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| = Firefox for Android Nightly = | | == Calling all Mozillians! Download the new Nightly for Android! <br> == |
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| Establishing Firefox for Android is pivotal in achieving Mozilla’s goals to 1) provide a platform for developers to create compelling content and applications using the latest Web technologies like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, 2) deliver an exceptional mobile experience to users, complete with the performance, personalization and security they expect, and 3) do all of this work in the shared Mozilla source repositories so all platforms, desktop and mobile, benefit each other.
| | Firefox for Android is extremely important to Mozilla’s mission. We are delivering an exceptional mobile Web experience for users, with the performance, personalization and security they expect. We are also providing developers a platform to keep the mobile Web open by establishing Gecko as a top-tier mobile Web platform on Android. And we do all of this work in the shared Mozilla source repositories so all platforms, desktop and mobile, benefit each other. <br> |
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| Android continues to be a strategic mobile OS for Firefox and a very important platform for the next billion people coming online. Establishing Gecko as a top-tier mobile Web platform remains a priority, and Mozilla is embarking on the ambitious target to re-architect Firefox using a native Android user interface. This evolved product will deliver improvements to start-up time, memory usage, UI responsiveness and battery usage. Our plan is ambitious, and will require everyone’s help and efforts for success.
| | Mozilla is embarking on the ambitious target to re-architect Firefox using a native Android user interface. This evolved product will deliver improvements to start-up time, memory usage, UI responsiveness and battery usage. Our plan is very ambitious, and will require everyone’s help and efforts for success. |
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| In a short period of time, we have made enormous progress and have quite an exciting experience already; but the mobile development team really needs more filed bugs so testing Nightlies in the meantime is even more crucial to the product’s development. Nightly builds are generally for developers and contributors who are directly involved with building and testing Firefox, and are used to verify and test bugs. Nightly users should expect exciting changes with every update, as well as instability, possible regressions, and many bugs. Nightly users now can already feel the drastic differences from XUL-based Firefox, and finding these initial bugs are critical to continue improving the product. | | In a short period of time, we have made enormous progress and have quite an exciting experience already; but the mobile development team really needs more bugs filed so testing Nightlies in the meantime is ever more crucial to the product’s development. Nightly builds are generally used by developers and contributors who build and test Firefox to verify and test bugs. Nightly users should expect exciting changes with every update, as well as instability, possible regressions, and many bugs. Nightly users now can already feel the drastic differences from XUL-based Firefox, and identifying more bugs is critical to continue improving the product. |
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| == Please get involved! <br> == | | == Get involved! <br> == |
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| '''We urge all Mozillians to [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-birch-android/ download a Nightly] build to help file bugs and provide feedback. '''<br> | | '''We urge all Mozillians to [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-birch-android/ download a Nightly] build to help file bugs and provide feedback.'''<br> |
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| === To Download === | | === Download [[Image:Qr.png|right|Qr.png]] === |
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| [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-birch-android/ Download the latest Nightly] .apk file from the Birch tree. Users will need to allow the installation of non-Market applications (depending on device: Preferences > Applications). Devices will also need around ~13M, check if your device is supported [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/platforms/ here]. After you download, you should see updates in your Android notification status automatically.<br> | | Need a supported Android phone? [http://mzl.la/udDG1b Tell us here]. We may not be able to give a device to everyone, but will keep your name on file for when devices are available. <br> |
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| === To File Bugs ===
| | [http://nightly.mozilla.org Download the latest Nightly] .apk file from the Android section. Users will need to allow the installation of non-Market applications (depending on device: Preferences > Applications). Devices will also need around ~13MB of application space, check if your device is supported [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/platforms/ here]. You should only need to download from the Birch tree once, updates will show in your Android notification status automatically.<br> |
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| [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fennec%20Native Go to Bugzilla] and include the device name/Firefox version/OS version, steps to reproduce, and the expected and actual outcomes. See here for [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Fennec/NativeUI#Known_Issue known issues]. <br>
| | === Find Bugs === |
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| === To Fix Bugs<br> ===
| | Try to use the Nightly build as your default browser as much as you can. [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Fennec/NativeUI/NightlyFeatures Help us test these features] and make sure they work properly and well. If not, file a bug! |
