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Firefox OS: Reasons, Status & Plans
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+Robert Kaiser,
+"KaiRo" <kairo@kairo.at>
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Program Manager, Mozilla +
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+Program Manager, Mozilla +
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+slides: + http://slides.kairo.at/devtreff201311/
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- Created for FirefoxOS DevTreff + Austria. +
- Written in HTML 5 with CSS 3 and JavaScript. +
- Navigation via links on all slides, via access keys + (e.g. "n"/Alt+Shift+N for "next") or back/forward arrow keys +
- Contents +
11/2013 Robert Kaiser -
+ "Mozilla", "Firefox" and their logos are
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+ of the Mozilla Foundation.
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Building a Better Internet
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+Mozilla's mission is to promote openness, innovation & +opportunity on the Web.
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- Web is public resource, not commercial commodity +
- Open standards, decentralized networks +
- Worldwide community, control to the user +
Mozilla & Mobile
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- Early tries with Minimo, then Maemo +
- Now: Firefox for Android +
- Web should not be locked in a browser app +
Firefox OS
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+Web as first-class citizen:
+All UI and Apps are HTML+CSS+JS!
+Target is to standardize all required new APIs (or replace them with standards).
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- Emerging markets as first target +
- Shipped in 9 countries (ES, PL, DE, parts of South/Middle America) +
- 3 phones (ZTE Open, Alcatel One Touch Fire, LG Fireweb +
- Thousands of apps in the Firefox Marketplace +
Architecture
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+Public WebAPIs
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- Vibration API (W3C) +
- Screen Orientation +
- Geolocation API (W3C) +
- Mouse Lock API (W3C) +
- Open WebApps +
- Network Information API (W3C) +
- Battery Status APIs (W3C) +
- Alarm API +
- Web Activities +
- Push Notifications API +
- WebFM API +
- WebPayment +
- IndexedDB (W3C) +
- Ambient Light Sensor +
- Proximity Sensor +
- Notification +
Privileged / Certified WebAPIs
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- Device Storage API (P) +
- Browser API (P) +
- TCP Socket API (P) +
- Contacts API (P) +
- systemXHR (P) +
- WebTelephony (C) +
- WebSMS (C) +
- Idle API (C) +
- Settings API (C) +
- Power Management API (C) +
- Mobile Connection API (C) +
- WiFi Information API (C) +
- WebBluetooth (C) +
- Permissions API (C) +
- Network Stats API (C) +
- Camera API (C) +
- Time/Clock API (C) +
- Attention Screen (C) +
- Voicemail (C) +
Plans for Firefox OS
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- More countries, more devices +
- System UI overhaul ("Haida") +
- Add "missing" features (C&P, NFX, etc.) +
- Over time, get ready for higher end phones and tablets +
- Push Marketplace and APIs to Android & desktop +
Resources
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- Documentation: developer.mozilla.org/Firefox_OS +
- Feature Articles: hacks.mozilla.org +
- Web APIs: wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI +
- App Development: marketplace.firefox.com/developers/ +
- Get ZTE Open: stores.ebay.com/ztemobileuk +
- Get Geeksphone: geeksphone.com +