LG is optimistic about webOS expects to subvert Android TV operating system

LG held the webOS Smart TV APP Developer Conference, which was followed by LG's acquisition of webOS from HP two years ago. Jiang Shou-hyun, general manager of LG Black's business division, stated that webOS's simple switching, simple discovery and simple connection are made exclusively for television sets. It has good compatibility. Compared to the Android system that TVs transplanted from mobile phones, webOS is easier to bring good experiences to TV users.

It is reported that currently there are more than 1,000 Chinese developers developing webo, mostly lovers of Linux or Html5.

webOS was originally developed as an embedded operating system for Palm smart phones. It was even considered to be able to replace the traditional desktop and become the new direction of development in the future. However, when webOS experienced Palm to Hewlett-Packard, only two years after Hewlett-Packard announced the formal withdrawal of the TouchPad. All operations of tablet PCs and webOS phones have changed hands and gave LG.


After LG's acquisition of webOS, it hoped it would shine and use it in the largest TV set sold by LG Electronics. "We hope to expand the application of webOS system in localization." Jiang Shou-hyun said that at present, webOS smart TV APP development contest has been held in Russia for three sessions. And this time, LG is not hesitating to explore the application of webOS in China and will set up 100,000 for the top three applications.

50,000, 30,000 cash rewards.

At present, smart TV operating systems are basically controlled by Android. Although Skyworth and Hisense have also launched their own operating systems, they are all based on modifications on Android. Since the Android operating system is an operating system that is launched for a smart terminal, it is difficult to perfectly present it on a TV for application migration. For example, it is difficult to support full HD resolution of a TV screen.

"WebOS uses webkit as the core of UI processing to enable the unified operation environment of local applications, web browsing, and web applications. This can effectively reduce the difficulty of application development and shorten development time," said an engineer at LG Smart TV. In addition, its multi-tasking mechanism enables users to run multiple applications at the same time. Therefore, users can switch between multiple applications and operate freely, and adding gesture functions is suitable for user operations on the application UI on the screen.

Compared with the Android system, the main purpose of the LG webOS system is simple and efficient.

At present, the functions of smart TVs are getting more and more powerful, and operations have become more and more complicated. There are many inconveniences when users use them! Through the remote control, we can enter the main interface of the LG webOS system. During the actual experience, we see that The LG smart TV of webOS system is very friendly in interface design. Even when it is turned on for the first time, a cartoon image named BeanBird will appear to guide users to set it step by step, and integrate humorous style elements into the TV.


In addition, the large tile icon scrolling from left to right below the screen is one of the most significant features of the webOS interface layout. Through the picture, you can see that these large tiles use a chamfered rectangular design, and the color of the jump to the corresponding position makes everyone's eyes brighten. Observed users are not difficult to find this is somewhat similar to the previous windos8 display, but this design is still the first in the television industry.


In addition to the very appealing UI interface, there are actually many improvements in the webOS system's experience with smart TVs. For example, using the large tiles mentioned above, you can freely switch between TV, video, and even external storage without returning to the system's home screen, and it can automatically recognize new input devices and tags, And display the name for you, eliminating the need for many complicated procedures in the switching process. But do not rule out people who do not like such design, after all, in the process of use there will be inadvertently switching troubles, this requires the webOS system to slowly optimize and improve.

Daily use of webOS system users, if you click on the left side of the screen options will enter the browsing record interface, where each user will be prompted to use the previous function interface, if the user still intends to continue to use the clickable screen to enter the corresponding function Interface, this design Xiaobian prefer, after all, do not have to use complex control to switch between the interface.

Summary: For the current domestic smart TV market, although the vast majority of products still use the Android system, the Android system's complex operational flaws have caused many people to lose patience. The LG webOS system is at the forefront of this road of innovation in the smart TV system. WebOS allows all functional applications in the TV to be arranged at the bottom of the screen with a simple oblique card design, forming a “quick launch bar” for quick browsing. And switching quickly, this approach really makes smart TVs simple.





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