The webOS 2.1 SDK has officially exited the Early Access program and is now available for download from the HP webOS Developer Center. Using the 2.1 SDK, you can now: Take advantage of unique webOS features like Just Type, Exhibition and Synergy. Build and distribute hybrid apps, combining HTML, JavaScript and CSS with C/C++. Develop [...]
After announcing the next exciting chapter of webOS at February 9’s Think Beyond event, we took our show on-the-road, hosting a webOS App Developer Conference at Mobile World Congress. The excitement and buzz around webOS and upcoming devices like the HP TouchPad were incredible. We had an awesome time meeting with everyone and hope everyone [...]
Couldn’t make it to our developer event at Think Beyond? Watch the session with Matthew McNulty, Director of Frameworks and Tools for webOS, who provides a closer look at Enyo, our next generation application framework. Like what you see? What else would you like to know? Post your questions and comments and we’ll tackle as [...]
This has been quite a week, with the announcement of an incredible lineup of devices in the Veer, Pre 3 and the TouchPad and a closer look at the next generation of webOS development with our new Enyo framework. Now, I’m sure many of you are wondering where that leaves apps you’ve developed or want [...]
Even with all the exciting news from this week, a lot of questions have been floating around about our plans and how they affect you and our customers. As such, we recognize that we need to do a better job communicating developments in a more timely, detailed and thoughtful way. For now, we want to [...]
When developing and pushing the limits of webOS applications, it can be helpful to know some of the boundaries you might run into. Here are a few that have come up in the past for other developers: Maximum size for an ipk file (i.e., the app package): 200MB. You can locally install larger ipks, and [...]
I thought it might be helpful to cover some of the basics of making service calls in PDK apps, as well as point out some possibilities for those of you either new to PDK development or new to using services. One quick note: While one-shot service calls work just fine, there are a few known [...]