[2024]Digital Global Overview Report 2024 Meltwater.pdf
Michael Schneider Telefónica I+D
1. TELEFÓNICA AND
FIREFOXOS
“A LOVE STORY”
MIGUEL SCHNEIDER - @miguelschneider
TELEFÓNICA, FIREFOX OS DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT &
ENGINEERING
DANIEL COLOMA - @danielcoloma
TELEFÓNICA, FIREFOX OS HEAD OF ENGINEERING
2. THE WORLD IN 2010
Hardware
Software
Services
PROLIFERATION OF
VERTICAL SOLUTIONS
3. TWO STRONG AND CLOSED ECOSYSTEMS
CONTRASTING WITH THE
WEB OPENNESS
14. KEY IDEA: THE THINNER, THE BETTER
“TYPICAL “ SMARTPHONE
ARCHITECTURE
NEW HTML5-PHONE
ARCHITECTURE
Web Browser / Platform
Native APIs-based UX
APIs
Kernel
Device
BRINGING FULL BROWSING
EXPERIENCE TO CHEAP DEVICES
BASED ON THIS ARCHITECTURE IS
DIFFICULT
Web-Based UX /
Web Content
Fully Web-based Experience:
Simple UX creation process
Web Engine / APIs
Zero single-vendor APIs: Fully
Open Standard Based
Kernel
Device
LESS IS MORE: REMOVING A
LAYER AND HENCE IMPROVING
SCALABILITY ACROSS DIFFERENT
DEVICE TIERS
Based in already existing
drivers (e.g. Android drivers):
Low portability effort
Working with multiple chipset
vendors and OEMs
16. NEEDED TO EXPAND HTML5
Presentation
SVG
CSS3
Orientation
WebSockets
XHR
Web APIs
Video
Audio
IndexedDB Geolocation Web Workers
Core
Capabilities
DOM Core
JavaScript
WebStorage
XML
HTML
DOM Events
What the formal
HTML5 spec includes
is only this subset.
The rest is part of
other specifications
LOTS OF MISSING APIS
17. LET’S TRY TO DO IT IN WEBKIT?
GOOGLE REPLY TO SAMSUNG SUGGESTION
TO ADD A CALENDAR API FOR WEBKIT
My sense is that WebKit should not implement
calendar or the other related device APIs at this
time. Instead, we should address these use cases
using the more extensible, web-friendly URLbased approach. (1)
(1) http://www.mail-archive.com/webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org/msg16064.html
18. IS WEBKIT REALLY OPEN?
WEBKIT INCLUDES ALL THE COMPONENTS REQUIRED TO BUILD A BROWSER
...powered by WebKit
ALTHOUGH OPEN SOURCE, IT IS DE-FACTO “GOVERNED” BY TWO COMPANIES
15000
10000
5000
0
11940
6821
2372
486
1738
Contributions to WebKit (Nov’10-Nov’11)
Others
RIM 14
7
Nokia
9
Apple
42
Google
31
Number of WebKit Reviewers (Nov’11)
NEEDED AN
ALTERNATIVE
21. THE BEST POSSIBLE PARTNER…
Then… why HTML5 has
not happened?
•
TO ACHIEVE OUR TARGETS
•
•
•
•
Poor performance of mobile
browsers (WebKit) compared to
native apps in iOS or Android
(Apple and Google are main
contributors to WebKit and are
not incentivize to improve it)
Lack of offline capabilities for Web
apps (we cannot assume always
on connectivity on mobile)
Lack of APIs to access device
resources (GPS, Camera, comms
stack, device sensors, etc)
Lack of powerful authoring and
development tools
Lack of discoverability tools for
users and monetization model for
developers (i.e. AppStores)
compared to native platforms
26. ONE YEAR TO DELIVER A NEW MOBILE OS
TEF Digital
Investors Day
MWC
Boot2Gecko
is
announced
FEB
2012
MWC
OEMs and
Carriers
commitment
1st Public
Demo B2G
becomes
Firefox OS
MAY
2012
JULY
2012
Mozilla & Telefónica
agree on working in
only OS Version
SEPT
2013
Mozilla
dogfooding
program starts
FEB
2013
APRIL
2013
Geeksphone
Launch
JULY
2013
ZTE Open is
released by
TEF Spain
51. WE ENABLED WHAT OTHERS PUSHED
BACK
TELEPHONY, SMS, VIBRATION,
NOTIFICATION, PUSH, SETTINGS,
CONNECTION, GEOLOCATION,
DEVICE STORAGE, BATTERY,
ALARM, FM RADIO, CALENDAR,
USB, CAMERA, WEB ACTIVITIES…
EXAMPLES OF ADDED
APIS
58. V1.1 MAIN NEW FEATURES
FEATURES NOT INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS VERSION
59. V1.1
Homescreen: New landing page including the smart search bar
Direct access from the landing page
Search allows users to input a
search term ("query") and fill
the screen with related apps
These results include installed
apps, web apps, and
download suggestions from
Firefox' Marketplace.
