FirefoxOS
Siddhartha Rao (Mozilla FSA)
So, what exactly
is FirefoxOS?
• New OS for smartphones developed by
Mozilla
• Based on B2G
• built entirely using HTML5 and other open
Web standards
• It is Open Source
Ok! Tell me more…
• Firefox OS is not iOS or Android
• Designed for Emerging Markets
• Full access to a device’s features. You
name it!
• Firefox OS is completely built on web
standards( , & )
PROMISES OF HTML5 Open, independent, standardized
Look it’s clean!
FirefoxOS Architecture
Gaia • UI of FirefoxOS.
• Implemented on web standards
Gecko • Gecko is a layout engine used in Firefox
• Boot-to-Gecko is an environment to run apps
Gonk • Lower level of FirefoxOS
• Accesses the device hardware
Everything
Notifications
Maps
Settings
“New is always better!”
Thank You!