LG Releases Open-Sourced Version of webOS in Hopes To Push It Beyond TVs and Smart Refrigerators (theverge.com)

Posted by msmash on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @02:40AM from the somebody-please-help dept.

LG has released an open-sourced version of webOS that's freely available to anyone that wants to download and poke around the code. From a report: The release of webOS Open Source Edition is meant to act as a catalyst to drive further adoption of webOS beyond LG televisions, smart refrigerators, and the occasional never-to-be-released smartwatch. So, devices like webOS tablets and set-top boxes as pictured in the LG-supplied image above. This is the second time an open-source version of webOS has been released, the first coming under the failed tenure of HP back in 2011. LG's cross-town rival Samsung develops and uses the open-sourced Tizen operating system on a variety of devices including smartwatches, televisions, Blu-ray players, and robotic vacuums.

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Pleasantly Surprised by WebOS by Anonymous Coward · 2018-03-20 03:03 · Score: 2, Interesting

I bought an LG TV about 2 years ago, with the older version of WebOS (2.0), mostly because it was all I could afford. I've been pleasantly surprised that the TV still gets software updates every few months, as do the apps (err ... though the YouTube app is the only one I use).
The TV is still quick and responsive, and plays every video I have on the connected USB drives.
I thought I was going to be disappointed I couldn't afford an Android TV, but am not. So good luck LG.