webOS Introduction
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The document discusses the history and features of the HP webOS mobile operating system: 1. webOS was initially developed by Palm, which was later acquired by HP. It is designed to run on various hardware platforms using web technologies. 2. The user interface is built around web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, allowing apps to be built quickly. It includes core apps and allows for additional apps. 3. Developers can easily create webOS apps using familiar web languages and tools are designed to be developer friendly. The SDK also allows moving C/C++ code to webOS.
webOS Introduction
- 7. Worldwide Share - 2010 Worldwide Share - 2014 5% 9% 5% 4% Symbian Symbian 30% 15% Android Android 40% 15% RIM RIM iOS iOS Windows Phone Windows Phone 17% 12% Other Other webOS 2% 30% webOS ?? 18% “ Android to become No. 2 worldwide mobile operating system in 2010 and challenge Symbian for No. 1 position by 2014. - Gartner Source: Gartner (August 2010), ComScore
- 8. Worldwide Mobile Sales - 2010 Worldwide Smartphones Sales - 2010 Nokia 2% 3% 5% 19% Samsung Symbian LG 34% RIM 14% RIM 2% 41% Android 2% Sony Ericson 2% 3% Motorola iOS 3% Apple Windows Phone 3% HTC 17% Linux 3% ZTE Other 9% G'Five 20% 18% Others “ Worldwide mobile device sales grew 13.8 percent in Second Quarter of 2010. - Gartner Source: Gartner (August 2010)
- 9. Launched: July 10, 2008 Total: 225,000 apps Launched: October 22, 2008 Total: 70,000 apps Launched: August 28, 2008 Total: 30,000 apps Launched: April 1, 2009 Total: 16,000 apps Launched: October 5, 2009 Total: 8,000 apps Launched: Dec 16, 2008 Total: 6,000+ apps Source: http://www.techeblog.com, http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010, http://www.mobile88.com/news/
- 10. Initially developed by Palm, which was later acquired by HP HP webOS is a next-generation mobile operating system designed around an incredibly fast and intuitive user experience and optimized for the multitasking user It is designed to run on a variety of hardware with different screen sizes, resolutions, and orientations, with or without keyboards The user interface and application model are built around web technology which means the range of suitable hardware platforms is quite wide, requiring only a CPU, some memory, a wireless data connection, a display, and a means for interacting with the UI and entering text It includes a number of core applications: contacts, calendar, tasks, memos, phone, browser, email and messaging Other applications are included in the initial release, such as a camera, photo viewer, audio/video player and map application
- 11. Fig: Simplified webOS Architecture Fig: Native and Web Application Models
- 12. Multitasking, unobtrusive notifications, seamless integration with popular cloud services and apps that work together Simple web languages like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, to let apps up and running fast To create a connected experience across smartphones and tablets, PCs, printers, and other products, creating a huge market for apps and unprecedented opportunities HP webOS lets you tap into one of the most passionate, creative, and active communities of developers anywhere Developer Center makes it easy to get started & quick Start Guides help you build on what you already know Source: https://developer.palm.com/content/showcase/why_webos.html
- 13. webOS 3.0 and Enyo framework- faster, more modern, easier to use, and ideally suited for building apps for a large range of devices Share URLs between the HP TouchPad and other webOS devices by just touching them together Exhibition mode displays useful information and content at a glance Organize similar activities into card stacks, making it easier to flow from one task to another One place for information from popular services like Google, Facebook, Microsoft Exchange, and others Ares is the first mobile IDE to run entirely in the browser. It features a drag-and-drop interface builder, an elegant code editor, and an integrated visual debugger Use the HP webOS SDK Or third-party tools Or build your own HTML, JavaScript, and CSS Or use the Plug-in Development Kit that’s included with the SDK Source: https://developer.palm.com/content/showcase/why_webos.html
- 14. Primary webOS app runtime is built on ubiquitous web technologies, so you can write code that runs with minor modifications on other platforms webOS SDK lets you easily move C/C++ and Open GL code to webOS Leverage Node modules originally written for other platforms and write your code with portability in mind Use Nitobi’s open-source PhoneGap solution to deploy webOS apps to other platforms Smartphones and tablets are just the beginning. HP intends to bring webOS to PCs, printers, and so much more Source: https://developer.palm.com/content/showcase/why_webos.html
- 15. webOS Printers webOS PC & Laptop TouchPad Pre3 Veer pre 2 22nd Oct ‘10 15th May ‘11 Summer ‘11 Summer ‘11 Winter ‘11 Summer ‘12
- 16. Flip from one open application Start an email, create a to another and back again— message, update your without losing your place or status, search your favorite your information websites—all without having to launch an app Simple to copy text from one Sign in to your place and paste it in another - Facebook, Google, Microsoft Cut or copy any editable Exchange, LinkedIn, and Yahoo! text, such as text from a web accounts, and information page or email, and tap the text to populates the device like magic insert Launcher consists of a group of Use multitouch gestures and a screens that display all your touchscreen, to navigation fast applications which you can re- and easy arrange by holding an app icon and then dragging it to another place onscreen
- 17. Get a snapshot of new Instantly share a website with messages, email, and events your HP Pre3 simply by without being disrupted - see touching the two together and the subject of an email or the then take it to go first few words of a text message Keeps you updated with all the Gives you access to over-the- latest enhancements and new air services like data backup of features in webOS including contacts, calendar data backup which happens events, tasks, and memos as automatically each day well as software updates Support for the latest web technologies, including Adobe Flash and HTML5
