Mobile/ProductPlanning/Notes-2013-07-09

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Any hot items, red flags of important topics to discuss for 23 (beta), 24 (aurora) or 25 (nightly)?

Dynamic snippets - KR to revamp the project pages / naming of this feature based on last week's discussions
dynamic toolbar - any issues popping up? nope, still on track for release (yay)
about:home redesign 'at risk' for fx 25 - standing item to check in on the risk profile
- usability testing will be scheduled after the hackathon
accept language header customization UI request - about language choice
- requires UX and front-end support, need scoping and will only discuss release once we have the information on hand
can we read a pref for UI locale dependent on user choice?
- could it be first-run UX? although does Android already prompt the user for this choice? needs investigation - or just embed as an advanced customization option
- important for when a user wants a locale that isn't on a user's phone (or as the user's default choice)
- would not want to regress on start-up performance

Project page set up including some (manually-written down) bug numbers
Can we use add-ons as the way to integrate code
Sharing intent already baked into Android (which is good)
Need to discuss a good flow and exploring how to send intents through to other areas and ensure what we're doing is scalable
Pin blocked on page actions (in 25)
Add-on blocks on distribution bug for non-preinstalled versions

Just checking on scoping work here for a sense of achievable-yet-aggressive timing ;-)
Landed in nightly (yay) so check it out, give feedback etc and will look at the dev tool stuff
Doesn't yet include the search stuff - eng still scoping out the work

QA
- Softvision received a ZTE device
- Can we get them to also order a tablet once commercially released
- Erin had placed orders based on her etherpad list, although devices are still 'on order'
- HW coverage seems adequate
- Kevin or Aaron will be able to run those graphics tests locally (but automatically) on a machine and we all feel confident that running these tests in this manner will suffice for release
  - Timing for running these tests dependent on receipt of hw
  - UPDATE: a-team may be able to stand up a solution so that Kevin / Aaron don't need to run these - woohoo!
RelMan
- Nothing outstanding
RelEng (inc a-team requirements)
- RelEng task to run tests 'by hand'
- ultimately need automation stood up for x86 at some point, but not a hard requirement before first going to GA

QA
- Asus x2 arrived in MtView today and others on order and due to arrive soon
- graphics testing is now under a bug under releng
RelEng (inc a-team requirements)
- Clint has a production machine to determine what modifications are needed to run the emulator
- (currently under capacity and standing up more hardware isn't an option)
- meeting with IT to walk through requirements for long term
- setting up a machine to run through once to give us confidence (received the machine on Wednesday) and Clint scoping out work and timing to give us a sense

Other stores (may need a separate meeting with key stakeholders to discuss stream-lined process)
blassey, rnewman, mfinkle - wrap up all the information contained for vetting some of these stores
basic testing - can we get a test APK sooner rather than later (and ensure we have appropriate devices)