Mobile/Firefox for iOS/Status Report/05-Aug-2016

Firefox for iOS - Program Status Report - June 28-2016

Overall Project Health

  On track, issues well managed   Some risks, unknowns without clear mitigations   Blocked on deliverables, needs decision, escalation required

Version Health Notes
V5.0

 

Target submission is Tuesday,July 5th.
V6.0

 

On hold until otherwise advised by senior management.

Exec Summary/Hot Topics

  • V5.0 is targeting submission on Tuesday, July 5th. Release candidate build is planned for this Thursday, but will be given the weekend to soak on Testflight.
  • Tabs for iPad was considered for uplift to V5.0, but the decision was made to hold for further testing and launch in a later release.
  • A decision has been made by senior management to continue to hold back on the release of bi-directional sync, so this feature will NOT be launching in V5.0 as initially planned.
  • Approval is expected 2-3 days post-submission. Launch timing is TBD pending Marketing/PR recommendations
  • The team will continue to monitor and triage issues, and produce bug-fix releases, which may possibly include some limited number of foundational features as approved by senior management.

Risks & Issues

Description of Risk/Issue State Owner Version Plan to Resolve/Mitigation Target Date

Cross-functional/Milestone Status

Version 5.0

Milestone/Area/Deliverable Target Date Status Notes
Feature Complete Mid-June Complete
L10N/Code Freeze Mid-June Complete
Release Candidate Build late-June Complete
App Store Submission Early - July Complete
Apple Approval ~ July 7/8 Complete
Comms/PR July 7 Complete
Marketing July 7 Complete
SUMO July 7 Complete
Legal July 7 On Track
Release Management July 7 Complete
Target Launch July Complete


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