- 18. iPhone VERSUS Android VERSUS webOS Ease of Use Easy to launch and run apps Openness Allow apps to be written in HTML, CSS, Javascript, or C/C++ Battery Life Multitasking Better than any other mobile OS Software Keyboard Doesn’t have a proper soft keyboard option System-wide Search They all have it Notification System Actual controls inside the notification Voice-to-Text Syncing Create Palm profile & store all of your settings Non-Google Syncing Gmail, Facebook, Yahoo, LinkedIn, &Exchange Tethering Completely free on Verizon Release/ Updates Customizable Allows OS level customization through Preware and kernel patches Apps Both Android and iOS have >50,000 apps Web Browsing They are all based on webKit
- 19. iPhone VERSUS Android VERSUS webOS Gaming They are all based on webKit Music Player Rich games & every bit of the quality Turn-by-Turn Navigation Google Apps Integration Google Voice Native app for Google Voice Source: http://1n73r.net/ - Posted on June 11, 2010
- 21. Streamlined design. Pre 2 features a sleeker design that still gives you Automatically up to date. the perfect combination of a vivid touchscreen Keep your contacts and calendars and slide-out keyboard up to date automatically with built- in integration for Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Yahoo ! and Microsoft Exchange True multitasking. Pause a game, tap an email notification, check your calendar, read a restaurant review, send an email reply, then switch back to the game without closing anything Hard work isn’t. Pre 2 smartphone has been reengineered to do more of what you want to do—faster
- 22. Equipped with business essentials. The new look of business. With a camera for video calls, noise- Designed for today’s cancelling speakerphone, and mobile instantaneous, increasingly hotspot, your office is mobile blended mix of work and life For those 24 hours called life. Get blazing-fast downloads of both work and personal email and manage inboxes separately or all together Apps at your fingertips. Enjoy apps for social networking, health and fitness, productivity, finance— you name it Messaging, Notifications, S ocialize. See IM, texts, and pictures, stay in loop, update status from where you're standing
- 23. Messaging, Notifications, Socialize. See IM, texts, and pictures, stay in loop, update status from where you're standing Have it all. Including more room in your pocket. Advanced browser and 4G speeds for a fantastic web experience plus a full keyboard for firing off messages and a vivid touchscreen that responds to your gestures Apps at your fingertips. Enjoy apps for social networking, health and fitness, productivity, finance, 3D games—you name it
- 24. There’s nothing like it. Apps at your fingertips. Move between open apps Enjoy apps for social seamlessly, share websites with networking, health and other webOS devices, and view fitness, productivity, finance, 3D content in Adobe Flash games—you name it Get more done from the get-go. Collaborate with colleagues using Google Docs or Box.net, print wirelessly to compatible networked HP printers, browse web at blazing speed with support for the latest web technologies Have more fun. Immerse yourself in gaming action, transfer your favorite songs, listen to your music with amazing sound quality, download movies or TV shows
- 25. 1 It’s free No cost to become a developer and no fee to download the SDK or submit apps 2 Get full access to your device Enter developer mode without jumping through hoops, purchase device certificates or use questionable tools 3 It’s Linux Get a fairly functional shell on the device by using the command 4 A lot of it is familiar technology Most apps are written in JavaScript with the presentation layer as HTML and CSS 5 The source is easy to find Easy to find lots of JS examples just by poking around on the device 6 Tools are hardcore developer-friendly Command-line tools, Eclipse integration plugin, and web-based IDE 7 Try cutting edge stuff Try 3D graphics with OpenGL ES or do remote device control using Bluetooth serial 8 Developer support is awesome! Developer Workshops all around the world 9 webOS Homebrew Rocks! Independent developer community in webOS Internals 10 Your open source project can make a difference Many of best applications are open source, available either via our App Catalog or through homebrew channels
- 26. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 • Install the HP webOS • Familiarize yourself • Set up the application • Provide Application SDK with the Emulator Directory Structure Information to package and run the application Step 8 Step 7 Step 6 Step 5 • Creating a Scene for • Running Applications • Starting the Emulator • Setting the Stage on presenting on the Emulator which you build the information or a task user interface for to the user your application Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 • Setup Stage Assistant • Script Writing • Repackage and to push the reinstall the scene, making it application visible Source: https://developer.palm.com/content/resources/develop/building_your_first_app.html
- 27. A virtual machine software from Oracle Pre-requisite – Install webOS SDK Starting the Emulator Windows: Select Start > All Programs > Palm > SDK > Emulator Running Applications Eclipse with webOS plugin: Run > Run Configurations > Palm Emulator > for the target of your application name On subsequent activations, select Run > Run As... > Mojo Application Eclipse automatically packages, installs, and launches the application Debugging an Application Exiting the Emulator Running VirtualBox Emulator Host Mode Two ways: Select: Windows: Open web browser, and 1.Use the Debugger Machine > Close > Power Select Start > All Programs enter: 2.Use the console output of the off the machine > OK > Sun xVM VirtualBox > http://localhost:5580/ emulator VirtualBox Source: https://developer.palm.com/content/api/dev-guide/tools/emulator.html