Firefox OS/Haida

Overview

Haida is a full concept that aims to propose a radically different user experience in line with the DNA of Mozilla. The concept is wide and has been divided in three versions. The features Haida will introduce are:

• Sheets navigation
• Browser Integration into System
• Rocketbar
• Replaceable Homescreen
• Customizable Lockscreen
• New UI

Dev Roadmap

FirefoxOS 1.3 (2013 September 16th - December 6th)

This version will introduce minor user faced changes and will starts major platform plumbing. The visible changes for the user are:

• Edge gestures (Apps into sheets)
• Browser Integration into System
• E.me homescreen integration
• [MWC anticipation] Part of new Visual design should be available at the end of the period.

With "Edge Gestures", the user will learn a new way to navigate between Apps. Apps will remain the same as well as in-app navigation. The Browser will be elevated at System level. This will avoid code duplication and will open a new land for future improvement. E.me will carry on its integration into the homescreen.

Behind the scene, major work have started / will start

• on platform side
  • Datastore API [should have landed]
  • Shared workers[12 weeks - should be delivered early January 2014]
    • Tracking is on bug 916204
    • IDB in workers [24 weeks - should be delivered early March 2014]
  • Replaceable Homescreen [should be delivered early January 2014]
  • Customizable Lockscreen [not expected before 1.5]
  • Graphics improvement
• on gaia side
  • Facebook Contacts will move to Datastore
  • Bookmarks and History will move to Datastore

FirefoxOS 1.4 (2013 December 9th - 2014 February 2nd)

Nota bene: MWC will take place during this period. UI, UX and dev work may occur.

This version will introduce the Rocketbar and a new Homescreen.

• Rocketbar (phase 1) will provide Datastores search (among user's bookmarks, history and facebook contacts) and hopefully Marketplace and E.me search
• Homescreen will take advantage of the work done for replaceable Homescreen.

Behind the scene

• Apps will be refactored to take advantage of the sheets model for in-apps navigation.
• Mail and Calendar move to Datastore use

FirefoxOS 1.5 (2014 March 3rd - May 23rd

This version will activate the full Haida concept.

• Boosted Rocketbar
  • Search into e.me and Marketplace
  • Search among exposed Datastores
  • Opensearch
• In-apps navigation with sheets
• Replaceable Homescreen
• Customizable Lockscreen
• New UI