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= Overview = | |||
Push Notifications is a feature that enables web applications to efficiently notify users even when off-site. It's intended as a standards compliant feature utilizing Push API, Notifications API, WebPush Service. | |||
Currently, email is the only reliable way for a web application to contact or notify users on desktop computers. Push Notifications introduces functionality for web applications to contact users when off-site ushering a new level of interactivity. There is a class of web sites where users don't often install mobile apps but do want a casual subscription to content. For example: | |||
* News: get notified from sfgate.com on stories around sports teams, restaurant reviews, current events. | |||
* Consumer: get notified when you've been outbid on ebay.com | |||
* Consumer: get notified when a specific item is posted on craigslist.org | |||
* Messaging: get notified when you get a message on IRCcloud, even when Firefox is closed. | |||
* Enterprise: While working on your laptop, get notified you have a sales lead on salesforce.com | |||
* Games: get notified that it's your turn in a Facebook scrabble game. | |||
=== Status === | |||
'''Plan of Record - approved 9/18''' | |||
Desktop: | |||
* Fx42: Ship Push messaging with disabled ability to launch web notification from service workers. | |||
* Fx44: Ship a quality, basic user-centered experience using Desktop Push Notifications. | |||
* Fx45: Ship a great Desktop experience using Push Notifications. | |||
Android: | |||
* Fx44-Android-Nightly: Land Push Notifications in Fx44 Nightly and evaluate user experience. | |||