sean1973x2009]

Hello ! Is there a way to disable the magic remote feature permanently ?

[@richiesgaminggadgetsgizmos5861]

Let me investigate and see. I do not believe so though but will check with LG support.

[@andrewhedstrom4113]

​@@richiesgaminggadgetsgizmos5861 I would also want to know this

[@asylumwriters8924]

I wish this too! Its a total annoyance.

[@xavierbrankaert1698]

Me too. Very annoying. Bad feature. Get rid of it. Really

[@iceshadow625]

I honestly thought that this is what the video was on. Turns out it was just to get views.

[@ian3002]

Richie I have a LG 4K the touble is when i switch channels i keep getting press green button to watch from the start. How can i stop that

[@joshstokes5669]

Why when you hit the gear button takes you back to previous screen along with the settings? Is that common cause mine does that too

[@Filthycasual123]

Honestly the worst feature of the tv

[@AussieBob999]

English lesson. Disable means to stop it working forever. Turn Off means to turn it off. This b=video shows nhow to turn this annoying magic crap off, not how to disable it. I have not bought a new LG TV for a few years - they have great picture quality and build. But all this new annoying crap in their software means I will probably never buy another LG TV.

[@peglor]

If it was possible to disable the accelerometer in the remote control so it doesn't put stupid menus on top of what I'm watching every time the remote control is bumped that would solve the biggest problem with this feature.

[@langdeezy4681]

Just bought an LG open box with no magic remote. Thought is would be fine with a universal one. Now I have a notifications every 30 damn seconds trying to pair with the stupid proprietary magic remote trash and I can't stop it. I already have buyers remorse on the first day. Never again LG.

[@canecorso8251]

Have you figured out how to disable the pop up box? Driving me nuts.

[@langdeezy4681]

@@canecorso8251 nope I don't think there's any settings to stop it. Now I'm just accepting it like it is until I get the right remote.

[@canecorso8251]

@@langdeezy4681 we had the right remote, but the scroll button died so bought this replacement. Such an annoying feature.

[@jamescrawford9883]

Right on, it’s a pain in the ass!

[@614supercool]

Great stuff. Thanks.

[@richiesgaminggadgetsgizmos5861]

You are most welcome!

[@caseydowning2741]

⁠can you still use the magic remote when /if you turn the tv off by using the power button under the TV? I have only ever used the remote control for this since I got it over a year ago.

[@andrewmiller9080]

I don't even have a magic wand remote and my TV keeps messaging magic wand connected and turns the dvd off.

[@Kar0-sg3th]

you did not show how to actually disable the thing. Each time I press the center button, the "registering" thing fires up, then fail as always, because the remote is not fully compatible (is older). What I ask is how to disable for good, so the TV never to start registering anything, no matter what. Your movie does not solve that issue

[@matrimtuon2905]

Up up down down left right left right b a select start.

[@richiesgaminggadgetsgizmos5861]

LoL....

[@zacmorris3932]

Thats not fucking disabling it, we want that to not happen in the first place, we want to DISABLE it not just temporarily get off of it

[@johnvaughan4742]

Does anyone like the wand thing?

[@Foofrarf23]

Hell no!!

[@iceshadow625]

Waste of time. Temporarily making it go away is not the same as disabling it. Yes I can use the arrows, but it is annoying when I’m twirling my remote and the cursor keeps popping up on the screen.

[@philschneider3606]

Not being able to disable this feature is why I'm not buying an LG ever again.

[@jamescrawford9883]

Great tv but the magic remote is terrible! NOBODY WANTS IT!

[@PhilipScarbrough]

Get off my screen.

[@Zarathustra-H-]

This thing is utterly obnoxious. And it is even worse that LG does not offer an option to disable it. Having to click a directional button every single time is not OK. I need to be guaranteed that it will never show up in the first place, because it throws me off every single time I touch the damn remote. Every single damn time I go to use the remote, the damn little pointer starts moving on screen. I hate it with a passion. It is the worst part of owning this TV. I had to go on eBay and order a 3rd party replacement remote without the accelerometers in order to make using my LG C3 TV tolerable. Otherwise I would have had to return the whole TV. And its really stupid how proud LG is of this feature. Samsung was doing this on the JS9000 of theirs I owned back in 2015, but at least they had the common decency of requiring you to press a button for the cursor to appear, so I never had to actually see it.

[@richiesgaminggadgetsgizmos5861]

I here ya. I'm still trying to figure out if there is a way to remove this feature altogether as many others have voiced the same opinion.

[@_DaddyBitcoin]

What a waste of time man... Talk to much... And yet no explanation how to turn it off completely.

[@jameso321]

The worst function I have ever seen on a TV should let you perm disable it. Wow. I am helping a friend who is older and we are going to just get a non voice non pointer remote, she needs the voice though. lol useless