Is not the first on the market that has licensed its software for smart TVs, now LG will start licensing the LG WebOS platform to other TV makers. Konka (China) and Blaupunkt (Germany) are the first companies to license LG WebOS.
LG wants to take webOS beyond TVs to projectors, car dashboards, and even refrigerators. In 2018, the company also released an open source version of webOS.
In 2021, buyers will start seeing webOS in TVs from other brands. With webOS, the user has access to apps like Disney+, HBO, Netflix and YouTube as well as other TV functions. However, it is unclear if TVs from other brands will have feature-parity with webOS in LG's own TVs.
LG's first licensees are Konka and Blaupunkt. Konka will use webOS in its U4 range that will be available in the US as 43- to 75-inch 4K LCD TVs. In addition, Konka will have webOS in its H2 range of TVs while the company's other models will be Android TV-based. Blaupunkt will use webOS 5.0 (from 2020) in its BP range of 42 to 75-inch LCD TVs.flatpanelshd
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