Firefox/Features/Support Mac App Store
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Status
| Support Mac App Store | |
| Stage | On hold |
| Status | ` |
| Release target | ` |
| Health | OK |
| Status note | On hold - Waiting on data from Christian |
Team
| Product manager | Asa Dotzler |
| Directly Responsible Individual | Christian Legnitto |
| Lead engineer | Robert Strong |
| Security lead | ` |
| Privacy lead | ` |
| Localization lead | ` |
| Accessibility lead | ` |
| QA lead | ` |
| UX lead | ` |
| Product marketing lead | ` |
| Operations lead | ` |
| Additional members | ` |
Open issues/risks
Open issues
- Figure out if any changes to the product need to be made
- Figure out if any changes to the packaging need to be made
- Talk to the Firefox Home team to discuss using the same account / key and their release process
- Submit to the Mac App store and deal with any issues found by Apple
- Decide if we want PR around the submission or acceptance
Risks
- Firefox does not meet the restrictions for being on the app store
- There are other Gecko apps already in there
- Opera was submitted and accepted
Stage 1: Definition
1. Feature overview
We should have Firefox in the Mac App store.
This feature falls primarily in the Experience category (from the "Discover, Experience, and Connect" vision statement.)
2. Users & use cases
- A new Mac user opens the Mac App store looking for interesting software to install. They find Firefox.
- An existing Mac user opens the Mac App store looking for interesting software to install or to get updates to existing software. They see Firefox as one of the top downloads and decide to try it
3. Dependencies
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4. Requirements
- A version of Firefox submitted to the Mac App store
- Ability to update the version in the Mac App store in a timely manner, whether automated or manually
Non-goals
- Put non-release channels in the Mac App store
- Put Firefox mobile in the iOS app store
Stage 2: Design
5. Functional specification
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6. User experience design
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Stage 3: Planning
7. Implementation plan
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8. Reviews
Security review
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Privacy review
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Localization review
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Accessibility
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Quality Assurance review
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Operations review
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Stage 4: Development
9. Implementation
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Stage 5: Release
10. Landing criteria
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Feature details
| Priority | Unprioritized |
| Rank | 999 |
| Theme / Goal | ` |
| Roadmap | Firefox Desktop |
| Secondary roadmap | ` |
| Feature list | Desktop |
| Project | ` |
| Engineering team | ` |
Team status notes
| status | notes | |
| Products | ` | ` |
| Engineering | ` | ` |
| Security | ` | ` |
| Privacy | ` | ` |
| Localization | ` | ` |
| Accessibility | ` | ` |
| Quality assurance | ` | ` |
| User experience | ` | ` |
| Product marketing | ` | ` |
| Operations | ` | ` |
