webOS
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
1warn against
Dec 16, 2025first mention
Oct 20, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“WebOS, no Android TV crapola to deal with”
“WebOS itself is actually pretty neat once you get root on the device”
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“TVs running Roku or WebOS do have nice control APIs”
“It's nice that webOS in general is very well documented”
“Dumped it and switched to my built in LG OS (WebOS based I think). Works fine”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Threads where it came up
- LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby 2 mentions
- An ad-free Android TV 1 mention
- Turning a Dumb AC Unit Smart (Without Losing My Security Deposit) 1 mention
- Codex Hacked a Samsung TV 1 mention
- Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features 1 mention
- VitruvianOS – Desktop Linux Inspired by the BeOS 1 mention
Also written as WebOS. Data: webos.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 10
“WebOS, no Android TV crapola to deal with”
“after that I had full control of it.”
“WebOS itself is actually pretty neat once you get root on the device”
“TVs running Roku or WebOS do have nice control APIs”
“It's nice that webOS in general is very well documented”
“Dumped it and switched to my built in LG OS (WebOS based I think). Works fine”
“webOS is still around -- sorta!”
“typing "webos20090606" or "upupdowndownleftrightleftrightbastart" into the webOS "Just Type" universal search bar”
It is a pretty sad story, and one that has been rather well told: https://www.theverge.com/2012/6/5/3062611/palm-webos-hp-inside-story-pre-postmortem https://www.philmckinney.com/i-convinced-hps-board-to-buy-palm-for-1-2b-then-i-watched-them-kill-it-in-49-days/
“They have a custom OS called WebOS.”