Linux kernel–based operating system developed by LG, previously Palm and HP
webOS
Developer
LG Electronics, Previously Hewlett-Packard & Palm
Written in
C++, Qt[1]
OS family
Linux (Unix-like)
Working state
Current
Source model
Source-available
Latest release
LG TV: 23
Open-source: 2.24.0
HP TouchPad: 3.0.5
Palm Pre: 2.2.4
Marketing target
Embedded devices
Platforms
ARM
Kernel type
Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Default user interface
Graphical (Luna)
License
Apache License
Preceded by
Palm OS (phones) NetCast (smart TVs)
Official website
Open-source website Developer website
webOS, also known as LG webOS and previously known as Open webOS,HP webOS and Palm webOS,[2] is a Linux kernel-based multitasking operating system for smart devices such as smart TVs that has also been used as a mobile operating system. Initially developed by Palm, Inc. (which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard), HP made the platform open source, at which point it became Open webOS.
The operating system was later sold to LG Electronics, and was made primarily a smart TV operating system for LG televisions as a successor to LG Netcast. In January 2014, Qualcomm announced that it had acquired technology patents from HP, which included all the webOS and Palm patents; LG licenses them to use in their devices.
Various versions of webOS have been featured on several devices since launching in 2009, including Pre, Pixi, and Veer smartphones, TouchPad tablet, LG's smart TVs since 2014, LG's smart refrigerators and smart projectors since 2017.
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named Firefox OS) to develop an OS for handheld devices emphasizing standards-based Web technologies, similar to webOS. webOS 3.0, the first version to support...
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"Jon Rubinstein sends message to HP staff; Addresses TouchPad reviews". WebOS Nation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November...
1998–2000 and subsequently changed its name to WebOS and adopted the primary goal of developing a web-based operating system, taking focus off its collaboration...
to Garnet OS, called Access Linux Platform; additionally, in 2009, the main licensee of Palm OS, Palm, Inc., switched from Palm OS to webOS for their...
plans to continue developing webOS as an open-source operating system, she said that the company would continue using the OS in devices, specifically resuming...
it too cumbersome to continue supporting it. webOS uses WebKit as the basis of its application runtime. WebKit is used to render HTML and run JavaScript...
as the Palm OS, webOS was purchased by HP to be their proprietary operating system running on the Linux kernel. Versions 1.0 to 2.1 of webOS uses the patched...
2012. ZumoDrive had a cross-platform client (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and Palm webOS) that enabled users to copy any file or folder into the...
Rubinstein: OS X and iOS 7 borrow features from webOS". TUAW. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1...
smartphone was the first to use Palm's Linux-based mobile operating system, webOS. The Pre functions as a camera phone and a portable media player, and has...
February 4, 2020. It is available on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Shield TV, Chromebook, Tizen and WebOS devices, The technology that powers Geforce NOW...
Nero Multimedia Suite). The format without DRM can also be played in the webOS Video Player for use on the Palm Pre, Palm Pixi smartphones. It is also...
known to affect Android MeeGo Sailfish OSWebOS Comparison of mobile operating systems Comparison of Firefox OS devices B2G/Architecture - Mozilla Wiki...
as 2004. There is no additional server software required. The Palm Pre webOS has push email for Gmail, IMAP, and Exchange accounts. BlackBerry uses wireless...
designed by Google. It is derived from the open-source ChromiumOS and uses the Google Chrome web browser as its principal user interface. Google announced...
to download. The widgets made use of Adobe Flash or web technologies. It was succeeded by WebOS. Netcast was rebranded to Smart TV in 2011, which was...
over WebRTC, RTMP, RTSP, MPEG2-TS, HLS, "Android 3.0 Platform Highlights". Android Developers. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. "webOS 3.0.5...
sapotek.com, which also is now a parked domain). It's also been called a WebOS although Sapotek stated on its website that the term is premature and presumptuous...
on. On July 1, 2011, HP released the webOS-based TouchPad. Shortly after, Rubinstein stepped down from the webOS unit and assumed a "product innovation...
TVs on their customized version of the Tizen OS platform on May 13, 2019. It became available on the LG webOS platform on February 3, 2020. It was added...
mobile, web, and streaming boxes. At the time, Xumo did not offer its service outside of smart TV platforms, including Channel Plus on LG's WebOS sets....
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