Home
Welcome to the rethink wiki!
This wiki aims to document the LG ThinQ device ecosystem.
Follow the installation instructions
Want to add support for an appliance that isn't listed below? See the guide to adding support for a new device.
- LG DualCool Standard Wall-mounted Air Conditioner - mostly supported
- LW1823HRSM, Smart Window Air Conditioner - mostly supported
- LF29H8330S, Standard-Depth 4-Door French Door Refrigerator - preliminary support,
- GSJV71PZTE, LG Side by Side Refrigerator - work in progress,
- Washing Machine (name unknown) - preliminary support,
- F2J7HG1W, Washing Machine - mostly supported,
- F4WV709P1E, Front-Loading Washing Machine - preliminary support
- W4WR70E61, Washer/Dryer Combo - mostly supported
- WH20STR2.FA Water Heater - not yet supported,
There are two known major versions of the ThinQ platform: Thinq1 and Thinq2. They differ in low-level details, but the general communications scheme stays the same.
During normal operation, the ThinQ App communicates only with LG's cloud services.
During device setup, the app connects to a SoftAP exposed by the wi-fi module and communicates with a special setup protocol. The app provides the Wi-Fi credentials and other information to the module. After this setup (or "provisioning") is completed, the module stores the information in persistent memory and communicates with the cloud (thinq1 or thinq2) exclusively (no listening ports are opened) until the user resets the module using an appliance-specific sequence.
LG ThinQ is likely a registered trademark, or whatever, I don't care. The name is used here for identification purposes only. I'm not in any way affiliated with LG.