Kick Live TV App for LG 43LJ594V

Prerequisites

• LG 43LJ594V TV with webOS 3.9.0

Kick Live TV (webOS)

A lightweight web application for LG webOS TV to search and watch Kick streamers (LIVE and VOD). Optimized for large-screen displays.

Features

• Search Kick streamers and view LIVE or VOD content.
• TV-first responsive UI: large landing layout; compact header during playback.
• HLS playback using HLS.js (CDN) for webOS devices without native HLS support.
• Auto-hide status and compact header to keep the player unobstructed.
• Audio mode only by pressing the red button on the remote

Prerequisites

• LG TV with webOS 3.x (tested on 3.9)
• Developer Mode enabled on the TV
• PC and TV on the same network (for sideloading)
• webOS CLI / Device Manager (optional, recommended for packaging)

Quick usage

1. Open PowerShell and change to the app folder:

cd "c:\Users\Roman B\Desktop\kick-webos-43lj594v"

2. Test locally in a desktop browser for layout checks.

3. Package and install using webOS Device Manager or ares CLI (see LG developer docs):

# Example (if using webOS CLI):
# ares-package .
# ares-install <package.ipk> -d <device>

Project layout

• index.html — main app (HTML/CSS/JS)
• appinfo.json — webOS manifest
• icon.png, bicon.png — icons

Design choices & cleanup notes

• Duplicate overlay search removed: the compact header's search is used during playback.
• Manual API fallback switching was removed to simplify and improve reliability.
• The app uses Kick API for metadata and HLS.js for playback.

Contributing

If you plan to publish this on GitHub, add a LICENSE and CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

Add a license of your choice before publishing.