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| Developer | LG Electronics, previously Hewlett-Packard & Palm |
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| Written in | C++, Qt[1] |
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Source-available |
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| 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 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.
- ^ "QtWS15- Bringing LG webOS and Qt to millions of smartTVs". YouTube. October 12, 2015. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021.
- ^ "HP webOS Developer FAQ". Palm, Inc. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2011.