Firefox/Features/Sync Setup Improvements

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Feature Status ETA Owner
Sync Setup Improvements Solidify UX requirements. 2011-06-03 Jennifer Arguello

Team

  • Lead Developer: TBD
  • Product Manager: Jennifer Arguello
  • QA: TBD
  • UX: Alex Faaborg
  • Project Manager: Jennifer Arguello

Summary

Sync is a service to keep the Firefox experience consistent for the user no matter what device they are browsing on. Sync Setup usability tests showed a lot of room for improvement. The goal of this feature is to make the usability of the Sync Setup process better.

Goals

  • Insure the user is confident Sync will keep the data secure and private
  • Let the user know that Sync is set up and working
  • Make Sync Setup on a mobile device easier


Use Cases

User: The user is a Firefox 4.0+ user who uses the web for browsing and she/he has multiple devices she/he would like to keep in Sync.

  • A user would like to set up Sync on one desktop computer
  • A user would like to set up Sync on two desktop computers
    • Non-Sync user flow
    • Sync user flow
  • A user would like to set up Sync on a mobile device
    • Non-Sync user flow
    • Sync user flow

Dependencies

  • Sync Web Page Updates - Sync team owes web dev the updated steps. Web Dev needs to update the page before launch of this feature
    • Sync Setup Demo Video
    • Step 3: Connect

Requirements

  • (must have) Sync Key is not shown during set up flow
  • (must have) Sync Security must be more apparent in set up flow
  • (must have) Sync Security messaging on the desktop client
  • (must have) Sync is working messaging on the desktop client
  • (must have) For user initiated Syncs show syncing feedback on the desktop client
  • (must have) Show Sync is working at the end of the set up process
  • (must have) Add a link for more information on setting up a mobile device during the set up process
  • (must have) Provide visible feedback that a second desktop client is connected for Sync
  • (must have) A user starting with a mobile device must have a streamlined way to add a device on the desktop client
  • (nice to have) A better expression of (or link to) the value proposition of Sync during Sync set up
  • (nice to have) Remove unnecessary captcha entry from set up flow, while insuring it shows up for suspicious users


Non-goals

  • Enhance the Firefox Home set up experience

Next Steps & Open Issues

Related Bugs & Dependencies

  • Need to explain what Sync is to the user bug 587057

Risks

Use Cases

  • User wants to set up Sync on their mobile device. He/she has a desktop browser handy as well.
    • One case is an Android device
    • One case is an iOS device
  • User wants to set up Sync to work between two desktop browsers
  • User wants to set up Sync to work between two mobile devices
    • Two Android devices
    • One Android device and one iOS device
    • Two iOS devices (not sure if possible)

Designs

Test Plans

Goals

Non-Goals

Other Stuff

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  • Competitive landscape
  • Research & references
  • Whatever else is useful to the project.

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  Healthy: feature is progressing as expected.
  Blocked: feature is currently blocked.
  At Risk: feature is at risk of missing its targeted release.
ETA Estimated date for completion of the current feature task. Overall ETA for the feature is the product release date.


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