Features/Add-ons/Add-ons Default to Compatible/TestPlan

Silent Update Add-ons Default To Compatible

Feature	Status	Direct Responsible	QA Lead	Status
Add-ons Default To Compatible	In Progress	Lawrence Mandel	Virgil Dicu

Summary

• Firefox will mark addons compatible with new versions of Firefox by default, except for the following:
  • All binary add-ons
  • All strict incompatible add-ons
  • All blacklisted add-ons

• The Feature is planned for Firefox 10.

Reference

• Feature wiki page - Link

• There are no RESOLVED bugs on Add-on Manager side. All bugs are still New or Assigned.

Use Cases to Test

• Install several add-ons (binary component, blacklisted) on Firefox 9
• Upgrade To Firefox 10.
  • Blacklisted and Binary components Add-ons should be set to incompatible.

• Install several add-ons (binary component, blacklisted) on Firefox 4
• Manually Upgrade successively with 1 unit,from Firefox 4 up to Firefox 10 (going through F5,6,7,8,9)
  • Blacklisted and Binary components Add-ons should be set to incompatible.

Important bugs

• Tracking bugs:
  • Add-on Manager: Bug 692664
  • AMO: Bug 691834