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= The Future of Marketplace FAQ = | = The Future of Marketplace FAQ = | ||
As of March 29, 2016, the Firefox Marketplace will no longer support Android, Desktop, Tablets, or payments of any kind (paid apps or in-app payments). Payments are being deactivated, and the Web Runtime is being removed in [[RapidRelease/Calendar|Firefox 47]] for Android and [[RapidRelease/Calendar|Firefox 48]] for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. | As of March 29, 2016, the Firefox Marketplace will no longer support Android, Desktop, Tablets, or payments of any kind (paid apps or in-app payments). Payments are being deactivated, and the Web Runtime is being removed in [[RapidRelease/Calendar|Firefox 47]] for Android and [[RapidRelease/Calendar|Firefox 48]] for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. | ||
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To change your app to free, login to the [https://marketplace.firefox.com/developers developer portal], select your app, and change your app to free by selecting the Free tab, then the Compatibility tab under the Edit Listing area, and changing it to Free for Firefox OS. | To change your app to free, login to the [https://marketplace.firefox.com/developers developer portal], select your app, and change your app to free by selecting the Free tab, then the Compatibility tab under the Edit Listing area, and changing it to Free for Firefox OS. | ||
; Q. What's the alternative to Marketplace and the Web Runtime for distribution of modern web apps? | |||
[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Apps/Progressive Progressive Web Apps] use existing and emerging web technologies to create compelling app-like experiences on the Web without requiring a dedicated application runtime and distribution channel. | |||
Progressive Web Apps work in any browser, gaining capabilities like advanced offline caching, push notifications, homescreen icons, and fullscreen mode in modern browsers; while gracefully degrading to regular web apps in older ones. | |||
Firefox has begun to implement support for Progressive Web Apps. For more information about them, see [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Apps/Progressive App center > Progressive Web Apps] on the Mozilla Developer Network, [https://developers.google.com/web/progressive-web-apps/ Progressive Web Apps] on Google Developers, and [https://infrequently.org/2015/06/progressive-apps-escaping-tabs-without-losing-our-soul/ Progressive Web Apps: Escaping Tabs Without Losing Our Soul] on Alex Russell's blog. | |||