The draft product roadmap is a snapshot in time to provide direction and focus on key features for implementation in target releases. This is a new process for this team, therefore the roadmap is speculative and untested and simply provides some basic guidance. Also note that dedicated Product is not available from mid-Jan thru June due to maternity leave, therefore this view is a work-in-progress.
Last updated: 2014/02/01
Releases
Firefox 28: (Aurora)
Schedule
Nightly: Oct 29, 2013- Aurora: Dec 10, 2013
- Beta: Feb 4, 2014
- Release: March 18, 2014
Features
- [ON TRACK] Release Firefox for Windows 8 Touch [active target]
- [ON TRACK] Adding basic telemetry probes (story bug 956798) with priority given to
- Bug 927402 - Disabling telemetry through settings still shows "enabled" under about:telemetry
- Bug 948139 - Add telemetry for switching from Metro to Desktop
Firefox 29:
Schedule
- Nightly: Dec 9, 2013
- Aurora: Feb 4, 2014
- Beta: March 18, 2014
- Release: Apr 29, 2014
Features
- [PROPOSED] Adding basic telemetry probes - story bug 956798 with priority given to bugs with P1 status, ie
- Bug 855930 - Add telemetry probe for number of active tabs
- Bug 872206 - Add telemetry submission for existing SHUTDOWN_OK from Metro front-end code
- Bug 957257 - Add telemetry probe for tracking Firefox Desktop and Firefox Metro usage in slate vs laptop
- [DONE] Ensure ADI pings are reliable (bug 898785)
- [PROPOSED] Text selection improvements - story bug 957244 with priority given to bugs with P1 status, ie
- Bug 956697 - Selection monocles do not appear when selecting text with double-tap
- Bug 904960 - Caret selection initiated from the end of a text input is buggy
- Bug 904957 - Tapping on content while selection is active clears the selection but leaves grippers behind
- Bug 881938 - Dragging monocle up or down out of an edit box causes text selection to end
- Bug 850354 - Allow for Link Text Selection
Firefox 30
Schedule
- Nightly: Feb 3, 2014
- Aurora: March 18, 2014
- Beta: April 29, 2014
- Release: Jun 10, 2014
Features
- [PROPOSED] Add about:healthreport (FHR) (bug 952341)
- [PROPOSED] Add 'Reader' functionality (bug 927124)
- [PROPOSED] Search management - story bug 801009, to include:
- Bug 941295 - Make it apparent what my default search provider is
- Bug 939570 - Search suggestions in the Metro autocomplete pane
- [PROPOSED] Add 'Reading List' functionality (if this needs to move to Fx 31, ok)
Firefox 31
This release can be light on front-end facing features due to release timing over the summer period
Schedule
- Nightly: Mar 17, 2014
- Aurora: April 29, 2014
- Beta: June 10, 2014
- Release: Jul 22, 2014
Features
- [PROPOSED] Catch up on defects
- [PROPOSED] Papercut bugs
- [PROPOSED] Ensure good documentation for supporting a growing community of contributors
- [PROPOSED] Actively practice 'best practices' for supporting a growing community of contributors
- [PROPOSED] Tab bar improvements - story bug 956790 with priority given to bugs with P1 status, ie
- Bug 811420 - Reduce the size of the tab thumbnails in the Metro tab bar
- Bug 948709 - Tabs in tab strip do not rearrange correctly if user closes a tab while the last/rightmost tab is partially obscured
Firefox 32
Schedule
- Nightly: Apr 28, 2014
- Aurora: June 10, 2014
- Beta: July 22 2014
- Release: Sep 2, 2014
Features
- [PROPOSED] Private browsing (bug 771188)
Firefox 33
Schedule
- Nightly: Jun 9, 2014
- Aurora: July 22, 2014
- Beta: Sept 2, 2014
- Release: Oct 14, 2014
Features
- [PROPOSED]
Firefox 34
Schedule
- Nightly: Jul 21, 2014
- Aurora: Sept 2, 2014
- Beta: Oct 14, 2014
- Release: Nov 25, 2014
Features
- [PROPOSED]
Project funnel
P1 projects
| P# | Project | Stage 1 | UX 2 | Eng 3 | Next steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | UX polish : plug-in messaging handling | ||||
| P1 | Ability to run two views side-by-side (tab mgmt?) | UX work out possible design | |||
| P1 | Swipe tab to close (tab mgmt?) | UX work out possible design | |||
| P1 | Other tab mgmt improvements deemed important by UX | UX work out possible design | |||
| P1 | e10s investigation and further scoping | Bug 893214 |
P2 projects
| P# | Project | Stage 1 | UX 2 | Eng 3 | Next steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P2 | Bookmarks management | Bug 801164 | |||
| P2 | Auto-complete domains in URL bar | Bug 807803 | |||
| P2 | Text selection improvements P2 bugs | Bug 957244 | |||
| P2 | Telemetry probes P2 bugs | Bug 956798 | |||
| P2 | Support add-ons | Bug 842605. This is likely dependent on e10s | |||
| P2 | Investigate path to adding browser to the Windows store | working via Asa to find appropriate MS contacts to move this forward | |||
| P2 | Integrate FxA-to-enable-sync flow | Can be set up via classic desktop currently, therefore not a P1 priority. Bug 957180 |
P3 projects
| P# | Project | Stage 1 | UX 2 | Eng 3 | Next steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | Shumway integration | dependent on Shumway progress | |||
| P3 | Play To contract for streaming to media boxes or xbox | ||||
| P3 | Printing via print contract |
Unprioritized projects
| P# | Project | Stage 1 | UX 2 | Eng 3 | Next steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X |