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Updating your HP TouchPad to webOS 3.0.4. Image by Gloria Sin

For a supposedly 'dead' operating system, webOS for the TouchPad is sure getting more updates than my Froyo-running Samsung Infuse, with a substantial over-the-air upgrade to version 3.0.4 yesterday. webOS 3.0.4 is worth whipping out your TouchPad to get the front-facing cam will finally be usable with a native camera and camcorder app, Bluetooth pairing will be possible with a non-webOS phone for calls, and your TouchPad will feel more like it has a 1.2 GHz processor under the hood.

It took about 10 tries before my TouchPad could connect to HP's server to download this update, so don't let the process discourage you. Here is what I did to upgrade my tablet to webOS 3.0.4.

  1. Hi All, I'm new to this forum and saw some people request for WebOS Doctor after running into similar problem. Just few minutes ago, I too was desperately.
  2. Updating your HP TouchPad to webOS 3.0.4 (how-to) Add a camera/camcorder, clock/alarm, turn your TouchPad into a giant screen for your smartphone, with this latest build of webOS from HP.
  1. First and foremost, make sure your have a strong Wi-Fi signal and enough battery to last your through the process. Version 3.0.4 will take up 53 MB on your TouchPad so make sure you have the space for it. If you receive any notifications to update your apps, ignore them because that's not where you will get your webOS update.
  2. Tap on the 'arrow' icon on your bottom menu bar to access your apps and settings. Tap on the 'Settings' tab.
  3. There, you should see an icon that looks like a present that's labeled 'System Updates.' Open it. Doing so should trigger your TouchPad to search for updates.
  4. If the spinning wheel stops and suggests your device is up-to-date even if you know it has yet to be updated, ignore the message and tap on the refresh 'arrow.' Keep repeating this step until this screen:

    Updating your HP TouchPad to webOS 3.0.4 Image by Gloria Sin

  5. Tap on 'Download now' and set your TouchPad aside so it can do its thing. Once it's done downloading the update, you will be asked to install it. Tap on 'Install.'
  6. Installation takes about 15 minutes.
  7. To check that your TouchPad was properly upgraded to webOS 3.0.4, simply tap on the 'arrow' icon > Settings tab to access your system apps. You should see a blue icon with an exclamation mark labeled 'Device Info.' Open it.
  8. On your 'Device Information' screen, you should see 'HP webOS 3.0.4' listed next to 'Version.' If you tap on the word 'Version,' you should bring up 'Build 77.'Alternatively, you can also double-check that your update was successful by looking for a new 'Camera' app listed under the 'Downloads' tab, a clock/alarm app under 'Apps,' and the option to pair a phone to the TouchPad within the Bluetooth interface. If so, you are all set. Now go enjoy your refreshed TouchPad.

Palm has long offered webOS Doctor software which smartphone users could use to fix problems with the operating system. Now HP is offering a Doctor which brings the same functionality to the HP TouchPad tablet, which is the first device to run webOS 3.0.

Thoughts on webOS 3.0.4

To be honest, I wasn't too excited by this update initially because the camera app should have shipped with the TouchPad from the get-go, but I was most surprised by the ability to pair my Android phone to my webOS TouchPad thanks to this build. The TouchPad's internal microphone was surprisingly sensitive and clear so I was able to have a smooth conversation on the tablet, even though I could faintly hear my own voice at the same time. With my phone paired to my TouchPad, I was able to simultaneously surf the Web and check my emails during a voice call, which is something I haven't been able to do on my Infuse. I'm hoping tethering between my phone and the TouchPad will be part of the next webOS update.

What other surprises have you discovered with webOS 3.0.4? Share with us below.

Updated @ 8:58 am PT: Added a link to photo intensive guide to update your TouchPad with version 3.0.4.

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webOS
DeveloperLG Electronics,
Previously Hewlett-Packard & Palm
Written inC++, Qt[1]
OS familywebOS (based on Linux kernel)
Source modelSource-available
Latest release5.90 (TV)
3.0.5 (HP TouchPad)
1.4.5 (Pre, Pre Plus (US), Pixi, and Pixi Plus) 2.1 (Pre Plus (UK) and Pre 2) 2.1.2 (Veer/Pre 2) 2.2.4 (Pre 3/Pre 2) / January 12, 2012; 7 years ago
Marketing targetEmbedded devices
PlatformsARM
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux kernel)
Default user interfaceGraphical (Luna)
LicenseApache License
Official websiteOpen-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 multitaskingoperating system for smart devices such as smart TVs and it has 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. In January 2014, Qualcomm announced that it had acquired technology patents from HP, which included all the webOS and Palm patents.

Various versions of webOS have been featured on several devices since launching in 2009, including Pre, Pixi, and Veersmartphones, TouchPadtablet, LG's smart TVs since 2014, LG's smart refrigerators and smart projectors since 2017.

