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== Getting Started ==
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To download or learn about Mobile Firefox, please see the '''[http://www.mozilla.com/mobile Mozilla Mobile home page]'''.
The main projects on mobile are Firefox and Focus, on both Android and iOS. For more information about Mobile development, see the [[Mobile/Get_Involved|get involved page]].


== Goals  ==
== Focus ==
Focus is a lightweight browser on both [https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-android Android] and [https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-ios iOS] that automatically blocks a wide range of ads and online trackers. It makes it easy to erase history, passwords and cookies, so users aren't followed by things like unwanted ads.


The overall goals for Mobile Firefox are:
== Firefox ==


*Bringing Firefox to mobile phones is the next step towards fulfilling Mozilla’s mission of providing access to one Web that everyone can access, regardless of device or location<br>
Firefox is a full-featured web browser developed by Mozilla for both [https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/wiki] (codename "Fenix") and [https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios iOS].
*Using the latest Web technologies like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, provide a rich platform for developers to create compelling content and innovative applications<br>
*Deliver an exceptional mobile experience to users, complete with the performance, personalization and security you expect
*Do all of this work in the shared Mozilla source repositories so all platforms, desktop and mobile, benefit each other


For more background on our goals please see [[Mobile/Background|these blog posts]].  
Bringing Firefox to mobile phones is the next step towards fulfilling Mozilla’s [http://www.mozilla.org/about/mission.html mission] of providing access to one Web that everyone can access, regardless of device or location. The overall goals for Firefox on mobile are:


Still have questions? See our [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/faq/ Mobile FAQ]. For more info about our mobile initiatives, check out our [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms Mobile Platforms and Projects Roadmap].&nbsp;
* Provide a platform for developers to create compelling content and applications using the latest Web technologies like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript.
* Deliver an exceptional mobile experience to users, complete with the performance, personalization and security they expect.
* Do all of this work in the shared Mozilla source repositories so all platforms, desktop and mobile, benefit each other.


== Mobile Monthly Newsletter ==
For more background on our goals please see [[Mobile/Background|these blog posts]]. Still have questions? See our [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/faq/ Mobile FAQ].


Mozilla publishes a monthly newsletter called "about:mobile" that's dedicated to what's going on with Mobile in the Mozilla Project. [http://list-manage.com/subscribe?u=168bf22f976f5a68fe5770d19&id=f76d3a9899 Sign up to get the newsletter via email] or follow the newsletter posts in the [http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/ Mozilla Developer News weblog].  
'''The recommended way to install Firefox for Android is from the Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox'''. You can download older Firefox for Android APKs for testing from https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/fenix/releases/.


== Weekly Meetings  ==
== GeckoView ==


There will be a meeting each week to discuss the general status of Mobile. Please use [irc://irc.mozilla.org/%23mobile #mobile], [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platforms-mobile dev-platforms-mobile@mozilla.org] or [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.platforms.mobile/topics mozilla.dev.platforms.mobile] for communication
[[Mobile/GeckoView|GeckoView]] is Firefox's engine, packaged as a reusable Android library.


Meeting Details:  
Mozilla uses GeckoView to power [https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2018/09/18/firefox-reality-now-available/ Firefox Reality], [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/mobile/#focus Firefox Focus], and more.


*Wednesdays @ 9:30AM PST
The blog post ''[https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/09/focus-with-geckoview/ Firefox Focus with Gecko View]'' provides some additional background on GeckoView's development.
*+1 650-903-0800 (US/Intl) x92 conf# 8605
*+1 800 707 2533 (US) pin 369 conf# 8605
*[irc://irc.mozilla.org/%23mobile #mobile] for backchannel
*Agenda and notes can be found [[Mobile/Notes|here]]


== Embedding for Mobile ==
== Mobile Web Compatibility ==
Some Web sites are coding for very specific browsers. It creates [[Compatibility/Mobile|Mobile Web Compatibility]] issues for Firefox for Android. You can [[Compatibility/Guide|help Mozilla]] solve these issues.


