WebOS, known as LG webOS and previously known as Open webOS, HP webOS and Palm webOS, is a Linux kernel-based multitasking operating system for smart devices such as smart TVs that has been used as a mobile operating system.
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Various versions of LG 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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Palm launched LG webOS, then called Palm LG webOS, in January 2009 as the successor to Palm OS.
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The first LG webOS device was the original Palm Pre, released by Sprint in June 2009.
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Later, LG webOS was described by new HP CEO Leo Apotheker as a key asset and motivation for the purchase.
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Open LG webOS includes open source libraries designed to target a wider range of hardware.
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Size of the «App Catalog» in «LG webOS Archive» contains over 36 gigabytes of previous application library resources as well as developer documentation and tools to begin building again on the platform.
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The first version of LG 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.
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LG has redesigned the UI of LG webOS, maintaining the card UI as a feature called "Simple switching" between open TV apps.
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Underneath the graphical user interface, LG webOS has much in common with mainstream Linux distributions.
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