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== Product Priorities for 2011 - For Users == | == Product Priorities for 2011 - For Users == | ||
I would like to propose a set of user-facing features that we should introduce to Firefox for mobile within the next 12-18 months: | |||
*'''Constant Perf improvements''' - a browser can never be “too fast”. We will constantly working on reducing startup time, minimizing memory footprint, CPU requirements, and battery usage, speeding up page rending and JavaScript time and 2D and 3D media and audio rendering performance, etc. You will see improvements with every new release. | |||
*'''Usability''' - we have many ideas on how to make a mobile browser even better to use and more personalized to the needs of a user in a specific context. We are particularly planning on optimizing mobile web access on larger mobile devices like tablets and devices with external screens (enlarging icons, optimizing font sizes, using new UI paradigms for portrait vs. landscape, optimized access to tabs and fast access to relevant web pages), and also useful features like full copy & paste and plug-in support. | |||
*'''Readability and Accessibility''' - we want to make it easy to read and interact with even the most complex web pages and services easily on small devices. Part of this is optimized readability of articles and also the smooth switch between different input and output modes, e.g. from keyboard to voice input and from small screen to voice output. | |||
*'''Web Apps''' - in 2011 and 2012 the boundaries between native phone apps and web apps will blur. New standards are going to define what a web app is and how web app stores deliver new types of online apps to users. Firefox for mobile drives this innovation and innovates with new standards quickly and seamlessly for the best user experience. We are working on ideas to integrate more with phone apps and to share and synchronize web apps across devices. Imagine you start a Scrabble game from your desktop. You will be able to take it with you anywhere you go by using the same game app on all your mobile devices that run Firefox for mobile. Needless to say that you can continue where you left off, and that you can invite your friends to join you from any platform. | |||
*'''Sharing''' - the mobile web is more social than ever. We want users to share their geolocation and other sensor data from their mobile device with trusted friends and with web pages and applications safely, easily, and in real-time, while completely respecting your privacy. Firefox for mobile integrates seemlessly with the Android sharing mechanism and may add features of Mozilla F1. | |||
*'''Media Support''' - we want to provide the best mobile audio and video experience based on open web standards like HTML5, OGG, theora, WebM, etc. For the best mobile 2D and 3D game, graphic and video experience, we will support WebGL and also OpenGL Hardware Acceleration on all supported devices. <br> | |||
*'''Add-ons''' - the mobile web community has already developed hundreds of add-ons for Firefox for mobile. But you want more! Our goal is to provide the add-on engineering community with great tools to quickly develop awesome desktop and mobile Firefox add-ons. | |||
*'''Firefox Sync''' - you can already sync your data with all your Firefox instances across your desktop and mobile devices. We are planning to add more services to sync to make your browsing experience completely seamless and to allow you to type less and browse more, especially on mobile devices. Start reading that article and listening to that audio-stream at your desktop, get up and continue reading and listening exactly where you left off. | |||
*'''Integrate Firefox Home''' - Firefox Home brings the best of Firefox Sync to iPhone users. In 2011 and 2012 we are planning a major overhaul of Firefox Home to eventually turn the application into a web service. In parallel, we want to integrate core parts also into Firefox for mobile for Android devices to harmonize the user experience and to make switching devices as easy as child’s play. | |||
*'''Device Support '''- we test Firefox for mobile on all major mobile devices on Android, and we keep an eye out on new devices and trends so we make the mobile browser compatible with all new and popular devices and possibly also on other platforms. In 2011 and 2012 we will see a sleuth of new Android devices and form factors. Some don’t meet minimum hardware requirements, unfortunately. Our goal is to provide Firefox for mobile on the widest range of capable devices. | |||
*'''Privacy''' - we want to keep mobile web users always safe and protect their privacy, like you are used to from the desktop version. We already have site certificates, security warnings, popup control, etc. In 2011 and 2012 we will provide more features for secure private browsing and device sharing as well as spam and popup control, malware and phishing protection, and support for the “Do Not Track” privacy feature. | |||
*'''Web Identity''' - imagine you would never have to memorize a single password but you could log in to all web services like your web mail, your social network, address book, bank, shopping sites, etc. with one single id and password - in a safe and reliable way. Techies call this “Single sign-on”, we call it “Mozilla ID” - read more here. Firefox for mobile will fully integrate with Mozilla ID so you can forget typing those user names and passwords on your tiny on-screen keyboard.<br> | |||
== Product Priorities for 2011 - For Developers == | == Product Priorities for 2011 - For Developers == | ||