Mobile/ProductPlanning/Notes-2014-06-17

Roadmap & Hot items

Jenn & everyone

Roadmap found here

Open questions

• Beta went out with a permissions bump but will be turned back off
  • Process review will be handled by Kevin on how this was missed in sign-off (including how we can identify when permissions are affected)
• Telemetry data has been dumped into a Google Doc and available for us to peruse
  • History panel is the number 1 'remove panel' action
• Firefly event in SF - anyone who wants to go, should! (6pm, SF office on June 24)
  • Dongle based on FxOS

Goals check in

Deb, Mark, Brad, Ian

Any status changes to the following?

• [DONE] Firefox on Android: Firefox Hub - initial version shipped in GA with 2 add-ons (Fx30)
• [DONE] Firefox on Android: Initial Tiles-like functionality with full telemetry probes (Fx31 MISSED 31, now targeting Fx32) [dria, ibarlow, mfinkle]
• [DONE] Firefox on Android: User support - contextual tips (Fx32) [dria, ibarlow, mfinkle]
• [MISSED] Firefox on Android: First-run experience (Fx33) [dria, ibarlow, mfinkle]
• [DONE] Firefox on Android: Startup performance - instrument and start measuring WebApp startup performance [dria, snorp, blassey]
• [DONE] Firefox on Android: Tablets - Complete design spec for tabbed browsing refresh [dria, ibarlow]
• [MISSED] Firefox on Android: Search widget (Fx33) [dria, ibarlow, minkle]
• [DONE] Firefox on Android: Quick Share Provider functionality including support for defaults via distributions (Fx31) [dria, mfinkle]

Metrics

Hamilton

Insights

Samsung announced a new home screen app for its Android phones called "Terrain". The app has a very "Now" card-centric look, and has similar goals of presenting the info you need most without entering apps.
Why we should care: Lots of convergence in this space, with variations on the core themes of Google Now, and all are (largely) proprietary. Continued opportunity to differentiate cross-platform, but the window will close.

Worth a Read

• Umeng's latest take on the Chinese mobile market is up. They claim to be tracking 780MM devices in China, and give a good overview of the Chinese market, how it's segmented, and what connected device use looks like (smaller markets are growing faster than primaries). 4G is rolling into those smaller markets, who focus on bang-for-buck vs. name recognition with their smartphones.
• Ars has a History of Android up that's worth a read. Lots of screenies showing UI development from 0.5 on.

Notes

• The Chinese government has posted a list of 310 patents Microsoft requires Android OEMs to license. While OEMs licensing this patent suite isn't news, the details of which patents are licensed hasn't been released in the past.
• Celkon has released a $50USD KitKat phone in India. Minimal specs (DS, 1Ghz, 256MB RAM, 512MB flash), and it's not clear how well it performs, but it supports 3G networks.
• Latest Android update changes the permissions model so that users are no longer notified of changes to a permissions group they have already accepted (vs. individual permissions)
• Parallels adds remote desktop access to iOS and Android, competing in a crowded space aimed at Enterprise users.

Feedback

Robert

Nothing new to report for 30. Top issues remain consistent (Slowness, Crashing, Freezing, Video).

Weekly Feedback Sample Summary: https://sumo.etherpad.mozilla.org/android-feedback-updates

Marketing

Arcadio

• Goal.com Addo-on: 3,664 downloads/2026 avg. daily users
• Goal.com Add-on twitter post for Firefox for Android staged today
• Social media updates being reviewed with Michaela; will create a campaign map to deploy Fennec messaging
• Fennec campaign: resolved questions around features and target markets for community involvement

Partner review

No notes - in-meeting updates from Mark, Karen and Deb

Fx 33 Feature List Review

Everyone!