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== Firefox Home for iPhone == | == Firefox Home for iPhone == | ||
Bring your Firefox experience to the iPhone. | Bring your Firefox experience to the iPhone. '''[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/home/ Firefox Home]''' is a read-only viewer that integrates with the [[Firefox Sync]] service on the desktop. | ||
You can [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/home/ download Firefox Home] from the iTunes App Store today. | You can [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/home/ download Firefox Home] from the iTunes App Store today. | ||
== Details and Links == | |||
*[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Home/Roadmap Firefox Home Roadmap] | |||
*[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Home/Features/ux User Interface Features and New Designs] | |||
*Design Principles: [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/User_Experience Mobile User Experience] | |||
== Weekly Meetings == | |||
*coming soon | |||
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
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#'''How often is the data synced to my iPhone?'''<br> Data is synced to the phone every time you launch the app. We currently do not auto-sync as the most common use case is a launch-use-quit scenario, especially in the predominantly single-tasking world of apps on the iPhone. Users always have the option of forcing a refresh from the Settings tab. <br> | #'''How often is the data synced to my iPhone?'''<br> Data is synced to the phone every time you launch the app. We currently do not auto-sync as the most common use case is a launch-use-quit scenario, especially in the predominantly single-tasking world of apps on the iPhone. Users always have the option of forcing a refresh from the Settings tab. <br> | ||
#'''Does it sync efficiently? I don't have an unlimited data plan for my iPhone. Should I be concerned?'''<br> We only sync changes since the last update for bookmarks and open tabs. And history is limited to about 2000 items. And there is no auto-sync. The median disk space used by Sync users is about 2-3 MB total for all of their Sync data and Home only has a subset of that. | #'''Does it sync efficiently? I don't have an unlimited data plan for my iPhone. Should I be concerned?'''<br> We only sync changes since the last update for bookmarks and open tabs. And history is limited to about 2000 items. And there is no auto-sync. The median disk space used by Sync users is about 2-3 MB total for all of their Sync data and Home only has a subset of that. | ||
#'''How do I know when the initial sync is completed so that I can get access to my data from another computer or device?'''<br>If you are notified that there is a Sync delay via an icon in your status bar, that notice will disappear when your initial sync is complete. Alternatively, you can also go to the Tools menu in your Firefox browser on your desktop and select "Sync." If there is a time stamp next to "Sync" then the initial sync is complete, however if there is no date/time then your initial sync has not completed. <br> | #'''How do I know when the initial sync is completed so that I can get access to my data from another computer or device?'''<br>If you are notified that there is a Sync delay via an icon in your status bar, that notice will disappear when your initial sync is complete. Alternatively, you can also go to the Tools menu in your Firefox browser on your desktop and select "Sync." If there is a time stamp next to "Sync" then the initial sync is complete, however if there is no date/time then your initial sync has not completed. <br> | ||
#'''How is Firefox Home licensed?'''<br> Firefox Home is licensed under the [http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ MPL]. <br> | #'''How is Firefox Home licensed?'''<br> Firefox Home is licensed under the [http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ MPL]. <br> | ||
#'''I am having issues with Firefox Home. How do I troubleshoot?'''<br> Please visit the the [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/What+is+Firefox+Home Firefox Home Support page] and [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/6 Firefox Home Support Forum].<br> | #'''I am having issues with Firefox Home. How do I troubleshoot?'''<br> Please visit the the [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/What+is+Firefox+Home Firefox Home Support page] and [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/6 Firefox Home Support Forum].<br> | ||
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#'''What is the technology platform that powers Firefox Home?'''<br> Like Firefox Sync, Firefox Home is built on an open, simple and powerful set of REST APIs that you can use for your own applications. The User API enables account creation, authentication and other account-related actions. The Sync API handles data storage and retrieval. These APIs work hand-in-hand to provide a complete end-to-end synchronization service. All of our code is open source, including that for the server, which means you can even run your own servers if you want.<br> | #'''What is the technology platform that powers Firefox Home?'''<br> Like Firefox Sync, Firefox Home is built on an open, simple and powerful set of REST APIs that you can use for your own applications. The User API enables account creation, authentication and other account-related actions. The Sync API handles data storage and retrieval. These APIs work hand-in-hand to provide a complete end-to-end synchronization service. All of our code is open source, including that for the server, which means you can even run your own servers if you want.<br> | ||
== Project characteristics == | == Project characteristics == | ||
We will be understanding the App Store review/release process's ability to deal with an open source project by bringing our "release early/release often" model. | We will be understanding the App Store review/release process's ability to deal with an open source project by bringing our "release early/release often" model. | ||
We will *not* be writing a Safari plugin for Firefox Sync at the moment.<br> | We will *not* be writing a Safari plugin for Firefox Sync at the moment.<br> | ||
== Supported Languages == | == Supported Languages == | ||
English | English | ||
German | German | ||
Italian | Italian | ||
Polish | Polish | ||
Czech | Czech | ||
Russian | Russian | ||
French | French | ||
Japanese | Japanese | ||
Korean | Korean | ||
Dutch | Dutch | ||
Spanish | Spanish | ||
Portuguese (Brazilian) | Portuguese (Brazilian) | ||
Chinese (Traditional) | Chinese (Traditional) | ||
Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Simplified) | ||
Sinhala | Sinhala | ||
Catalan | Catalan | ||
Turkish | Turkish | ||
== Releases == | == Releases == | ||
* [[Mobile/firefoxhome/releases/1.0|1.0]] | *[[Mobile/firefoxhome/releases/1.0|1.0]] | ||
* [[Mobile/firefoxhome/releases/1.0.1|1.0.1]] | *[[Mobile/firefoxhome/releases/1.0.1|1.0.1]] | ||
* [[Mobile/firefoxhome/releases/1.0.2|1.0.2]] | *[[Mobile/firefoxhome/releases/1.0.2|1.0.2]] | ||