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Setting up a development environment for Firefox Mobile is relatively easy. Just follow our [[Mobile/Fennec/Android|build instructions]] and you'll be ready to start hacking after a couple of hours—mostly waiting for everything to compile.
If you're interested in hacking on the UI bits of Firefox Mobile, the front-end team has prepared a [http://www.joshmatthews.net/bugsahoy/?mobile=1 list of bugs] (or a [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=prod%3AFennec%20Native+whiteboard%3Amentor list of bugs] less-pleasant view[) that are good for first-time contributors. Each bug report in this list has an assigned mentor (see "Whiteboard" field). The mentor will help you get the necessary information to understand the issue, point out relevant parts of the code to look at, etc.
If you are already familiar with Mozilla development and want to help work on mobile bugs, see the [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=prod%3AFennec+keyword%20Native%20kw%3Ahelpwanted &list_id=2224341 list of "help wanted" bugs].
Before starting to work on a bug, it's a good idea to add a comment to the bug report letting the mentor know that you want to work on it. Ideally, the bug report should already have relevant source code links to help you get started. If you're unsure whether to take a certain bug or not, you can always [[#Communication|contact us]] for clarification.
''Useful links:''
* [[Mobile/Fennec/Android|Build instructions]]
* [httpshttp://bugzillawww.mozillajoshmatthews.orgnet/bugsahoy/buglist.cgi?quicksearchmobile=prod%3AFennec+whiteboard%3Amentor 1 List of bugs for new contributors]
=== Testing ===
