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===Firefox Desktop ===
===Firefox Desktop ===
==== Current Releases ====
==== Current Releases ====
* All is well


==== Beta ({{BETA_VERSION}}) ====
==== Beta ({{BETA_VERSION}}) ====
* FF22b5 went to build already, will ship before the end of the week
* We're shipping in <2wk, what's in is in


==== Aurora ({{AURORA_VERSION}}) ====
==== Aurora ({{AURORA_VERSION}}) ====
* Mixed Content Blocking is incoming, we're ensuring we have visibility into the success of its Beta testing (at scale)


==== Nightly ({{CENTRAL_VERSION}}) ====
==== Nightly ({{CENTRAL_VERSION}}) ====
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* lots of planning: new JS repl, 'blackboxing' minified / common libraries
* lots of planning: new JS repl, 'blackboxing' minified / common libraries
* Alex & Gabor landed cross-domain content scripts in Jetpack
* Alex & Gabor landed cross-domain content scripts in Jetpack
* add-ons competition kicks off tomorrow!


== Feedback Summary  ==
== Feedback Summary  ==
=== Desktop ===
=== Desktop ===
Gathering snippet survey data and compiling 21 USR
=== Mobile ===
=== Mobile ===
Watching feedback around x86 on Beta, looks good so far
== User-Experience (Design and Research) ==
* In SF, UX has moved to the 1st floor - please go say hello
* '''[desktop]'''
** '''[General]'''
*** Explorations in [http://people.mozilla.com/~shorlander/addOn-notificationBadge/addOn-notificationBadge.html Add-on notification badges] (shorlander)
*** Newtab - progressed design work on new tab ([https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/New_Tab_Page_v2#Design  mockups], [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/New_Tab_Page_v2/sketches sketches]), especially customization & opportunities business integration
*** Working with SocialAPI developers to scope integration for Firefox 25 ([http://people.mozilla.com/~jboriss/temp/social_api/ mockups])
*** Site-permissions UI -- finalizing a refinement for seeing site-specific prefs [https://firefox-ux.etherpad.mozilla.org/permissions-panel details]
** '''[Australis]''' (Zhenshuo, Stephen, Madhava)
*** Some user-research coming up next week on the Australis UI; we're burning down a list of bugs to have a pre-release build with the key look&feel pieces complete: https://firefox-ux.etherpad.mozilla.org/Australis-pretesting-UXreview
*** Updated OS X Design Specs — http://people.mozilla.com/~shorlander/files/australis-design-specs/australis-design-specs-osx.html
*** [http://people.mozilla.com/~shorlander/drops/australis-toolbar-and-menuPanel-icons/ finalized icons]
*** Bookmarking refinements http://f.cl.ly/items/113C3o0O3q2P21152o3X/australis_bookmarks_2013-05-12.pdf
*** Customization
**** Customization Mode Updates on UX Branch — http://cl.ly/image/3i1C0Q27023D -- in final fine-tuning of the design/implementation
*** FirstRun/Update-to-Australis  Experience
**** Phase 1 (web only) Synthesizing A/B testing results
**** Phase 2 (in-chrome firstrun) Prototype in progress: http://geeksbynature.dk/ux/firstrun/firstrunv6.mov
**** Phase 3 (Australis Update Experience) Mock-up: http://people.mozilla.com/~zfang/FirstRun/Ph3Update_May29.pdf
***** Planning usability testing in July
***** Find out more on https://etherpad.mozilla.org/first-second-update
** '''[WebRTC/Talkilla]'''
*** Getting video and chat working in the browser ([http://people.mozilla.com/~jboriss/temp/talkilla_mockups/ mockups]) and scope the project overall (Boriss)
* '''[Firefox on FxOS]''' (ibarlow, larissa)
** Planning the FFOS browser feature roadmap - [https://docs.google.com/a/mozilla.com/presentation/d/13AkEwo_RBf6_s5Io_fvYNL6UdHDuaM_NtlMk3vHG5mo/edit#slide=id.p prioritization session document]
* '''[metro]''' (Yuan)
** Downloads (V1 solution): [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/lenub0vfwqec9v3/Metro%20Downloads_V1%20Solution_0611.pdf PDF]];{{Bug|801136}}
** Crash reporting (V1 solution):[[https://www.dropbox.com/s/c70tcknbbzsybf7/Crash%20report_0611.pdf PDF]]; {{Bug|831972}}.
** Visual updates - [http://cl.ly/image/0j3m1B0W1U2S Updated Start Screen Tiles], [http://cl.ly/image/3W3B2I2J0A1T Downloads Bar], [http://cl.ly/image/0R1Q3s073e3u/o Awesome Bar Results], [http://cl.ly/image/1J2c3b0J2J0D Finalizing" Main Toolbar Specs]
* '''[android]''' (ibarlow, zhenshuo)
** WebRTC
*** Permissions UI: https://bug862377.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=750068
*** Notification bar icons (camera+mic, camera only, mic only): http://cl.ly/image/3z3H2P2p122K
** Quick Share - https://bug869123.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=745998
** Firefox Health Report - [https://www.dropbox.com/s/sq1bgjbebf9zs1h/fennec-health-report-design-draft%20v1.pdf design draft (PDF)]
** Firefox on TV - Initial Design thinking document: http://people.mozilla.com/~zfang/TV/FirefoxonTV.pdf - synthesis and scenarios coming soon
* '''[Research]''' (Bill, Lindsay, Gemma (new!))
** '''[Emerging Markets Research]''' - The User Experience Research team has received three proposals from firms to collaborate on our forthcoming user experience research study on emerging markets in SE Asia (specifically, Thailand, Indonesia, and India). We are currently evaluating the proposals and will select a partner in the next few days. After our selection, we will begin project planning and recruiting. We expect to begin field work in Thailand and Indonesia in August.
** '''[Firefox User Types in N. America]''' - Bill gave a Brownbag presentation for the Firefox User Types in N. America study. The session was recorded - you can watch a recording here: https://air.mozilla.org/firefox-desktop-user-types-in-north-america/
** '''[FFOS Research in Eastern Europe]''' - Lindsay and Bill just returned from Poland and Hungary respectively where they conducted ethnographic interviews with participants in each country about their mobile phone usage. While the focus of their work was primarily for FFOS, there were some insights generated about overall internet and desktop usage. Either Lindsay or Bill is happy to discuss their findings with team members.
** New Team Member - Gemma Petrie will join the UXR team as a User Experience Researcher on Monday, June 17. She joins Mozilla from Razorfish in Chicago where she worked as a user experience researcher and information architect on client-facing projects. She will be based primarily in Chicago and will be working closely with Bill on Firefox Desktop for the remainder of 2013.


