Mobile/Firefox for Android/Status Report/25-May-2016
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Firefox for Android - Program Status Report - May-25-2016
Overall Project Health
On track, issues well managed 
Some risks, unknowns without clear mitigations 
Blocked on deliverables, needs decision, escalation required
| Version | Phase/Branch | Health | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox 47 | Beta |
|
Majority of features are ready to ship. 'Web Content Notifications' & 'Show cached pages' have been moved behind a nightly flag for now. |
| Firefox 48 | Aurora |
|
Finishing migration of Reading List to Bookmarks. Confirming status of Push Notifications. |
| Firefox 49 | Nightly/Trunk |
|
Feature-focused first-run experiment has now moved to 49. Remaining Core Ping work also targeted for 49. |
Exec Summary/Hot Topics
- Overall roadmap is being somewhat ramped down for the time being, and feature priorities are being revisited.
- Near term work will be focused mainly on foundational features and clean-up. A revised roadmap to address this shift in priority will be created in the coming weeks.
Risks & Issues
| Description of Risk/Issue | State | Owner | Version | Plan to Resolve/Mitigation | Target Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline for Feature-focused Onboarding | Closed | Eng | FX48 | Decision was made to move this to FX49. | May 25th |
Feature Development Status
On track, issues well managed Some risks, unknowns without clear mitigations Blocked on deliverables, needs decision, escalation required
Firefox 47
| Feature Description | Top Line Initiative | Meta Bug | Health | QA Status | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatfennec - exclude fonts | H1 Foundation | Bug 1194338 |
|
Ready to ship | |
| Downloadable/'stub' installer | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Polish list item UI | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Update copy for in-app feedback solicitation + make it web-based | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Remove web app support (WebRT) | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Option to turn off web fonts to reduce bandwidth | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Provide system notification to give EOL message to Gingerbread users | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Extend time to show snackbar | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Remove Favicons in Awesomebar to prevent HTTPS spoofing | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Create a more consistent and representative description for 'Tab Queues' in Settings | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Fix crash rates to be <2.0 | H1 Foundation | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | |
| Bug |
|
Firefox 48
| Feature Description | Top Line Initiative | Meta Bug | Health | QA Status | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web extensions support on Android | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Fatfennec - exclude fonts (kinto-backed service) | H1 Foundation | Bug |
|
Ready to ship but BLOCKED | |
| Gecko text selection carets | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Prioritization of mobile browsing history over synced desktop history | Bug |
|
In Development | ||
| Update code for handling of panning and zooming | Bug |
|
In Development | ||
| Floating text selection action bar for Android M | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Audible media content to be managed by Android Audio Service | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Help users make Firefox their Default Browser | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Update icons for video touch controls | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Migrate reading list to bookmarks | H1 Mojo | Bug |
|
In Development | |
| Add section under Settings to control 'notifications' | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Default to 'Always restore for Tabs' settings pref | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Move sync tabs into history home panel | H1 Mojo | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | |
| Push notification in Fennec | Bug |
|
In development | ||
| EOL 2.3 (Gingerbread) support | Bug |
|
Ready to ship |
Firefox 49
| Feature Description | Top Line Initiative | Meta Bug | Health | QA Status | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading List smart folder should indicate # of items inside | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Control media content when switching between apps | Bug |
|
In development | ||
| Feature-focused first-run experiment | H1 Foundation | Bug |
|
In Development | |
| Improve website icon quality | Bug |
|
In development | ||
| Move recent tabs into history home panel | H1 Mojo | Bug |
|
In development | |
| Attempt to re-upload Telemetry documents that failed to upload | Bug |
|
In development | ||
| Core ping to include time spent | Bug |
|
In Development | ||
| Core Ping to include search counts | Bug |
|
In Development | ||
| Bug |
|
Nightly Only
| Feature Description | Top Line Initiative | Meta Bug | Health | QA Status | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlighting features on browser update | H1 Foundation | Bug |
|
In Development | |
| Show main domain (origin) for long URLs in address bar only (to prevent phishing attacks) | Bug |
|
In development | ||
| Suggest 'Add to home screen' for frequently used websites | H1 Engagement | Bug |
|
In development | |
| Prototype: Allow users to save browser screenshots to Bookmarks | H1 Mojo | Bug |
|
In development | |
| Prototype: Location-aware feature inside awesomebar | Bug |
|
Ready to develop | ||
| Bookmark folder management | H1 Mojo | Bug |
|
In development | |
| Show cached pages if available offline | H1 Mojo | Bug |
|
In development | |
| Prototype content update of websites with infrequent updates | H1 Engagement & H1 Mojo | Bug |
|
Ready to ship - Held on Nightly |