Mobile/iOS PRD

FxI: Supporting iOS

• Firefox for Mobile Roadmap 2012-2013

Key Selling Points

1. Expanding support to a new platform: iOS

Value Proposition

Expanding our TAM

Market Considerations

• Numbers
• Impact of not using our own JS engine
• Ability to re-use the supporting platform for other products
  • Numbers
• Ability to manage active daily users
  • Can a non-Safari browser be set as default?

Product & Feature Requirements

• All functionality for Fx on Android should work on Fx for iOS

Using Fx JS engine

• Not possible - would not pass Apple store requirements

Using webkit

• Man hours:
• Would pass Apple store requirements
• Market acceptance?
• What makes Firefox 'Firefox'
• $$ considerations

Using Proxy Server

• Man hours:
• Would pass Apple store requirements?
• Re-used elsewhere?
• $$ considerations

Quality Criteria

1. Start-up time not perceptibly slower than Fx on Android
2. Start-up time not perceptibly slower than Safari
3. APK size no larger than Fx on Android
4. All functional test cases that run on Fx for Android pass on iOS

System Requirements

Phones

• OS: iOS 4(?) and up
• Chipset/MHz:
• RAM:
• Display:
• Other:

Tablets

• OS: iOS iPad
• Chipset/MHz:
• RAM:
• Display:
• Other:

Change History

Last updated: 2013/01/02

• 2012/12/31 - Karen - structure & questions to be answered