One of the two major goals for our mobile work is to enable embedding of the Mozilla core technology in various mobile phones and other products with any of: constrained system resources, significant mobile user experiences and/or telephony.
== Mobile Marketing Automation ==
 
In order to improve engagement with users, Firefox uses an external tool called Leanplum. For details about currently running campaigns, please visit [[Leanplum Contextual Hints]] page.
Key projects pages:
 
*[[Mobile/EmbeddingBrainstorm|Embedding Brainstorming - dump ideas here!]]
*[[Mobile/EmbeddingUseCases|Embedding Use Cases]]
*[[Embedding/NewApi|New Embedding API]]
 
== Fennec  ==
 
"Fennec" is the code name of Mozilla's project to develop Firefox for mobile devices.
 
For more information about developing and using mobile Firefox, see the [[Mobile/Fennec|Fennec project page]].
 
== Tips &amp; Tricks ==
 
=== Using VNC on a N8x0-series device ===
 
On the device goto [http://mike.saunby.googlepages.com/x11vncfornokia7702 http://mike.saunby.googlepages.com/x11vncfornokia7702] in the browser. Click on the relevant .deb package at the top of the page. It will now install x11vnc on the device.
 
On the latest diablo images, x11vnc will not run after being installed (it may not even install). To get around that do the following (as root):
 
ln -s /usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8 /usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.7''' '''
ln -s /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8 /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.7
 
Here is a [http://beans.seartipy.com/2007/09/21/connecting-to-nokia-n800-from-a-computer-using-vnc/%0A/ guide] on how to use it after it has been installed.
 
If you are using a Mac you can use [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=64347 Chicken of the VNC].
 
=== Taras' Setup ===
 
*Setup usb networking http://maemo.org/development/documentation/how-tos/3-x/howto_usb_networking_bora/
*Setup nfs on the device. http://wiki.maemo.org/Setting_up_NFS
 
My /etc/fstab on the device contains:
 
  192.168.2.14:/home/taras/work /home/taras/work  nfs rsize=4096,wsize=4096,noauto,async,udp 0 0
 
This gives fairly good read performance so I can fennec directly out of the build directory

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The main projects on mobile are Firefox and Focus, on both Android and iOS. For more information about Mobile development, see the get involved page.

Focus

Focus is a lightweight browser on both Android and iOS that automatically blocks a wide range of ads and online trackers. It makes it easy to erase history, passwords and cookies, so users aren't followed by things like unwanted ads.

Firefox

Firefox is a full-featured web browser developed by Mozilla for both [1] (codename "Fenix") and iOS.

Bringing Firefox to mobile phones is the next step towards fulfilling Mozilla’s mission of providing access to one Web that everyone can access, regardless of device or location. The overall goals for Firefox on mobile are:

  • Provide a platform for developers to create compelling content and applications using the latest Web technologies like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript.
  • Deliver an exceptional mobile experience to users, complete with the performance, personalization and security they expect.
  • Do all of this work in the shared Mozilla source repositories so all platforms, desktop and mobile, benefit each other.

For more background on our goals please see these blog posts. Still have questions? See our Mobile FAQ.

The recommended way to install Firefox for Android is from the Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox. You can download older Firefox for Android APKs for testing from https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/fenix/releases/.

GeckoView

GeckoView is Firefox's engine, packaged as a reusable Android library.

Mozilla uses GeckoView to power Firefox Reality, Firefox Focus, and more.

The blog post Firefox Focus with Gecko View provides some additional background on GeckoView's development.

Mobile Web Compatibility

Some Web sites are coding for very specific browsers. It creates Mobile Web Compatibility issues for Firefox for Android. You can help Mozilla solve these issues.

Mobile Marketing Automation

In order to improve engagement with users, Firefox uses an external tool called Leanplum. For details about currently running campaigns, please visit Leanplum Contextual Hints page.

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