Mobile/Firefox for Android/Status Report/11-May-2016
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Firefox for Android - Program Status Report - May-11-2016
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. Still need to do some work on Web Content Notifications. Making good progress on 'Show cached pages' bugs. |
| Firefox 48 | Aurora |
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"Feature-focused first-run experiment" has kicked off and progressing well. |
| Firefox 49 | Nightly/Trunk |
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Initial round of triage on targeted features completed. Still some discussion underway that may result in changes to final scope for this release. |
Exec Summary/Hot Topics
- Downloadable Stub Installer is now ready to ship
- Evaluating some negative feedback received on "Show main domain (origin) for long URLs". Keeping this feature in Beta for now until more is know. Next steps in terms of release TBD.
- Still need to do some work on Web Content Notifications and resolve some bugs in 'Show cached pages' in FX47
- 'Feature-focused first-run experiment' will be English only to ensure to ship in FX48.
- Have started to run experiments on Content Notifications. Results can be viewed HERE
- Softvision is currently testing Push Notification
- Scope definition of FX49 is underway. Initial feature candidates have been identified but still some discussions happening, considering a theme as a prioritization measure
Risks & Issues
| Description of Risk/Issue | State | Owner | Version | Plan to Resolve/Mitigation | Target Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline for Feature-focused Onboarding | Closed | Eng | FX48 | Confidence level has increased. Team is not more certain of this making the next merge. | May 11th |
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 | ||
| Highlighting features on browser update | H1 Foundation | Bug |
|
In Development | |
| Option to turn off web fonts to reduce bandwidth | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Show cached pages if available offline | H1 Mojo | Bug |
|
In development | |
| Provide system notification to give EOL message to Gingerbread users | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Extend time to show snackbar | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Show main domain (origin) for long URLs in address bar only (to prevent phishing attacks) | 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 |
|
In development | ||
| Feature-focused first-run experiment | H1 Foundation | Bug |
|
In Design | |
| Fatfennec - exclude fonts (kinto-backed service) | H1 Foundation | Bug |
|
Ready to ship but BLOCKED | |
| Gecko text selection carets | Bug |
|
Ready to ship but BLOCKED | ||
| Prioritization of mobile browsing history over synced desktop history | 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 | ||
| Suggest 'Add to home screen' for frequently used websites | H1 Engagement | Bug |
|
In development | |
| Update code for handling of panning and zooming | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | ||
| Floating text selection action bar for Android M | Bug |
|
Ready to ship but BLOCKED | ||
| Audible media content to be managed by Android Audio Service | Bug |
|
In development | ||
| 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 | |
| Prototype content update of websites with infrequent updates | H1 Engagement & H1 Mojo | Bug |
|
Ready to ship | |
| 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 |
|
In development |
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 develop | ||
| Control media content when switching between apps | Bug |
|
In development | ||
| Send a crash telemetry ping | Bug |
|
Ready to develop | ||
| Improve website icon quality | Bug |
|
In development | ||
| Move recent tabs into history home panel | H1 Mojo | Bug |
|
In development | |
| Bookmark folder management | H1 Mojo | Bug |
|
In development | |
| Prototype: Location-aware feature inside awesomebar | Bug |
|
Ready to develop | ||
| Bug |
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