Separate three states in your note
Record ordinary TV viewing, Always Ready with a visible screen and Always Ready with the screen off as separate states. A fourth condition, the television disconnected from mains power, cannot provide the same standby functions.
LG’s support says enabling the feature makes a remote-control power-off enter Always Ready. It also describes voice functions and sound from a smart device through TV speakers in that mode. These are named capabilities, not evidence that every previously playing video app continues in the background.
Use the model’s documented enabling route
LG gives All Settings, General, Always Ready, Enable the Function, with a webOS24 television as its worked example. The article references models from 2022 onwards but explicitly says availability and voice-recognition functions differ by model.
Consult the real product’s manual if the option is missing. A later software label alone is insufficient to certify that every older TV acquired this feature. Preserve the television model, webOS version and enabled state before changing another standby option with a similar name.
Return from the state you actually see
LG says that, with the Always Ready screen on, Home or Previous returns to watching TV. With its screen off, the documented action is Power on the Magic Remote. The guide also offers using Always Ready without wallpaper.
Note which state was present when a button appeared not to do the expected job. A visible art or information screen is not the same as a normal programme paused in its app. If an external source must be selected after waking, identify that as the next task rather than assuming the wallpaper is a stalled programme.
Keep power and capability claims modest
LG notes that energy use may increase in Always Ready and that the mode cannot work with the power cord removed. This explains why a standby feature and complete disconnection are different household choices; it does not supply a measured cost for a particular TV.
No LG TV or power meter was used for this article. Retain the setting suited to the viewer and describe the actual state and wake result. Do not promise universal voice control, unattended app playback or identical buttons on every LG remote.
Sources and scope
Scope notes distinguish published documentation, supplied information and editorial methods. They do not report a hands-on service test.
- LG: Always Ready state and controls — Official full body datedJuly2026: mode entry, wallpaper option, screen-state exit buttons,2024 example, model limits and mains/energy notes.
- LG: webOS22 Always Ready example — Official indexed older example confirms versioned settings context, not universal firmware support.
