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==== Q. Where will applications be hosted if marketplace is shut down? ==== | ==== Q. Where will applications be hosted if marketplace is shut down? ==== | ||
Marketplace is not shutting down. Packaged apps will continue to be hosted on Marketplace and continue to serve Firefox OS users at least until January 2018. Future plans will be reviewed around mid-2017. | Marketplace is not shutting down. Packaged apps will continue to be hosted on Marketplace and continue to serve Firefox OS users at least until January 2018. Future plans will be reviewed around mid-2017. | ||
==== Q. If I am a developer with a paid app or have in-app payments in my app, what should I do? ==== | |||
The app will be disabled by the end of March 2016 since Marketplace will no longer support payments. You have several choices: you can make your app free, you can use another payment provider for in-app payments, or you can do nothing and keep your app disabled. | |||
To change your app to free, login to the [https://marketplace.firefox.com/developers the develop 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. | |||
Revision as of 05:03, 4 February 2016
The Future of Marketplace FAQ
Q. What does it mean for applications already in Firefox Marketplace?
Applications in Marketplace will continue to work on Firefox OS devices. If the app is not listed as compatible with Firefox OS, it will be disabled (not listed in the catalog), but still accessible to the owner on the developer portal.
Q. What does it mean for new applications submitted to marketplace?
Marketplace will discontinue submission of apps for Desktop, Android and Tablets. It will also remove the Paid Apps options to the submission process. We will continue to review apps submitted for Firefox OS. We will also discontinue the special submission process for China and for low memory devices.
Q. Where will applications be hosted if marketplace is shut down?
Marketplace is not shutting down. Packaged apps will continue to be hosted on Marketplace and continue to serve Firefox OS users at least until January 2018. Future plans will be reviewed around mid-2017.
Q. If I am a developer with a paid app or have in-app payments in my app, what should I do?
The app will be disabled by the end of March 2016 since Marketplace will no longer support payments. You have several choices: you can make your app free, you can use another payment provider for in-app payments, or you can do nothing and keep your app disabled.
To change your app to free, login to the the develop 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.