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And, outside of all these channels, you can always check out [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/getinvolved/ http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/getinvolved/] to get involved, to contribute your ideas and questions, to connect with our team and with the Firefox Home community. Feel free to contact me directly at [mailto:tarend@mozilla.com tarend@mozilla.com].<br> | And, outside of all these channels, you can always check out [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/getinvolved/ http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/getinvolved/] to get involved, to contribute your ideas and questions, to connect with our team and with the Firefox Home community. Feel free to contact me directly at [mailto:tarend@mozilla.com tarend@mozilla.com].<br> | ||
== Product Roadmap 2011 == | == Product Roadmap 2011 == | ||
This is a proposed market delivery schedule based on the example project work laid out in previous sections. Please note that features and time lines are projections and a basis for discussion, not a final commitment to a specific delivery date or release sequence. Actual releases, sequence and combination of features are subject to change: | |||
'''Home becomes Web App with native iPhone and iPad wrapper''' | |||
Platforms<br> | |||
*iPhone, iPad | |||
Features<br> | |||
*Same functionality as 1.0 | |||
*New visual design - awesome list turns into search field + interactive app/web page icons or tiles; optimized user experience for iPad<br> | |||
*Access to history, bookmarks(?), remote tabs; access listings quickly through the Awesome Bar<br> | |||
*Managing unencrypted data | |||
*New server design - to support switch to web services | |||
*Mozilla ID log in - integration with Mozilla’s new identity service for secure and easy single-signon with your iPhone or iPad<br> | |||
Action<br> | |||
*Publish Privacy Policy | |||
*Detail out and document sync encryption<br> | |||
Optional: | |||
*Personas | |||
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'''Expand platforms, enhance visuals''' <br>Show more data to help the user make decisions on what they want to tap on | |||
'''Platforms'''<br> | |||
*Added support for currently unsupported devices like Symbian, Blackberry (web only); Android, iPhone, iPad (web and native app) | |||
Features<br> | |||
*Badging: home icons show realtime information, e.g. #unread messages | |||
*Pull in feeds, e.g. for up-to-date news from sites (e.g. CNN latest news, GMail unread messages, weather, etc.) | |||
*Add passwords and user ids to sync data for even less typing | |||
*Account creation (integration with Mozilla ID) | |||
*Use more data for better awesome results: context information like location, time of day, day of week, etc. | |||
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'''Make Home more Social''' | |||
Features<br> | |||
*New sharing mechanisms | |||
*mozilla sharing platform integration | |||
*direct from facebook, twitter | |||
*Use more data for better awesome results: location, search results, followed links | |||
*Integrate contacts / social graph based on own services (Mozilla Contacts, F1) and external services (Facebook, Google, etc.) | |||
'''Provide direct link with sites and additional data''' | |||
Platforms<br> | |||
*Home supports Desktop (web version) | |||
Features<br> | |||
*Widgets on Home Screen pull in live info from web sources (e.g. show latest CNN news or ESPN scores) | |||
*Integrate with other services like Mozilla Add-ons (AMO, addons.mozilla.com), snippet server, contacts, stumble-upon, etc. | |||
*Go from a pull model to a push model - allowing web services to actively push data to users based on new web standards | |||
Action<br> | |||
*Publish a manifest for widgets; describe how sites can push information to us | |||
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'''Home integrates with Firefox for mobile''' | |||
Platforms | |||
*All Platforms that run Firefox for mobile - currently this is Android and Nokia’s Maemo | |||
Features<br> | |||
*Show all new visual features of Firefox Home within the Firefox for mobile browser with the same look & feel | |||
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'''Web App support''' | |||
Platforms<br> | |||
*all supported platforms | |||
Features<br> | |||
*Integration of Web Apps into Awesome Screen (e.g. search for "Scrabble" shows relevant browsing history, web search results and also matching web apps)<br> | |||
*Ability to launch web applications | |||
*Use as mechanism for other data (e.g. google docs, contacts, etc) - find data through apps | |||
*Discoverability of web apps? (e.g. store/search/purchasing) | |||
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'''Longer-term ideas and research'''<br> | |||
*Embedded systems in cars, TVs | |||
*Launcher that supports web apps for all of your applications, phone, dialing, video chat, etc. | |||
*Support “add-ons” in the home server<br> | |||
*secure multi-user concept | |||
*Master Password - managing web-based JPAKE - Introduce master password as part of “Mozilla ID” | |||
*Multi-Device and seemless intergration / sync<br> | |||
*read / write from mobile device | |||
*Home becomes mobile device home screen<br> | |||
== Looking (way) beyond 2011 == | == Looking (way) beyond 2011 == | ||