Samsung and LG TVs: website filtering through your home router
Last updated October 23, 2026
No Guardian app for this TV. The family website filter on your home router covers it.
What works on Samsung Tizen TV and LG webOS TV
Every item is labeled by what the device really allows. Select a dash to see why something isn't available.
Samsung Tizen TV
No Guardian app for this TV. The family website filter on your home router covers it.
Protection level
Network only
App blocking: not on Samsung Tizen TV. App blocking isn't available on this Samsung TV.
Block hours: not on Samsung Tizen TV. Block hours aren't available on this Samsung TV.
Daily time limits: not on Samsung Tizen TV. Daily time limits aren't available on this Samsung TV.
Lock now: not on Samsung Tizen TV. Lock now isn't available on this Samsung TV.
Scheduled device lock: not on Samsung Tizen TV. Scheduled device lock isn't available on this Samsung TV.
Website filtering: Through your home router. There's no Guardian app for Samsung TVs. Set up the family website filter on your home router instead, from the Content filtering page.
Pause internet: not on Samsung Tizen TV. Pause internet isn't available on this Samsung TV.
Location: not on Samsung Tizen TV. TVs don't report location. They stay in one place.
App usage: not on Samsung Tizen TV. Samsung TV doesn't let other apps see app usage.
Calls & messages: not on Samsung Tizen TV. TVs have no calls or texts.
LG webOS TV
No Guardian app for this TV. The family website filter on your home router covers it.
Protection level
Network only
App blocking: not on LG webOS TV. App blocking isn't available on this LG TV.
Block hours: not on LG webOS TV. Block hours aren't available on this LG TV.
Daily time limits: not on LG webOS TV. Daily time limits aren't available on this LG TV.
Lock now: not on LG webOS TV. Lock now isn't available on this LG TV.
Scheduled device lock: not on LG webOS TV. Scheduled device lock isn't available on this LG TV.
Website filtering: Through your home router. There's no Guardian app for LG TVs. Set up the family website filter on your home router instead, from the Content filtering page.
Pause internet: not on LG webOS TV. Pause internet isn't available on this LG TV.
Location: not on LG webOS TV. TVs don't report location. They stay in one place.
App usage: not on LG webOS TV. LG TV doesn't let other apps see app usage.
Calls & messages: not on LG webOS TV. TVs have no calls or texts.
Good to know
Samsung Tizen TV
There's no Guardian app for Samsung Tizen TVs.
What works: the family website filter on your home router, which covers this TV and everything else on your home Wi-Fi. Turn it on from the Content filtering page and follow the home router step. Some routers don't offer the setting it needs.
LG webOS TV
There's no Guardian app for LG webOS TVs.
What works: the family website filter on your home router, which covers this TV and everything else on your home Wi-Fi. Turn it on from the Content filtering page and follow the home router step. Some routers don't offer the setting it needs.
Questions parents ask
What about Samsung and LG TVs?
There's no Guardian app for Samsung Tizen TVs. What works: the family website filter on your home router, which covers this TV and everything else on your home Wi-Fi. Turn it on from the Content filtering page and follow the home router step. Some routers don't offer the setting it needs.
How does website filtering work?
Turn on the family website filter for each person in your Guardian account, on the Content filtering page. A new filter blocks adult content and turns on SafeSearch, and you can add categories and websites. Set it up once on each device: a settings file on iPhone, iPad and Mac, one setting on Android 9 or later, or your home router for Apple TV, Samsung and LG TVs. Android phones, tablets and TVs can also block single websites themselves. No list of the websites your family visits is kept.
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