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56-741: On August 18, 2011, 49 days after the TouchPad was launched in the United States, HP announced that it would discontinue all current devices running webOS . Remaining TouchPad stock received substantial price reductions, and quickly sold out. The HP TouchPad was announced on February 9, 2011, at the webOS "Think Beyond" event held at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco alongside the HP Veer and HP Pre 3 . Initial sales of

112-665: 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. On HP webOS, officially vetted third-party apps are accessible to be installed on the device from the HP App Catalog. 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

168-405: A number row on top of the common QWERTY layout. The TouchPad also features an InvenSense 3-axis gyroscope. The TouchPad has three separate physical buttons, a sleep/wake button on the top right, a home button at the bottom of the front that launches the card view or the app launcher and a set of volume rockers at the right of the device. Holding the power button and the home button together creates

224-676: A patched Linux 2.6.24 kernel . 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. 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). Pre Plus January 25, 2010 Pixi Plus January 7, 2010 Multitouch Too Many Requests If you report this error to

280-475: A phone back to factory settings and remove changes made by homebrew apps and patches. Developer mode allows for developer access of the device and is also used for digital forensic investigations. It can be accessed by typing webos20090606 on the device’s keyboard, or on some devices typing upupdowndownleftrightleftrightbastart (a reference to the Konami code ) on the cards view. Once in developer mode, data on

336-421: A port of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) based on CyanogenMod 9 became available. It was a preliminary alpha build (Alpha 0) with some features including hardware-accelerated video playback, microphone and camera not functional at the time. It was updated to Alpha 0.5 around January 24, 2012 and then to Alpha 0.6 around January 30, 2012, bringing fixes and stability improvements. On February 2, 2012, HP released

392-480: A rechargeable 6000 or 6300 mAh Lithium-ion polymer battery rated at 3,7 V (total 22,2 Wh ). It can be charged via MicroUSB connector or optional wireless charging by Touchstone charger. When using the Touchstone, the TouchPad enters a mode called Exhibition Mode, which displays simple information such as a clock, schedule or media. The battery life was estimated at nine hours by HP; in a review by Engadget ,

448-472: 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

504-431: A screen snapshot. The TouchPad has stereo speakers that feature Beats Audio . The Atheros AR6003 chipset supports dual band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth. The tablet can share URLs , phone calls, and text messages with webOS phones via Bluetooth pairing. Pairing with non-webOS smartphones was enabled by a software update 3.0.4. The TouchPad uses

560-428: A single list. Similar capabilities pull together calendars and also instant messages and SMS text messages from multiple sources. The OS can be updated without docking to a PC, instead receiving OS updates over the carrier connection. 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

616-572: A successor to 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. Palm launched webOS, then called Palm webOS , in January 2009 as

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672-760: A version of webOS by the end of 2011 to run within Windows , and to be installed on all HP desktop and notebook computers in 2012. 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. 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. It remained unclear whether HP would consider licensing webOS software to other manufacturers. When HP reduced

728-431: A white model with 64 GB of flash memory, a 1.5 GHz processor and Wi-Fi – but without 3.5G – was built in small quantities and shipped. A small number of "TouchPad Go" models (codenamed "Opal") with a 7-inch display, 32 GB of flash memory, a 1.5 GHz processor, and cellular capabilities were made, some of which sent to technology review websites. These smaller TouchPads, however, were not mass-produced, with

784-447: 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

840-409: Is a wireless charging dock. While charging with the Touchstone, the TouchPad can be set to an Exhibition mode, allowing the user to choose to display photos in a digital photo frame , upcoming appointments, a clock, or other items (using third party extensions). The Touchstone also enables wireless communication between a HP Pre3 and a TouchPad. Tapping on a specific region will transfer web links to

896-491: Is dependent on the kernel used. Development of kernels based on Linux 3.0 and 3.4 are proceeding. ROM's based on the 3.4 kernel can be unstable and may have features missing. ROM's based on the 3.0 kernel are generally stable. Android 5.0 works for the TouchPad, although it is sluggish. Android 7.0 (Nougat) was made available in September 2016, via Evervolv, an Android Open Source Project (AOSP) ROM authored by Flintman, and

952-483: Is folded open, there is an opening for the speaker along the "binding" edge. The case has a raised surface above the power and volume buttons, so they can easily be found. The TouchPad can charge while in the case using either the microUSB cable or Touchstone dock. Early reviews of the HP TouchPad were mixed. David Pogue of The New York Times wrote, "It works beautifully, and conveys far more information than

