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The Flame reference phone offers a representative set of specs for where Mozilla is focusing Firefox OS development in 2014 and 2015. The Flame is here to help developers build great content and experiences for Firefox OS and to simplify the development and testing of Firefox OS itself. | The Flame reference phone offers a representative set of specs for where Mozilla is focusing Firefox OS development in 2014 and 2015. The Flame is here to help developers build great content and experiences for Firefox OS and to simplify the development and testing of Firefox OS itself. | ||
Status: Final retail version hardware completed. Retail site and pre-orders underway. Final Firefox OS 1.3 software still in testing. | |||
= Getting a Flame = | |||
If you are a core member of the Firefox OS development effort, you should already have a Flame phone. If you do not, please reach out to your leadership and ask for one. | |||
If you are not a member of the Firefox OS development team, there are several other opportunities for you to get a Flame. | |||
The first and most widely available is to purchase a Flame. The bootloader and carrier unlocked phone costs $170 ($145 plus $25 shipping and handling) and can be shipped to almost anywhere in the world. It utilizes a quad-band GSM+UMTS radio so it works with a wide variety of operators/carriers. | |||
The next opportunities are through "Free Flames for X" type programs. Mozilla has several of these programs planned. The largest of these programs is called "Foxtrot". This is "Free Flames for Feedback" -- a program where we'll be giving free Flames to contributors who will agree to use the device to provide specific kinds of feedback. There will also be "Free Flames for Apps" or similar programs as well. | |||
Status: about 500 Flames distributed to core Firefox OS team members. Retail site launched May 27. Retail site down from June 11 - June 19. Foxtrot program still under development. Applications expected to open week of June 23. | |||
= Updating a Flame = | |||
We will have three "channels" of Firefox OS for the Flame phone. The first channel is our release channel. Flames ship with this channel and will receive over the air updates for future major versions. That is, Flames will update from 1.3 to 1.4 to 2.0 to 2.1, etc. The second channel is our nightly channel. Flames can be flashed to this channel and after the initial flashing will get over the air updates on a daily or nearly daily basis. This third channel will be for the Foxtrot program and it will be based on "verified" nightly builds and updated about once a month. | |||
Status: We have no public builds yet. Internal builds and instructions available at https://intranet.mozilla.org/QA/B2G_Tips_and_Tricks#Reference_Phone_.28Flame.29 | |||
= Specs = | |||
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| OS || Firefox OS V1.3 | | OS || Firefox OS V1.3 | ||