

Update: There’s a new tool called TouchPad Toolbox which makes it much easier to install recent builds of Android on the HP TouchPad. The latest build of CyanogenMod 11 from developer Jcsullins is based on Android 4.4.2 KitKat, and it shows that HP’s tablet still has legs… in fact, features that haven’t always been working in older versions of Android are well supported in this software.įor instance, HD video playback is fully supported, the tablet’s front-facing camera works, Bluetooth works, and the tablet’s battery life seems to be decent. But for the past few years independent developers have been keeping the HP TouchPad useful by creating custom builds of Google Android for the tablet. The HP TouchPad is a 9.7 inch tablet with a dual-core CPU, a 1024 x 768 pixel display, and a version of the webOS operating system that’s no longer being actively developed. HP’s tablet that was officially discontinued months after it launched in 2011 continues to live on thanks to unofficial software updates from a devoted community of developers.