1008-526: Is included with the TouchPad. A Bluetooth wireless keyboard with typical QWERTY layout plus additional keys for special TouchPad capabilities. There is a power slide switch on the bottom. Two AA batteries are required. It has special TouchPad keys for: Power, Card View, Cursor Left/Up/Right/Down, Volume +/-, Mute, Brightness +/-, Fast Forward, Play-Pause, Rewind, Show Virtual Keyboard, Show Just Type, Show Notifications. The keyboard will pair with other Bluetooth devices but some key functions may be missing as

1064-560: Is nearly feature complete. It is usable and runs better than 5.1. Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) was made available around December 2016, via Evervolv (authored by Flintman) as well as a second option by LineageOS Archived February 22, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (authored by Invisiblek). Android 9.0 (Pie) was made available in April 2019, via Evervolv, an Android Open Source Project (AOSP) ROM. Linux distributions compiled for

1120-578: The ARM architecture have been successfully run via chroot. Also, the X11 windowing system common to many Linux systems has been ported to run within webOS. This allows most graphical applications made for Linux to run in webOS. A port of Ubuntu to run natively on the TouchPad was in development in January 2012, which boots via the moboot multiboot bootloader (using the same method as the Android port). The port

1176-431: The iPad 2 . The tablet offers "real multitasking" with all open apps always running." Jason Chen of Gizmodo wrote, "After actually holding the TouchPad, I can say it's deceptively heavy. It's around the same weight as the iPad, but you'd think it would be lighter because the back was made of plastic. That said, it's not overly heavy, just heavier than you'd think by looking." Matt Buchanan, also writing for Gizmodo, praised

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1232-448: The 16 GB and £115 for the 32 GB), and the HP TouchPad became the tablet with the highest approval rating. HP TouchPad stock immediately sold out domestically and overseas from consumers rushing to take advantage of the price promotion. Following this successful sale, and to clear out their component suppliers' inventories of touch panels, batteries, and chassis, HP announced on August 30 that it would make another production run of

1288-508: The App Catalog. In 2014, HP sold its webOS patents to Qualcomm. As well as its use as an OS for smart TVs, LG has expanded its use to various Internet of things devices. As a starting point, LG showcased a LG Wearable Platform OS (webOS) smartwatch in early 2015. At CES 2017, LG announced a smart refrigerator with webOS. On March 19, 2018, LG announced an open-source edition of webOS. This edition would allow developers to download

1344-450: The OS interface concept as 'good conceptually' but described the performance as "slow motion... give this thing six months. It could be amazing. If it's not by then, well, I guess that says everything that needs to be said." The Verge also noted poor performance, describing its interface as 'intuitive and natural' but 'sluggish, unfinished...a bit of a hard sell right now.' Due to the firesale of

1400-470: The Pre. This technology is known as “Touch to Share”. The Touchstone has a USB power cable attached to it with a USB Standard-A plug on its end. It must be plugged into a high-power USB power adapter, such as the HP TouchPad power adapter or a newer high-current USB adapter. HP shows a warning in the user manual to not plug it into a laptop. In North America, the Touchstone ships with the same AC power adapter that

1456-533: The Skype application. An independent site estimated that the 16 GB and the 32 GB HP TouchPad's contained $ 296.15 and $ 318.15 of materials respectively with a cost to assemble of $ 10. The HP TouchPad has a 9.7 inch, 1024×768 pixel , Gorilla Glass multitouch capacitive touch screen . Interaction can be by finger or a capacitive stylus, available for separate purchase. The TouchPad's virtual keyboard can be configured to one of four preset sizes, and has

1512-413: The TouchPad due to proprietary code; HP, however, released an open source webOS Community Edition for use with the TouchPad. On October 6, 2011, it was reported that a few customers received new TouchPads with Android installed instead of webOS. HP was investigating the unofficial release, but has not commented. On October 22, 2011, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) (in an Alpha version) became available for

1568-556: The TouchPad. These units were used to fulfill existing orders to businesses like Tiger Direct and Best Buy, in bundles with a set price of $ 249.99 and $ 299.99. Following Meg Whitman 's appointment as CEO of HP, in conjunction with an announcement of the company's 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 its use in tablets. She said this would not happen in 2012, but would probably take place in 2013. In February 2013, HP sold

