Firefox/Channels/Meetings/2026-03-12

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Channel Meeting Details

• Thursdays at 7:30am Pacific Time
• Past meeting notes: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Channels/Meetings

Video/Teleconference Details

• Zoom Meeting ID: 536 097 768
• https://mozilla.zoom.us/j/536097768

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Attendees

RyanVM, Dbarladeanu, atrif, dmeehan, jgibbs, mboldan, dveditz, dsmith,vtamas

Schedule Update

• 148
  • Desktop 148.0.2 and Android Fenix/Focus 148.0.2 planned dot release live @ 100% rollout
  • No Desktop/Android dot release on the radar before Fx149 go-live
  • Firefox iOS 148.3 scheduled to start phased rollout at 03:00 UTC on 2026-03-15
• 149
  • Desktop 149.0b8 gtb tomorrow @ 100% rollout
  • Android 149.0b8 gtb tomorrow @ 99% rollout
  • Firefox iOS 149.0 branches and Firefox/Focus iOS 149.0 gtb tomorrow
  • Firefox Desktop/Android 149 Release Candidate builds on Mar 18, 2026
  • The deadline for Release Notes is 2026-03-17
• 150
  • No updates

Release Quality Metrics

• https://bugdash.moz.tools/#tab.beta

Desktop Stability

Nightly

crash incidence (% of users experiencing a crash): 2.53% (-0.62pp compared to previous week) - closer to normal levels now

• still elevated driven by macOS with https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2017910 and https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2019599
  • reached out again to developer for any insight on shutdown hang which is “expected” but needs to be handled somehow

Beta

crash incidence: 1.65% (-0.27pp)

Release

crash incidence: 1.01% (-0.02pp)

QA

Nightly

[atrif]

• Nightly new feature testing is in progress:
  • QA-4834 - Reduced Page Protection didn't land in Nighlty 150 and will be tested only in Beta 150.
• Nightly top site web compatibility testing completed. No concerns.

Beta

• 3rd round of functional testing is in progress. No concerns.
• Exploratory testing round is in progress. No concerns.

Mobile

• Android
  • Build Signoffs Fenix & Focus
    • Beta 149.0b5 build 1 - status GREEN
    • Beta 149.0b6 build 1 - status GREEN
    • Beta 149.0b7 build 1 - status GREEN
    • Dot release 148.0.2 build 1 - status GREEN

• • Feature Testing
    • [QA-4802] Search tabs - Beta 149 - sign-off with status GREEN
    • [QA-4655] Android Relay phase 1 - testing in Nightly 150.0a1 in progress
    • [QA-4935] Android Shake to Summarize - test cases creation in progress
    • [QA-4981] Edge to Edge Wallpaper - test cases creation in progress
    • [QA-4979] [Fenix] Homepage Rust Ads Client integration for Sponsored Top SItes - test cases creation in progress

• iOS
  • Build Signoffs
    • Firefox iOS 148.3 (68825) - Release Candidate 1 - status [YELLOW]
    • Firefox iOS 148.3 (68946) - Release Candidate 2 - status [GREEN]

• • Feature Testing
    • [QA-4916]- iOS - Shake to Summarize Expansion - Phase 2 - preliminary testing in progress
    • [QA-4958] - iOS Translations - New UI to support language extensions - test case creation in progress