  • 1History
    • 1.22010–2013: Acquired by HP; the launch of Open webOS
  • 2Features
    • 2.1HP/Palm webOS
    • 2.2LG webOS

History[edit]

Hp Touchpad Webos Doctor 3.0.5

2009–2010: Launched by Palm[edit]

Palm launched webOS, then called Palm webOS, in January 2009 as the successor to Palm OS. The first webOS device was the original Palm Pre, released by Sprint in June 2009. The Palm Pixi followed. Upgraded 'Plus' versions of both Pre and Pixi were released on Verizon and AT&T.[citation needed]

2010–2013: Acquired by HP; the launch of Open webOS[edit]

In April 2010, HP acquired Palm; webOS was described by Leo Apotheker as a key asset and motivation for the purchase. The $1.2 billion acquisition finalized in June. HP indicated its intention to develop the webOS platform for use in multiple new products, including smartphones, tablets, and printers.[3]

HP executives demonstrating webOS devices in 2011

In February 2011, HP announced that it would use webOS as the universal platform for all its devices.[4] However, HP also made the decision[5] that the Palm Pre, Palm Pixi, and the 'Plus' revisions would not receive over-the-air updates to webOS 2.0,[6] despite a previous commitment to an upgrade 'in coming months.'[7] HP announced several webOS devices, including the HP Veer and HP Pre 3 smartphones, running webOS 2.2, and the HP TouchPad, a tablet computer released in July 2011 that runs webOS 3.0.

In March 2011, HP announced plans for a version of webOS by the end of 2011 to run within Windows,[8] and to be installed on all HP desktop and notebook computers in 2012.[9] Neither ever materialized, although work had begun on an x86 port around this time involving a team in Fort Collins, Colorado; work was scrapped later in the year.[citation needed]

In August 2011, HP announced that it was interested in selling its Personal Systems Group, responsible for all of its consumer PC products, including webOS, and that webOS device development and production lines would be halted.[10][11][12] It remained unclear whether HP would consider licensing webOS software to other manufacturers. When HP reduced the price of the Touchpad to $99, the existing inventory quickly sold out.[13]

The HP Pre 3 was launched in select areas of Europe, and US-based units were available only through unofficial channels (both AT&T and Verizon canceled their orders just prior to delivery after Apotheker's (HP's CEO at the time) announcement.[14] Notably, these US Pre 3 units, having been released through unofficial channels, lacked both warranties and carried no support obligation from HP; as a result parts are nearly impossible to come by. HP announced that it would continue to issue updates for the HP Veer and HP TouchPad, but these updates have failed to materialize for the former, and the latter saw a final, unofficial release called 'webOS CE' that contained only open-sourced components of webOS meant for what remained of the developer community rather than a conventional, user-centric update to the operating system. The last HP webOS version, 3.0.5, was released on January 12, 2012.[15]

In December 2011, after abandoning the TouchPad and the proposed sale of the HP Personal Systems Group, HP announced it would release webOS source code in the near future under an open-source license.[16] In August 2012, code specific to the existing devices was released as webOS Community Edition (CE), with support for the existing HP hardware.[17] Open webOS includes open source libraries designed to target a wider range of hardware. HP renamed its webOS unit as 'Gram'.[18][19]

In February 2012, HP released Isis, a new web browser for Open webOS.[20]

Growth and decline of HP App Catalog[edit]

The HP App Catalog was an app store for apps for the mobile devices running webOS.

On June 6, 2009, webOS launched on the Palm Pre with 18 available apps. The number of apps grew to 30 by June 17, 2009,[21] with 1 million cumulative downloads by June 27, 2009;[22] 30 official and 31 unofficial apps by July 13, 2009;[23] 1,000 official apps by January 1, 2010;[24] 4,000 official apps September 29, 2010;[25] and 10,002 official apps on December 9, 2011.[26]

Subsequently, the number of available apps decreased because many apps were withdrawn from the App Catalog by their owners. Examples include the apps for The New York Times and Pandora Radio. After a Catalog splash screen on November 11, 2014 announcing its depreciation, the HP App Catalog servers were permanently shut down on March 15, 2015. The number of functional apps remaining at that time is unknown but was probably much lower due to the imminent abandonment of the project.[27]

2013–present: Acquired by LG; open-source edition launched[edit]

Webos download for hp touchpad

On February 25, 2013, HP announced that it was selling webOS to LG Electronics for use on its web-enabled smart TVs, replacing its previous NetCast platform.[28][29] Under the agreement LG Electronics owns the documentation, source code, developers and all related websites. However, HP would still hold on to patents from Palm as well as cloud-based services such as the App Catalog.[30] In 2014, HP sold its webOS patents to Qualcomm.[31]

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As well as its use as an OS for smart TVs, LG has expanded its use to various IoT devices. As a starting point, LG showcased a LG Wearable Platform OS (webOS) smartwatch in early 2015.[32] At CES 2017, LG announced a smart refrigerator with webOS.[33]

On March 19, 2018, LG announced an open-Source edition of webOS.[34] This edition would allow developers to download the source code for free as well as take advantage of related tools, guides, and forums on its new open source website to become more familiar with webOS and its inherent benefits as a smart device's platform. LG hopes that this will help its goal of advancing its philosophy of open platform, open partnership and open connectivity.[35]

