Install YAIP on your LG TV

Video transcript. Illustrated guide with AI-generated narration.

Start on your computer.

On your Windows computer or Mac, open the YAIP website shown here. Choose Download, find LG TV, and open Set up on my LG TV.

On screen: Go to yaip.duckdns.org. Choose Download, then LG TV.

Download the test kit.

On the LG setup page, click Download LG test kit. Wait for the download to finish. You will find the ZIP in your Downloads folder.

On screen: Click Download LG test kit (.zip). Wait for it to finish.

Windows: unzip the kit.

On Windows, open Downloads. Right-click the ZIP and choose Extract All. In the next window, click Extract. Open the folder it creates.

On screen: Right-click the ZIP → Extract All → Extract.

Mac: unzip the kit.

On a Mac, open Downloads and double-click the ZIP. Then open the folder it creates. If your browser already unpacked the ZIP, open that folder.

On screen: Double-click the ZIP. Open the folder it creates.

Keep these files together.

Keep these files together, including the files folder. Follow only the Windows or Mac steps for your computer. We will open the installer after getting the TV ready.

On screen: Leave the files folder beside the two installers.

Use the same home network.

Make sure your computer and LG TV are on the same home network, with internet access. Wi-Fi or a network cable is fine. Avoid a guest network.

On screen: Connect the TV and computer to your home network.

Get your free LG account.

In the YAIP guide, open LG’s account and Developer Mode guide. Choose Sign In. Create a free LG developer account, or sign in to yours. Complete any setup LG asks for.

On screen: Use the LG account link in the YAIP guide.

On the TV: Developer Mode.

On your TV, press Home on the remote. Open Apps or LG Content Store. Search for Developer Mode, select it, and choose Install.

On screen: Home → Apps or LG Content Store → Developer Mode → Install.

Open it and sign in.

Open Developer Mode on the TV. Sign in with the email and password for your LG developer account.

On screen: Open Developer Mode. Sign in with your LG developer account.

Turn on Dev Mode Status.

Find Dev Mode Status and turn it on. The TV will restart. Let it finish before continuing.

On screen: Select Dev Mode Status and switch it ON.

After the TV restarts…

When the TV has restarted, open Developer Mode again.

On screen: Open Developer Mode again.

Turn on Key Server.

Now turn on Key Server. Leave this Developer Mode screen open while you return to your computer.

On screen: Switch Key Server ON. Leave Developer Mode open.

Find these two values.

Find IP Address and Passphrase on that screen. You will type these into the installer. Your TV’s values will be different from our examples.

On screen: Find IP Address and Passphrase on your TV.

Windows: open the installer.

Back in the extracted kit folder, Windows users double-click Install on Windows dot cmd.

On screen: Double-click Install on Windows.cmd.

Mac: open the installer.

Mac users double-click Install on Mac dot command. Only open the installer for your computer.

On screen: Double-click Install on Mac.command.

Windows blocked it?

If Windows shows Windows protected your PC for the kit from the YAIP website, choose More info, then Run anyway if offered. Keep Windows protection on.

On screen: For this YAIP kit: More info → Run anyway, if offered.

Mac blocked it?

If your Mac blocks this installer as an unidentified developer, open System Settings, then Privacy and Security. Find the installer’s message, choose Open Anyway, and confirm Open. For other warnings, check the guide.

On screen: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway → Open.

This is the installer.

A text window opens. That is the installer. You do not need to write commands. Just answer its two questions.

On screen: A text window opens. It will ask for two things.

Type your TV’s IP address.

When it asks for the TV IP address, read IP Address on your TV. Type those numbers, including the dots, then press Enter on your keyboard.

On screen: Copy IP Address from your TV. Press Enter.

Type the TV passphrase.

Next, type the Passphrase from that same TV screen and press Enter. Match capital and small letters exactly. Use your TV’s passphrase, not your LG account password.

On screen: Copy Passphrase from the same TV screen. Press Enter.

Let the kit do the rest.

The kit now connects, copies the app, and installs YAIP. Keep your TV on and wait. This can take a minute. Our example is sped up.

On screen: Keep the TV on. Wait while the kit connects and installs YAIP.

Done! YAIP is on TV.

Wait for Done. YAIP should open on your TV. If it does not, open it from the TV’s app list. Add your own playlist; YAIP does not provide content.

On screen: YAIP should open. Next time, find it in the TV’s app list.

Keep your test app working.

Keep Developer Mode on. Check its timer regularly and press Extend before it reaches zero, while connected to the internet. If Developer Mode expires or is disabled, test apps are removed.

On screen: In Developer Mode, press EXTEND before the timer runs out.

Need a hand? Keep the guide.

If anything goes wrong, return to the same written guide. It has help for Windows, Mac, and connecting to your TV. Pause this video whenever you need more time.

On screen: The same page has help for Windows, Mac and TV connection errors.