Mobile/Projects/Webfeed handling

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Full Query

ID	Priority	Summary	Status	Assigned to
852828	--	Add basic support for subscribing to feeds (RSS/Atom)	RESOLVED	Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)

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User stories

these aren't finished yet

v1

• As a user, I would like a simple way to subscribe to a web feed if one is available on a page I am visiting.
• As a user, I would like to be able to subscribe to webfeeds using any of the major online services.

v2

• As a user, I would like there to be some indication that the web page I'm visiting has a web feed available.
• As a user, I would like to be able to subscribe to a webfeed using any feedreader app I have installed on my device.
• As a user, I would like to be able to add other online feed services to the list of those I can use to subscribe, if it is not already included in the list of available services or apps.
• As a user, I would like to be able to add installed feedreader apps to the list of those I can use to subscribe, if it is not already included in the list of available services or apps.
• As a user, I would like feedreader apps to automatically be added to the list of available services and apps when I install the app on my device. (No idea if this is possible.)
• As a user, I would like to be able to remove all but one of the items from the list of available services and apps, so I can keep that list as compact as possible.
• As a user, if I have removed all but one of the items from the list of available services or apps, I would like feeds to be automatically sent to the remaining item, so I can reduce the number of steps I need to take by one.

v3

• As a user, I would like to use Firefox to subscribe to and read webfeeds, so I do not have to rely on another service or application.
• As a user, I would also like to have the option of using other services or apps for webfeeds, so Firefox should be added as an option on the available services & apps list and treated the same (removable, automatic if last item on the list, etc.)
• As a user, I would like my subscribed feeds to be available as a panel on my about:home screen, akin to the Reading List screen.
• As a user, I would like to be able to quickly add an item from my subscribed webfeeds to my Firefox reading list, so I can easily find and read it later.
• As a user, I would like any item I add to my reading list to be downloaded completely so I can read items on that list while I am offline, such as on a subway or in an airplane. (Technically a Reading List user story, I suppose.)
• As a user, I would like any item I add to my reading list to be automatically converted to "readable" mode, so I don't have to toggle it on when I go to read the article.
• As a user, I would like to be able to access the original (non-readability-reformatted) url/source of an item I have saved in my reading list. It is OK if I have to be online for this to be possible. I do not expect the content at the original URL/source to necessarily be the same as it was when I originally saved the page.
• As a user, I would like there to be a "magazine" or "newspaper" format for the most recent items in my subscribed webfeeds, so there's a more aesthetically-pleasing way to page through and view this content. Similar to Feedly or Flipboard, with pictures where available and lovely fonts & design.
• As a user, I would like Firefox to sync my subscribed feeds (and the read status of those feeds & items) between instances of Firefox where I have Sync enabled.
• As a user, I would like to be able to search my subscribed feeds for particular words or phrases, and have those words or phrases highlighted in the resulting items.
• As a user, I would like to be able to look at the feeds I am subscribed to individually or in aggregate.
• As a user, I would like unsubscribing from a particular feed in Firefox to be as easy as subscribing.
• As a user, I would like to tag my subscribed webfeeds with one or more keywords so I can separately look at the items from feeds with a particular tag. For example, if 4 of my 10 subscribed feeds are tagged as "photography", I should be able to select the "photography" tag and see only items from those 4 feeds. (Google Reader feed folders are similar.)

Research

• Why feed reading is an open web problem and what browsers could do about it