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| See our [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Get_Involved Get Involved] wiki to learn how, and join the [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/android-mobile-nightly-testers Android Nightly Testers mailing alias] for discussions and news. <br>
| | === File Bugs === |
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| === Contact Us === | | [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fennec%20Native Go to Bugzilla] and include the device name/Firefox version/OS version, steps to reproduce, and the expected and actual outcomes ([http://vimeo.com/9205730 <u><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bugzilla 101 video</span></u>]). It would also be helpful if you could attach a screenshot of your issue ([http://blog.lassey.us/2010/09/13/android-screen-shots-without-rooting-your-phone/ take screenshots without rooting your phone] or enabling x11). Also see [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Fennec/NativeUI#Known_Issue known issues] for reference, but please do file the bug anyway if you are not sure. <br> |
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| *IRC #mobile
| | === Fix Bugs<br> === |
| *[https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/android-mobile-nightly-testers Android Nightly Testers] mailing list
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| *Support: IRC #sumo <br>
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| == Current Features to Test<br> ==
| | See our [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Get_Involved Get Involved] wiki to learn how, and join the [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/android-mobile-nightly-testers Android Nightly Testers mailing alias] for questions, discussions and news. <br> |
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| ===== Action (Navigating to a web page) ===== | | === Contact Us === |
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| *Tap on the toolbar at the top of the screen to enter a new URL or pick a URL from your history or bookmarks.
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| **As you type "All Pages" will search for recently and frequently visited sites.
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| **"Bookmarks" and "History" show more previously visited sites.
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| **Firefox uses the Android system databases for storing your history and bookmarks, so you will see sites visited and bookmarked from the default Android browser too.
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| **As you visit web pages they should appear in your history
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| ===== Behavior (Web page Title and Favicon are displayed) =====
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| *As a web page loads the page title and favicon should be displayed in the toolbar
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| *If the web page changes the title and/or favicon because of something that happens in the page (like "Twitter (2)"), the title should change in the toolbar.
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| **Try it: http://people.mozilla.com/~mfinkle/change-title.html
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| ===== Action (Navigating through session history) =====
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| *Try using Back, Forward and Reload to move through session in a tab
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| **'''Back''' is done using the Android BACK button
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| **'''Forward''' is on the Android Menu, which is displayed using the MENU button. It's should be disabled if you can't go forward.
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| **'''Reload''' is on the Android Menu, which is displayed using the MENU button.
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| ===== Action (Opening a new tab) =====
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| ===== Action (Selecting a different tab) =====
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| ===== Action (Closing a tab) =====
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| ===== Behavior (Saves and fills passwords on pages) =====
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| *When entering a username and password (or just a password), you should be prompted to save the login information.
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| *If you save the information, it should be auto-filled into the page if you visit the page again.
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| ===== Behavior (Content permission prompts) =====
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| ===== Action (Viewing and editing preferences) =====
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| ===== Behavior (Visited links on pages should be visually indicated) =====
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| ===== Action (Sharing the current page) =====
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| ===== Action (Saving a page as a PDF) =====
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| ===== Action (Adding and removing a bookmark) =====
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| ===== Behavior (Tapping on a page listbox or dropdown widget displays a touch friendly UI) =====
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| ===== Behavior (Causing a file download should create an Android notification) =====
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| ===== Behavior (Panning a large web page should display scroll indicators) =====
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| ===== Behavior (Visiting a HTTPS page with a bad certificate should display an error page) =====
| | *Fill in the [http://mzl.la/udDG1b participation interest form ] |
| | *Find us on IRC #mobile |
| | *Join the [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/android-mobile-nightly-testers Android Nightly Testers mailing list] and send your questions to android-mobile-nightly-testers@mozilla.org<br> |
