Firefox for iOS - Program Status Report - May-03-2016
Overall Project Health
On track, issues well managed
Some risks, unknowns without clear mitigations
Blocked on deliverables, needs decision, escalation required
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Health
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Notes
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| V3.0
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Approved and released on Mar 30. Current In Market Release.
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| V4.0
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Preparing for submission. Targeting Thursday May 5th to allow for sufficient QA on final build.
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| V5.0
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Development underway. Targeting Submission June 14th.
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Exec Summary/Hot Topics
- V4.0 Build 7 is in QA - submission candidate.
- L10n signed off on 47 locales for V4.0
- Telemetry Core Ping was uplifted and will ship in V4.0
- Currently targeting V5.0 to enable bi-directional sync (functional for those users with good data integrity).
- V5.0 menu and toolbar redesign marks our first major UI update since the initial launch. Additional direction/support to be provided for users to highlight the changes.
Risks & Issues
| Description of Risk/Issue
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State
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Owner
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Version
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Plan to Resolve/Mitigation
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Target Date
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| Bookmark sync performance
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Open
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Eng (multiple teams)
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V5.0 (TBC)
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Will be working with Services to help improve integrity of users sync data. Plan in development to enable bi-directional sync for iOS users with intact data, potentially for V5.0.
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May 17th (V5.0 FC)
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Cross-functional/Milestone Status
Version 4.0
| Milestone/Area/Deliverable
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Target Date
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Status
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Notes
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| Feature Complete
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Apr 5
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Done
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| L10N/Code Freeze
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May 1
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Done
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| Release Candidate Build
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May 2
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Done
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| App Store Submission
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Mar 5
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Pending
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Moved out by 2 days to allow for appropriate QA time on RC Build
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| Apple Approval
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May 9(17)
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On Track
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Dependent on Apple timelines. Will plan based on May 9th, with 17th as fallback.
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| Comms/PR
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May 10
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On Track
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Based on approval target of May 9th
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| Marketing
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May 10
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On Track
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Based on approval target of May 9th
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| SUMO
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May 10
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On Track
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Based on approval target of May 9th
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| Legal
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May 10
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On Track
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Based on approval target of May 9th
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| Release Management
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May 10
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On Track
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Based on approval target of May 9th
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| Target Launch
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May 10 (19)
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On Track
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Could potentially be as early as May 10th, based on current App Store review queue timing estimates.
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Version 5.0
| Milestone/Area/Deliverable
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Target Date
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Status
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Notes
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| Feature Complete
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May 17
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On Track
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| L10N/Code Freeze
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June 12
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On Track
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| Release Candidate Build
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June 13
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On Track
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| App Store Submission
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June 14
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On Track
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| Apple Approval
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~ June 19
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On Track
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Depends on state of queue on submission, and approval decision
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| Comms/PR
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June 20
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On Track
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Based on approval target of June 19th
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| Marketing
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June 20
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On Track
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Based on approval target of June 19th
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| SUMO
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June 20
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On Track
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Based on approval target of June 19th
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| Legal
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June 20
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On Track
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Based on approval target of June 19th
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| Release Management
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June 20
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On Track
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Based on approval target of June 19th
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| Target Launch
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June 21 - 30
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On Track
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Feature Development Status
On track, issues well managed
Some risks, unknowns without clear mitigations
Blocked on deliverables, needs decision, escalation required
Version 4.0
| Feature Description
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Top Line Initiative
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Meta Bug
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Health
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QA Status
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Status
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| Syncing on exit
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H1 Foundation
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Bug 1168504
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Ready to ship
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| Today widget to Open Tab
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H1 Engagement
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Bug 1186573
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Ready to ship
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| Overwrite certificate errors
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Bug 1177078
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Ready to Ship
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| Support printing in Firefox for iOS
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Bug 1247848
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Ready to ship
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| Include bookmarks in Awesomebar results in domain autocompletion
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Bug 1185038
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Ready to ship
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| Implement Telemetry Core Ping
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H1 Foundation
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Bug 1243592
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Ready to ship
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Version 5.0
| Feature Description
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Top Line Initiative
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Meta Bug
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Health
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QA Status
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Status
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| Combine History-related Home Panels
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H1 Mojo
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Bug 1250749
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In Development
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| Menu and Toolbar Redesign
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H1 Foundation
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Bug 1210109
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In Development
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| Set a home page
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Bug 1260449
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In development
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| Setting a home portal page for China
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Bug 1249190
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Ready to develop
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| Tab Interactions
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H1 Foundation
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Bug 1243588
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In development
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Bug
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Important Links/References