Firefox/Planning/2013-11-20

Planning Meeting Details

• Wednesdays - 11:00am PT, 18:00 UTC
• Mountain View Offices: Warp Core Conference Room
• Toronto Offices: Finch Conference Room
• irc.mozilla.org #planning for backchannel
• (the developer meeting takes place on Tuesdays)

Video/Teleconference Details - NEW

• 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 x92 Conf# 99696 (US/INTL)
• 1-800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# 99696 (US)
• Vidyo Room: ProductCoordination
• Vidyo Guest URL

Actions from Last Week

Schedule & Progress on Upcoming Releases

Firefox Desktop & Platform

Current Releases

• FF25.0.1 is doing well, no issues known (that would be respin-worthy)

Beta (126)

• FF26.0b6 Desktop shipped
• Reminder that next week we will only have one beta, going to build on Monday
• CTP by default will not be shipping in 26, though Java CTP is a go unless unforseen issues arise

Aurora (54)

• Aurora is in good shape

Nightly (127)

• Australis has landed!...but target release is Firefox 29 not 28.
  • Updating user tour for Australis in progress https://blog.mozilla.org/verdi/344/building-a-new-firefox-update-experience/
  • Firefox 29 will have 2 extra weeks on m-c because of holiday push out - see Calendar
• On git.mozilla.org and github.com, the repos gecko-dev and gecko-projects supported and open for business as of Nov 21. See details in Aki's post.

Firefox Metro

Read Only

• Team working on Iteration #19 until Friday November 22.
• To date, 9 bugs awaiting development in the Backlog are blocking uplift to Aurora 28: View Bugs.
• To date, 11 bugs currently in development in Iteration #19 are blocking uplift to Aurora 28: View Bugs.
• Profile Sharing: View Bugs.
  • 14 out of 23 bugs completed.
  • Of the 9 remaining, 2 are currently under development in Iteration #19.
• APZC: View Bugs.
  • 9 bugs remain as blockers for Aurora 28 uplift.

27 Total; 0 Open (0%); 10 Resolved (37.04%); 17 Verified (62.96%);

Firefox Mobile

Current Releases

Beta (126)

Features

• QA signed off on Fx26 Beta 6: https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Fennec/26/Beta/6
• Interesting uplifts include a fix for Nexus Devices: bug 935604 - Regression: Graphical corruption shown on screen during page load
• 4.4 stars, still holding steady
• Less than 2 crashes per 100 ADU and we have a recent top crash fix which should make that even better bug 883500

Aurora (54)

Features

• Crashes are healthy at less than 2 crashes per 100 adu
• Notable uplifts:
  • bug 932816 - Unable to close the app if webrtc is being used
  • bug 926430 - The wrong thumbnails are displayed in empty grid positions <== regression from favicon caching

Nightly (127)

Features

• Fresh off the press, bug 937829 - Add multiple quick share buttons, check out the screen shot, here: http://cl.ly/image/2V3N3c3X3C2q

Developer Tools

Landings:

• split console landed, bounced, then landed again!! (screenshot)
• removing the ability to disable some core tools over in bug 938172
• pretty-printing minified code in the debugger is wonderfully fast now

Outreach: after a great couple of weeks, it's all quiet on the western front.

Feedback Summary

Desktop

Wow Australis.

https://input.mozilla.org/en-US/?product=Firefox&version=28.0.0

Yes, we now have almost as much nightly feedback as beta feedback.

Current negative feedback themes:

A lot related to customization.

• Removal of Addonbar
• Removal of Tabs on Bottom
• No more small icons
• Inability to move reload/stop
• Some usability/visual issues with Windows 7 Aero

Mobile

User Experience

• Mostly Australis - keep the feedback coming
  • it landed; there's a post
  • Another blog post, particularly around why what is where and customization coming today or tomorrow
  • absorbing feedback in various places; would like to coordinate with others gathering feedback

• Workweek in Toronto this week -- Project Chameleon (visual design unification project)
• Extremely preliminary dev tools performance tooling mockup: http://cl.ly/image/09332P3S1t30
• Early work on transitions and perceived perf
  • Doorhanger / panel animation: http://phlsa.github.io/ff-bubble-animation/
  • Perceived performance of page load: http://phlsa.github.io/ff-page-flow/
• Come to Bill Selman's brownbag on Thursday, Nov.21 on Thailand and Indonesia user-research
  • 12 pm PST in Portland and streamed to MV and SF
  • watch online at: https://air.mozilla.org/se-asia-unmet-user-needs/

Market Insights from the Market Strategy Team

Mobile

• The Dolphin browser was updated with features for a master password, night mode and more personalization options.
• The first Jolla device will be released on the 27th of November in Finland. Distribution will be made through the hops of DNA, a local operator.
• Analysis of Google's strategy for influencing the Android ecosystem.
• Developing countries in Asia - Pacific and Africa have been growing the fastest their mobile subscriptions, at rates up to 300% in the last year, according to Flurry Analytics.

Marketing, Press & Public Reaction

Marketing Updates

• Indonesia Desktop Campaign: This campaign went live Monday! Background: Viking from the Indonesia campaign is driving a large-scale national campaign to help increase usage levels within Indonesia within Q4.[Laura, Gen, Viking]
• Brazil Desktop Campaign: We're currently in final revisions of this campaign. Background: We're designing a campaign to coincide with the launch of Firefox OS in Brazil in order to leverage our partner's spend in this region. Next step - tentative launch next week [Kristin, Laura & NoBox]
• Van's Triple Crown Sponsorship: Live, first contest started last week.Check it out. The Van's website will most likely be launching a Social API implementation this week. [Brand Team]
• Australis Onboarding Work Week: Complete! See preview here (all copy FPO) and listen to Holly's update live [Jen B, Verdi, and tons of other folks]
• Social API Renaming: FYI - this renaming has been put on hold until our dev outreach timing has been defined. [Laura, Social API Stakeholders]
• Metro Naming Exploration: Happening this week and next. [Laura, Pete, Metro Team]
• Mobile World Congress: OMG get ready. Don't be surprised if you're pulled into messaging meetings by your respective PMMs. [almost everyone]

• Hands-on with Firefox's revamped 'Australis' interface
• Hands-on with Firefox’s new “Australis” interface
• Enter Australis: Mozilla streamlines Firefox's look

Questions, Comments, FYI

• will we observe meeting free week?
• who would we send an Australis sentiment report to?

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