Have you ever wanted (or needed) to create your own app for webOS?
I did.
My aim was to create custom apps to launch websites or local html/css/javascript files. Read on for…
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Guide: Cleaning out the /var partition when full
Just like an older car, with any webOS device these days, you have to perform some maintenance to keep it running smoothly. And one of those maintenance items you have to do on your webOS device is cleaning out the “var” (variable data) partition.
If your webOS device has any of the following symptoms, the trouble could be that your “var” partition is full, or nearly full:
- Unable to download files, or play streaming media.
- Can’t install or update webOS apps.
- Trouble downloading new e-mails.
- Generally sluggish, or very slow to respond to gestures.
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Tip: How to Bypass Activation
When powered on, a ‘new’, reset or doctored webOS device will attempt to contact HP’s servers to allow a user to log in to an existing Palm Profile account or create a new one. In the past, this allowed access to the app catalog and other services such as cloud backup & remote wipe.
Now, the HP servers are gone. You can read articles on these pages about the various community fixes for issues that have arisen over the years and how to set up the device and install apps. But if starting afresh, you’ll hit an apparent brickwall: webOS wasn’t designed to skip the activation if contact isn’t made. Palm naturally assumed that everyone would want to download apps & use the services, so the machine waits for contact, advising the user to check the connection or contact HP.