I wanted to see if taking over the hardware and putting Android's Ice Cream Sandwich would make the TouchPad even more useful. For $99 it's an insane little piece of hardware. I really like the HP WebOS and I enjoyed overclocking the TouchPad to get more performance out of it. It is your device and you can do with it what you want.A while back I picked up an HP TouchPad for $99 during the great 'HP Tribulations of 2011.' It was a fire sale and I was lucky enough to grab one on Amazon. HP has a strong commitment to your freedoms as a developer and technology enthusiast.

Of course, you do that at your own risk, although HP doesn't seem to mind that once it's at home with you.įor those of you in the development community actively working to port Android to the TouchPad, we applaud your efforts. In case you're desperate to have a taste of Froyo on your HP TouchPad, there have been many articles detailing how to port it. Hence, we presently believe that some person or persons unknown may have facilitated the delivery of these Android-based units strictly against the policy and authorisation of HP. In addition, from a review of our manufacturing process, we believe that all TouchPad units have been shipped out of manufacturing with the webOS operating system only, and that no TouchPad units were shipped with Android, even by mistake.

We have confirmed that HP never authorised the distribution of any version of Android on the HP TouchPad. Basically, it is going into private investigator mode:Īs for the TouchPad units that have been allegedly purchased with a version of Android on them, we have begun an internal investigation on this within HP. Phil Robb, director of HP's open-source program office, has issued an official statement as to where HP will go next with this.

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