Features[edit]

The webOS mobile platform introduced some innovative features, such as the cards interface, that are still in use by Apple, Microsoft and Google on their mobile operating systems iOS, Windows Phone, and Android, respectively.[36]

Palm webOS logo
HP webOS logo
Open webOS logo
LG webOS logo
FeatureLG webOSOpen webOSHP/Palm webOS
Multitasking interfaceLine cardsCards
Gesture interfaceMagic Remotetouch screen and physical keyboard
App storeLG Content StoreNoHP App Catalog
Over-the-air updatesYes
Service discoveryConnect SDKNoZeroConf / Touch to Share
Open sourcePartial[37]YesPartial[38]

HP/Palm webOS[edit]

Screenshot of Palm webOS Launcher (2010)

Multitasking interface[edit]

Navigation uses multi-touchgestures on the touchscreen. The interface uses 'cards' to manage multitasking and represent apps. The user switches between running apps with a flick from left and right on the screen. Apps are closed by flicking a 'card' up—and 'off'—the screen. The app 'cards' can be rearranged for organization. webOS 2.0 introduced 'stacks', where related cards could be 'stacked' together.

Synergy[edit]

Palm referred to integration of information from many sources as 'Synergy.' Users can sign into multiple email accounts from different providers and integrate all of these sources into a single list. Similar capabilities pull together calendars and also instant messages and SMS text messages from multiple sources.[39]

Over-the-air updates[edit]

The OS can be updated without docking to a PC, instead receiving OS updates over the carrier connection.

Notifications[edit]

The notification area is located on the bottom portion of the screen on phones, and on the top status bar area on tablets.

On phones, when a notification comes in, it slides in from the bottom of the screen. Due to the resizable nature of the Mojo and Enyo application frameworks, the app usually resizes itself to allow unhindered use while the notification is displayed. After the notification slides away, it usually remains as an icon. The user can then tap on the icons to expand them. Notifications can then be dismissed (sliding off the screen), acted upon (tapping), or left alone.

Sync[edit]

By default, data sync uses a cloud-based approach rather than using a desktop sync client. The first version of webOS shipped with the ability to sync with Apple's iTunes software by masquerading as an Apple device, but this feature was disabled by subsequent iTunes software updates.

Third-party applications[edit]

On HP webOS, officially vetted third-party apps are accessible to be installed on the device from the HP App Catalog.[40]

As HP webOS replaced Palm OS, Palm commissioned MotionApps to code and develop an emulator called Classic, to enable backward compatibility to Palm OS apps. This operates with webOS version 1.0. Palm OS emulation was discontinued in WebOS version 2.0.[41] MotionApps disengaged from Classic in 2010, citing HP Palm as 'disruptive.'[42]

Another source of applications is homebrew software.[43][44] Homebrew apps are not directly supported by HP. Programs used to distribute homebrew webOS apps include webOS Quick Install (Java-based for Desktop computers), and Preware (a homebrew webOS app catalog, which must be sideloaded to install). If software problems do occur after installing homebrew programs, 'webOS Doctor' (provided by HP) can restore a phone back to factory settings and remove changes made by homebrew apps and patches.[45]

LG webOS[edit]

Smart TV features[edit]

LG has redesigned the UI of webOS, while maintaining the card UI as a feature called 'Simple switching' between the TV apps. The other two features promoted by the company are a simple connection (using an animated Clippy-like character called Beanbird to aid the user through setup), and simple discovery.

Platform[edit]

Underneath the graphical user interface, webOS has much in common with mainstream Linux distributions. Versions 1.0 to 2.1 use a patched Linux 2.6.24 kernel.[46]

The list of open-source components used by the different releases of webOS, as well as the source code of and patches applied to each component, is available at the Palm Open Source webpage.[46] This page also serves as a reference listing of the versions of webOS that have been publicly released.

In 2011, Enyo replaced Mojo, released in June 2009, as the software development kit (SDK).[47]

Hardware[edit]

The LG Watch Urbane running LG webOS 2.0 (based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat)

Hp Touchpad Webos Doctor 3.0.5

webOS versionTypeDeviceRelease dateRef.
HP/Palm webOSPhonesPalm Pre

Pre Plus

June 6, 2009

January 25, 2010

[48]
Palm Pixi

Pixi Plus

November 15, 2009

January 7, 2010

[49]
Palm Pre 2October 22, 2010[50]
HP VeerAugust 18, 2011[51]
HP Pre 3August 18, 2011[52]
WindsorNotCanceled[53]
Mako[53]
TabletsHP TouchPadJuly 1, 2011[54]
HP TouchPad GoCanceled[55]
Sapphire[53]
Twain[53]
LG webOSTelevisionsLG smart TV modelsVaries[56][57]
LG smart laser projector[58][59]
RefrigeratorsLG smart fridge models[60][61]
WatchesLG Watch Urbane LTEApril 27, 2015[62][63][64]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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