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==== Beta (8) ==== | ==== Beta (8) ==== | ||
* We're two weeks from ship. (Nov 8) | |||
** Exposes prefs for tabs on demand (bartab-like functionality) | |||
** Twitter search | |||
** Remove the "you need to restart for your update" prompt for most users. | |||
** Prompt users to clean out unrequested 3rd party add-ons | |||
** Protect users from future unrequested 3rd party add-ons | |||
==== Aurora (9) ==== | ==== Aurora (9) ==== | ||
==== Nightly (10) ==== | ==== Nightly (10) ==== | ||
* Making good progress on add-ons compatible by default and silent update. | |||
** Feature [[Silent_Update_updater | apply update on shutdown]] completed security review | |||
=== Firefox Mobile === | === Firefox Mobile === | ||
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===Firefox Sync=== | ===Firefox Sync=== | ||
=== | === Add-on Builder === | ||
* Release today @ 2pm | |||
* Q4 goals on-track for completion | |||
* Will soon be generating a must-do bug list for the Q1 1.0public release | |||
=== Add-on SDK === | === Add-on SDK === | ||
Release (1.2.1 -> Firefox 8) | Release (1.2.1 -> Firefox 7, 8) | ||
* Our first "Jetscramble!" | * Our first "Jetscramble!" | ||
** Last Wed. immediately after this meeting a community member found a critical error with version number & AMO support | ** Last Wed. immediately after this meeting a community member found a critical error with version number & AMO support | ||
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Stabilization (1.3 -> Firefox 8, 9) | Stabilization (1.3 -> Firefox 8, 9) | ||
* Spun up 1. | * Spun up 1.3beta1 yesterday - please give it a test | ||
Development (1.4 -> Firefox 9, 10) | Development (1.4 -> Firefox 9, 10) | ||
* Last week we updated the minVersion to 9.0 and found that we broke other folk's usage and testing | * Last week we updated the minVersion to 9.0 and found that we broke other folk's usage and testing | ||
* Myk wrote up the situation and presented a proposal [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mozilla-labs-jetpack/9HKysMj-WIc/5fLi8ijWau8J Thread Here] | * Myk wrote up the situation and presented a proposal [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mozilla-labs-jetpack/9HKysMj-WIc/5fLi8ijWau8J Thread Here] | ||
* to wit: Will reset dev-tree minVersion to 7. | * to wit: Will reset dev-tree minVersion to 7.0 | ||
== Feedback Summary == | == Feedback Summary == | ||
=== Desktop === | === Desktop === | ||
Nothing new | |||
* Same issues (pretty much) as last week | |||
* A few (hundred) people got a bad 64-bit flash update but a reinstall (of flash) fixes it. | |||
=== Mobile === | === Mobile === | ||
No updates, re-planning for native UI and ramping up support content for tablet UI. | |||
== UX & User Research == | == UX & User Research == | ||
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== '''Market Insights''' == | == '''Market Insights''' == | ||
=== Platforms === | === Platforms === | ||
=== | ==== Android ==== | ||
* Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich released, along with SDK v14. Notable API and support changes include: | * Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich released, along with SDK v14. Notable API and support changes include: | ||
** Support for Matroska video containers, WEBP images | ** Support for Matroska video containers, WEBP images | ||
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** Browser has updated V8 engine and Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) enhancements are available for handsets, including HTML media capture, device orientation, and CSS 3D transformations | ** Browser has updated V8 engine and Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) enhancements are available for handsets, including HTML media capture, device orientation, and CSS 3D transformations | ||
=== | ==== Chrome ==== | ||
* Chrome v15 stable was released, along with a UI update to the Chrome web app store. The major promoted feature are UI improvements to the tab pane and better integration with the app store. In the app store, reviewers' Google+ pages are linked to each review. | * Chrome v15 stable was released, along with a UI update to the Chrome web app store. The major promoted feature are UI improvements to the tab pane and better integration with the app store. In the app store, reviewers' Google+ pages are linked to each review. | ||
=== | ==== Webkit/Chromium ==== | ||
* Chromium is now up to v17. Recent notable commits include: | * Chromium is now up to v17. Recent notable commits include: | ||
** detailed timing (anonymous opt-in) instrumentation for downloads | ** detailed timing (anonymous opt-in) instrumentation for downloads | ||
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** changes to boxing/unboxing of double ints in the JIT changed, delivering a 29% speed improvement on Kraken | ** changes to boxing/unboxing of double ints in the JIT changed, delivering a 29% speed improvement on Kraken | ||
=== | ==== Opera ==== | ||
* New Opera Labs alpha release | * New Opera Labs alpha release | ||
** demonstrates "Opera Reader" support for CSS Generated Content for Paged Media -- Paged Presentations module | ** demonstrates "Opera Reader" support for CSS Generated Content for Paged Media -- Paged Presentations module | ||
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** Full hardware acceleration for all WebGL graphics, currently only with OpenGL, with DirectX coming in future | ** Full hardware acceleration for all WebGL graphics, currently only with OpenGL, with DirectX coming in future | ||
=== | ==== Amazon Silk ==== | ||
* Amazon, via MarkMonitor, registered amazonsilkforandroid.com, amazonsilkformac.com, and amazonsilkforpc.com, increasing speculation that, like the Kindle app, that the Silk browser will be available for other platforms. The company is currently advertising 10 open developer positions for Amazon Silk. | * Amazon, via MarkMonitor, registered amazonsilkforandroid.com, amazonsilkformac.com, and amazonsilkforpc.com, increasing speculation that, like the Kindle app, that the Silk browser will be available for other platforms. The company is currently advertising 10 open developer positions for Amazon Silk. | ||
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== Questions, Comments, FYI == | == Questions, Comments, FYI == | ||
*Any word on rescheduling the major update advertisement for 3.6 users? | *Any word on rescheduling the major update advertisement for 3.6 users? | ||
*Any news about the ESR? | |||
== Actions this week == | == Actions this week == | ||