webOS Documentation Project

This project has two goals:

• Restore the on-device help system from archives, and get it working again.
• Augment the on-device help with up-to-date information to re-activate a webOS device and make it useful on the modern Internet

The Getting Started section will walk through the steps necessary to activate a webOS device, install some App Stores, and get on the modern web. It's one path for almost everyone: on webOS 2.2.4 and 3.0.5 — TouchPad and TouchPad Go, plus Pre3, Veer and Pre 2 — the Modern TLS Updates give your device native modern encryption, with no proxy or certificate juggling required. Devices older than 2.2.4 can't run those updates and are largely limited to plain HTTP; they're covered under Older Devices.

The Taking Control section covers some optional advanced topics that provide some quality-of-life improvements on webOS, through apps, hacks and scripts built by the community.

Revisions and Corrections

This site is an open source project. If you find any problems or want to propose additional content, please submit a Pull Request here: https://github.com/webosarchive/webos-docs

Demo Videos

The community has restored demo videos for Touchpads and some of the earlier webOS phones. They make a great starting point for new webOS users:

• Touchpad Demos
• Phone Demos