Firefox OS Intro

Introduction

Ran Ben AharonFront End lead at

Once upon a time..

The big ideaThe web as a mobile platform.

Open and powerful.

First wave

Availability

Brazil, Colombia, Hungary, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Spain and Venezuela

Operators

América Móvil, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Hutchison Three Group, KDDI, KT, MegaFon, Qtel, SingTel, Smart, Sprint, Telecom Italia Group, Telefónica,

Telenor, TMN and VimpelCom

Manufacturers

Alcatel (TCL), LG and ZTE

Architecture

Creating apps

Development Guidelines

• Building Blocks http://buildingfirefoxos.com

• Web APIs https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI

• Permission-based APIs

Submission and Distribution

• Packaged vs Hosted https://marketplace.firefox.com/developers/docs/quick_start

• Firefox Marketplace https://marketplace.firefox.com/

Tools and Testing

• Simulatorhttps://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-os-simulator/

• Emulatorhttps://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox_OS/Using_the_B2G_emulators

• Console logging

• Remote debugging

• Device

Developer previews

• Keon 99$

• Peak 149$

Ran Ben AharonFront End lead at

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