Firefox OS

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What is Firefox OS ?

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Firefox OS is an open platform for mobile Devices, built entirely using HTML5 and other open Web standards which is free from the rules and restrictions of existing proprietary platforms.

FIREFOX

21% MARKET SHARE 450+ MILLION USERS OVER 80 LANGUAGES

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Now, were going mobile…

WHY USE HTML5?

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In-built distribution - the web Simple technologies used by lots of developers Evolution of existing practices Open, independent, standardized PROMISES OF HTML5

PROMISES OF HTML5

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How Real is it?

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• Released in four countries: Spain, Poland, Venezuela and Columbia (more to come very soon) •18 mobile operator partners, 6 hardware partners

• Hardware options: Alcatel One Touch Fire, ZTE Open, Geeksphone Keon, Geeksphone Peak…

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• Aimed at emerging markets/low end market

• Aimed to be an alternative to feature phones and unavailable closed environments.

• Open source - it is all on GitHub

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• Aimed at emerging markets/low end market

• Aimed to be an alternative to feature phones and unavailable closed environments.

• Open source - it is all on GitHub

Firefox OS today !

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WHO’S IT FOR?

THE NEXT BILLION SMARTPHONE CUSTOMERS

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Giving rapidly emerging markets (with focus on Latin America) a rare opportunity to leapfrog

Firefox OS is not iOS or Android

Firefox OS is designed to ―give you the HTML5 functionality you want — it’s finally the platform HTML5 deserves‖

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―comparing a Formula 1 car with a Range Rover—of course the more powerful one will be faster‖.

Designed for Emerging Markets

Firefox OS and partner hardware is designed as a replacement for feature-phones.

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―The main idea is to get people who only have access to SMS messages and Snake into the world of HTML5 apps and Cut The Rope, but without breaking the bank‖.

Firefox OS hardware is not cutting edge

But, Firefox OS is likely to be the first impression millions of people have of the internet.

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―Making it so people can perform the tasks they need to is more important than using the newest, coolest 3D transformations.‖

Full access to a device’s features

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―Much of the point of Firefox OS is in enabling access via HTML5 to all aspects of a device, including the camera.‖.

Relatively simple to create and rework content on.

Firefox OS is built on web standards.

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Meaning if you can create an HTML5 website, you can build for Firefox OS.

The dynamic app search

The Firefox OS dynamic app search goes beyond the Marketplace, turning relevant mobile sites into trials.

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Firefox OS is there to make people money

Mozilla itself is not-for-profit,

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But the company wants people and partners to profit from the system.

Firefox OS aims to reframe the open web on mobile

― promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the web ―

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―It’s exciting to go into a market and say open can work and it can be a massive differentiator for providers, users and developers.‖

Architecture

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SECURITY

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manifest.webapp

It is a JSON file with a name and description for the app, and it can also contain the origin of the app, icons, and the permissions required by the app, among other things.

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Your app might need more than just a minimal manifest..

{ "name": "My App", "description": "My elevator pitch goes here", "launch_path": "/index.html", "icons": { "128": "/img/icon-128.png" }, "developer": { "name": "Your name or organization", "url": "http://your-homepage-here.org" }, "default_locale": "en" }

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Applications

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App Permissions:

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App Permissions:

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Web APIs

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List

• Vibration API (W3C)

• Screen Orientation

• Geolocation API

• Mouse Lock API (W3C)

• Open WebApps

• Network Information API (W3C)

• Battery Status API (W3C)

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• Alarm API

• Web Activities

• Push Notifications API

• WebFM API

• WebPayment

• IndexedDB (W3C)

• Ambient light sensor

• Proximity sensor Notification

Battery Status API

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SCREEN ORIENTATION API

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Vibration API

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Network Information API

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☼ Ambient Light Events

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Page Visibility

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Contacts API

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Web APIS (Privileged Apps)

• Device Storage API

• Browser API

• TCP Socket API

• Contacts API

• systemXHR

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CERTIFIED APPS = THE OS

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List – Certified Apps

• Dialer Alarm Clock

• Contacts

• Camera

• Settings

• Notes

• SMS

• First Run Experience

• Web browser

•Localization

• Support Calendar

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• Notifications

• Gallery Home

• Screen

• Video Player

• Mozilla Marketplace

• Music Player

• System Updater

• E-mail (POP, IMAP)

Get a Photo !

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App Distribution

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App Distribution

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Dynamic Search

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Bolierplate App

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https://github.com/robnyman/Firefox-OS-Boilerplate-App

Firefox OS Simulator

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https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/firefox-os-simulator

Building Blocks

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Certified APPS Building Blocks

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http://buildingfirefoxos.com

Mozilla Bricks

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http://mozilla.github.io/brick

Whats Cooking ?

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More Web APIs

• Resource lock API

• Spellcheck API

• UDP Datagram Socket API

• LogAPI

• Peer to Peer API

• Keyboard/IME API

• WebNFC

• WebRTC

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• WebUSB

• FileHandle API

• HTTP-cache API • Sync API

• Calendar API

• And many more to come..

Appmaker

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Video

Resources

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Developer Hub

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https://marketplace.firefox.com/developers

Mozilla Developer Blog

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https://hacks.mozilla.org/category/firefox-os

Firefox OS Video Series

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https://hacks.mozilla.org/category/videoseries

Firefox OS wiki

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mozilla/Firefox_OS

STAY LEAN

LOWER COSTS BIGGER MARGINS MORE EFFICIENCY

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No software license fees No restrictions on ways to monetize apps Less time and costs spent to transfer apps across platforms and devices (due to transferable HTML5 language)

PARTNERS

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Firefox OS

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Ankit Gadgil @anknite ankitgadgil@gmail.com

Firefox OS India communications Lead Mozilla Reps Mentor