Twitter user @pixiet35 shared a video link with @pivotCE. The title of the video suggests it was not for the masses to see but is remniscent of Phoenix International Communication’s other “The App that I want on webOS” episode videos. At any rate, here it is.
TIP – YouTube Search/Quality fix for webOS 1.x/2.x
Has it been a while since you’ve used YouTube on your webOS phone? Say, before September of this year? If you answer yes, you’ll find that popping open the app displays what you expect to see but search won’t return results and clicking on a video in the Popular Videos list will play, however, quality is terrible. Even with your l337 hax0r skillz set to ENGAGE, you dig into and edit some YouTube javascript files on your phone and manage to reenable search, you’ll still notice video quality remains on “turd level”. If you’re a Pre 3 user you’ll notice you don’t have the app but instead a launcher for the mobile YouTube site which means your search is unaffected yet your quality is reduced all the same.
Don’t worry! Unsurprisingly, the webOS community responded in force and solved the issue practically overnight. Who says all the devs left???
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UPDATE – ACL for Touchpad public release delayed…again
Unless you’re just coming back to webOS from another platform or you’ve been hiding under a mobile-tech rock, you are aware that Phoenix International Communications has partnered with OpenMobile to create the Android Compatibility Layer for the HP Touchpad. This impressive undertaking theoretically brings the (almost) entirety of the Android app catalog to webOS. I say almost because it is based off of Android 2.3 so apps requiring Android 3+ won’t work…yet.
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webOS auction recap – SUCCESS!
When we first brought you the story of Josh Marinacci’s auction we asked the webOS Nation for help. And help they (we) did! Hit the break to see what Josh had to say about the results.
Upcoming auction of HP/Palm devices and more for a great cause
Josh Marinacci is no stranger to Palm, webOS, or the community of the webOS Nation. As a former member of the webOS Developer Relations team his presence was one of trust and support within the now defunct Palm, Inc. and worldwide webOS developers. And while Josh has since moved on to Nokia, his affinity for webOS is reaffirmed in his own words; “it’s still my favorite OS”. We of the webOS Nation are glad to hear that.
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