1624-496: The TouchPad. This port, based on the CyanogenMod enhanced distribution of Android, allows the TouchPad to run most Android apps natively. The Android port for TouchPad does not replace webOS. It provides a "multi-boot" so that TouchPad owners can start their tablets into Android, webOS, or other OSs . Android 3.0 'Honeycomb' was not ported to the TouchPad because the source code was not publicly available. On January 17, 2012,

1680-748: The Touchpad, HP led all non-Apple tablets sold in US in 2011. By December 2011, HP's TouchPad was the second most desired tablet, with a 5 percent of share of tablet sales and an estimated 903,354 devices sold. The HP Touchpad's firesale had an effect on future Android tablet sales and the low pricing scheme, as compared to iPad, was used with the Kindle Fire and Nexus 7 , which were commercially successful Android tablets originally priced at $ 199. WebOS webOS , also known as LG webOS and previously known as Open webOS, HP webOS and Palm webOS ,

1736-466: The battery lasted for about eight and a half hours. In July 2011, HP announced their webOS hardware roadmap. This included the "HP TouchPad 4G", with a faster 1.5 GHz processor, 32 GB of flash memory , integrated A-GPS , and AT&T 3.5G HSPA+ wireless mobile broadband capabilities; demo models were displayed at a press show, but it was not released for sale, except to HP employees, where it later appeared on eBay and craigslist. In August,

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1792-487: 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. By default, data sync uses

1848-444: The bottom. The HP TouchPad also allows for haptic feedback with vibration function. The hardware includes an ARM -based Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 1 GB of RAM. "Touch to Share" allows a Pre 3 mobile to share information such as websites by touching its sensors with the TouchPad's sensors. The TouchPad can receive calls and text messages forwarded from any phone using a Palm Profile. as well as make and receive calls via

1904-751: The cards interface and the gesture navigation, that are now standard in mobile operating systems such as iOS , Windows Phone , and Android . Navigation uses multi-touch gestures 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. 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

1960-586: The decision that the Palm Pre, Palm Pixi, and the "Plus" revisions would not receive over-the-air updates to webOS 2.0, despite a previous commitment to an upgrade "in coming months." 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

2016-474: The device as being made from "cast-off reject iPad parts." On August 19, 2011, HP announced a substantial price drop on the TouchPad. In Canada and the USA, the price was $ 99 for the 16 GB model and $ 149 for the 32 GB model and quickly sold out. Large numbers of buyers acquired the TouchPad at these " firesale " prices. Most brick-and-mortar retailers reportedly sold out their entire inventories within hours

2072-473: The device sold 25,000 of 270,000 units, and did not meet HP's expectations, rapidly becoming overshadowed by the launch of the iPad 2 in March. On August 16, 2011, it was reported that Best Buy refused to pay HP for any more TouchPad stock. In Europe, the TouchPad was estimated to have sold 12,000 in its first month of release. In Australia, Harvey Norman who was the exclusive retailer sold about 1,200 units in

2128-750: The existing HP hardware. Open webOS includes open source libraries designed to target a wider range of hardware. HP renamed its webOS unit as "Gram". In February 2012, HP released Isis, a new web browser for Open webOS. 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, with 1 million cumulative downloads by June 27, 2009; 30 official and 31 unofficial apps by July 13, 2009; 1,000 official apps by January 1, 2010; 4,000 official apps September 29, 2010; and 10,002 official apps on December 9, 2011. Subsequently,

2184-426: The four days it was on sale. Industry commentators suggested that the lack of apps for the platform and lackluster advertising was hindering sales. On August 18, HP announced that it would discontinue all webOS devices. HP CTO Shane Robison noted that the TouchPad "was half a generation or a generation behind the iPad and so that wasn't going to drive volume." Some years later, a member of the development team described

2240-478: The keyboard layout (outside the alpha numeric keys) is specific to the TouchPad. The power adapter converts wall AC to USB DC. This accessory contains the following items: The TouchPad (adapter and cable) and Touchstone (adapter-only) ships with this accessory. The protective case doubles as a stand for watching videos or typing. There are holes on the edges of the case for access to the microUSB connector, 3.5 mm jack connector, internal microphone. When it

2296-535: The morning of August 20. Online retailers, including Barnes & Noble , Amazon.com , and Best Buy, took orders on August 22 that rapidly exceeded their inventory, and were forced to cancel many orders. A similar sale was held in Australian Harvey Norman stores, with several stores selling out their inventory within an hour. Similar sales took place in the UK with several stores reducing prices (£89 for