== UX & User Research ==
* '''[other/future]'''
** Task Continuity - a project to design new user-facing features based on insights from user-research (Larissa)
*** starting workshops with stakeholders to figure out a direction for first concepts
*** [http://people.mozilla.com/~lco/Task_Continuity/TC%20in%20a%20nutshell.pdf TC In a nutshell 1-pager (PDF)]
*** [http://people.mozilla.com/~lco/Task_Continuity/130521%20Summary-Task%20Continuity%20Themes.pdf Summary presentation]; [http://people.mozilla.com/~lco/Task_Continuity/130520%20Themes-Task%20Continuity.pdf Full document]
*** [http://people.mozilla.com/~lco/Task_Continuity/130524%20Concepts-Task%20Continuity.pdf EXAMPLE concepts] - not actual proposals


== '''Market Insights from the Product Marketing Strategy Team'''  ==
== '''Market Insights from the Product Marketing Strategy Team'''  ==
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== Marketing, Press &amp; Public Reaction  ==
== Marketing, Press &amp; Public Reaction  ==
* Engagement has moved to the second floor of SFO
* Australis -- Research Kickoff this morning
* CVP -- talking to vendors and reviewing vendor the initial proposals
* SEO -- Vendor selection phase
* First Run Testing -- initial results find users more interested in features vs. brand


== Questions, Comments, FYI ==
== Questions, Comments, FYI ==


== Actions this week ==
== Actions this week ==
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