Topic: WebOS Cloud services closing
For reasons that I forget, I'm subscribed to the webOS Newsletter despite not writing any apps. Today, I got sent this:
webOS Cloud Services to end January 15, 2015
Cloud services support for webOS devices will be ending on January 15, 2015. We appreciate our customer's loyalty the webOS platform. But now, more than three (3) years after the last device was sold, only a small fraction of the devices are still connecting. Therefore, the time has come to shut down the services.All devices running webOS devices will continue to run after the cloud services are terminated. However, they will no longer be able to:
Download new apps or updates. The HP App Catalog will be unavailable after the shutdown
Backup or restore devices from the cloud
Setup new devices
Recover lost passwordsWhat this means to you:
The HP App Catalog will stop supporting new app purchases on November 1, 2014
Updates may be posted by developers until November 10, 2014 and users can download any available updates until the services shut down
You should make arrangements to backup or transfer your contacts, etc.prior to the service shutdown on January 15, 2015
You will no longer be able to backup, restore, reset or initialize a webOS device as of January 15, 2015There will be additional reminders as the final shutdown approaches. An FAQ can be found at
http://news.hpwebosnewsletters.com/cgi- … wQ04W5N0EdTimeline
10/15/14 Announcement to users and developers
11/1/14 New app purchases end
11/10/14 App update submissions end
1/15/15 Public shutdown of servicesHP webOS Cloud Services
As a HP TouchPad user, I'm fairly sad about this. Rather than writing some useless petition that won't work, I'm going to link you to here, where you can follow the instructions and make your device last a couple more years. If it gets more stable, LuneOS seems like it may work as well, however I wouldn't count on it. Remember to buy all apps that you want by November 1.