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2352-404: 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 deprecation, 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

2408-496: The operating system. The last HP webOS version, 3.0.5, was released on January 12, 2012. 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 . In August 2012, code specific to the existing devices was released as webOS Community Edition (CE), with support for

2464-569: The overall inspiration later carried on to the HP Slate 7 . The TouchPad was sold with the webOS operating system, which offers video chat, wireless printing (HP printers only), email integration, ebooks, Web browsing, document editing, and access to the "HP Catalog", where additional apps can be downloaded. webOS was a "card-based" multitasking environment. Open applications can be arranged into "stacks." webOS unobtrusively notifies users of messages, emails, and calendar agenda items, appearing on

2520-477: The price of the Touchpad to $ 99, the existing inventory quickly sold out. 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. Notably, these US Pre 3 units, having been released through unofficial channels, lacked both warranties and carried no support obligation from HP; as

2576-415: The source code and transferred the remaining webOS team to LG , effectively ending the webOS' deployment in tablets and consumer products. The HP TouchPad is a touchscreen tablet that runs HP webOS. It has several notable features. The TouchPad uses card multitasking found in Palm Pre phones. The integrated webcam on the front of the HP TouchPad enables video conferencing. There is a backlit Home button at

2632-542: The source code for Android 2.3 for the HP TouchPad. The CyanogenMod Team received source code from HP and started working again on the TouchPad tablet port. PhoneNews.com reported, "The Android kernel was based on Qualcomm’s reference Android source code, and was used by HP internally to accelerate the release of the TouchPad. It was never intended for public use, but rather, to ensure that the TouchPad’s hardware would be ready for release to consumers alongside webOS 3. As webOS 3

2688-408: 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. The webOS mobile platform introduced some innovative features, such as

2744-406: 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. In April 2010, HP acquired Palm. The acquisition of Palm was initiated while Mark Hurd was CEO, however he resigned shortly after the acquisition was completed. Later, webOS

2800-564: The system partition can be accessed freely, even if the device was locked. LG has redesigned the UI of webOS, maintaining the card UI as a feature called "Simple switching" between open 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. Underneath the graphical user interface , webOS has much in common with mainstream Linux distributions . Versions 1.0 to 2.1 use

2856-445: The top right of the screen, rapidly reviewed by a swipe gesture. webOS 3.0 integrates Adobe Flash . The last updated version was 3.0.5 as of January 12, 2012. HP supports funding of a new open source project. webOS's scalability and easy app development base attracts developers. Open Source webOS provides standardized Java development tools to build and port apps to webOS rapidly. Open webOS as released by HP will not directly work with

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2912-410: Was described by new HP CEO Leo Apotheker as a key asset and motivation for the purchase. The $ 1.2 billion acquisition was finalized in June. HP indicated its intention to develop the webOS platform for use in multiple new products, including smartphones, tablets, and printers . In February 2011, HP announced that it would use webOS as the universal platform for all its devices. However, HP also made

2968-579: Was discontinued in WebOS version 2.0. MotionApps disengaged from Classic in 2010, citing HP Palm as "disruptive." Another source of applications is homebrew software . Homebrew apps are not directly supported by HP. Programs used to distribute homebrew webOS apps include webOS Quick Install (Java-based sideloader for desktop computers) and Preware (a homebrew webOS app catalog, which must be sideloaded). If software problems do occur after installing homebrew programs, "webOS Doctor" (provided by HP) can restore

3024-461: Was in an early alpha stage and is functional, but development ended after 2012. In addition to Ubuntu, an alpha port of Arch Linux ARM , which in January 2012 provides full touchscreen support with GNOME 3 / LXDE , Wi-Fi access, but not Bluetooth , camera or sound can be installed using the previously mentioned moboot method. LuneOS is a Linux-based operating system, designed specifically for native execution on touch devices. The Touchstone

3080-403: Was lagging behind the hardware in development, Android was also used in the manufacturing lines to test TouchPads before ultimately being flashed with webOS." CyanogenMod 9 (CM9) based on Android 4.0.4 have official stable builds with all features working. There are also unofficial CM10, CM10.1, CM10.2 and CM11 based builds that have all features working. The CM11 builds' stability for daily use

3136-440: Was probably much lower due to the imminent abandonment of the project. 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. 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

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