60. V1.1
Push : New Operator friendly Push technology
FirefoxOS is improving the state of the art of PUSH technologies
Efficient: Mobile network friendly by avoiding Keep-Alive and open
connections improving the performance
Cost efficient to deploy notification server:
Easy to use
Open and standard solution (W3C, OMA) based on
web technologies
No developer registration: reduces developer
deployment costs
User is notified in the homescreen
The notifications are shown in the notification
center
61. V1.1
Communications: Messaging
UI Refresh and new features
Direct access to the
Dialer/Email/Browser from a message
Multi-recipient support
Multimedia Messaging
Image, audio, video files support
Media files attached from: video,
music, camera, gallery and wallpaper
Media files preview/ deletion
Auto retrieve (download) option
62. V1.1
Communications: Enriched contacts
Add contacts details (phone number, email…) from
a message, the call log or an email
Contact suggestions in
the dialer
Import contacts from
SD card, Gmail &
Outlook
63. V1.1
Productivity: Browser & E-mail
Browser
HTTP download support
Download content by tap & hold: images,
video & music
Email
Attachments support
Send images from the gallery,
wallpaper and camera
New media supported for received
attachments: videos and music
Draft support
64. V1.1
Other improvements
Improved file system support
Enable users to store files in the internal memory
(for devices with large internal memory)
Music
Searching songs, players, albums…
Task Manager
UI Refresh
Keyboard: Improved performance
New algorithm for text prediction and correction
65. V1.2 MAIN NEW FEATURES
FEATURES NOT INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS VERSION*
66. V1.2
Major changes in the core of the platform
Gaia
UI (WebApps)
Gecko
Application (Web)Runtime
Gonk
Linux Kernel
New platform (Gecko) version
Gecko 26 instead of Gecko 18
Almost a year of development (changes from Firefox 18 to
Firefox 26)
Several improvements in performance and stability
and new features
We can see 1.2 as FFOS v2.0 release!!!
67. V1.2
Communications: Dialer and call new features
Improved dialer design
Incoming call design: removing bouncing effect
Redial last number from dialer or BT headset
New supplementary services
Fixed dialing number (FDN) support
Conference calling support
More supplementary services support:
Calling Line Identification Restriction (CLIR)
Call Barring support
Call Hold and Call Waiting improvements
68. V1.2
Communications: Contacts and messaging
Contacts: Enhanced contacts management
Bluetooth contacts sharing based in VCARD
Export contacts to the USIM and media card
Better support for importing contacts (cancel importing,
performance improvements…)
Duplicate contacts management
Passive mode: Search for duplicate contacts automatically
while importing from any source and merge
Active mode (User interaction required): Search for
duplicate contacts from contact details and
adding/modifying contact windows and merge if users
agree)
Messaging
Silent SMS for Carrier Billing authentication
Landscape mode support for messaging application (*)
(*) GREY Still pending based on robustness criteria
69. V1.2
System:
Customization management: Single variant
Runtime Customization by SIM of App Preloads
Runtime Customization by SIM of Bookmark, Preloaded
Contacts, Support Contacts, Data Settings, Messaging
Settings, Cell Broadcast Settings, Default Language and
Voicemail
Platform enhancement
Graphics: Multi-resolution support (WVGA, qHD)
Audio: CE Audio volume warning
IME framework for enabling 3rd party keyboards installation
and management
Notifications: Enable developers for closing/replacing
notifications
Do not track 3 state setting to either “Do not track my
actions”, “I allow tracking”, or “I don’t have a preference”
Persona on first run
(*) GREY: Still pending based on robustness criteria
70. V1.2
Productivity:
Email
Email notifications support
Direct access to the email from the notification
Notifications grouping
Email sync internal settings
Enhanced attachment management
Email improvements: Message body format
(*) GREY: Still pending based on robustness criteria
71. V1.2
Other features
Media
Music player status on the status bar
Microphone API to enable voice recording, talking,
dictation.. Applications
Speakerout on FM Radio
Browser
Enhanced responsiveness/rendering
Telephony and connectivity
Wi-Fi/hybrid aGPS positioning
CDMA support
OMA CP
WAP Push
SIMTK improvements
Bluetooth A2DP and AVRCP support
(*) GREY: Still pending based on robustness criteria
72. V1.3 MAIN NEW FEATURES
FEATURES NOT INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS VERSION
73. V1.3
Main change: Starting Haida
Radically different user experience
September
2013
October
2013
November
2013
December
2013
January
2014
February
2014
March 2014
April 2014
May 2014
1.3
Edge gestures (Apps into sheets)
Browser Integration into System
E.me homescreen integration
MWC demo
1.4
Rocketbar (phase 1)
New Homescreen
This version will activate the full
Haida concept.
1.5
Boosted Rocketbar
Search into e.me and
Marketplace
Search among exposed
Datastores
Opensearch
In-apps navigation with sheets
Replaceable Homescreen
Customizable Lockscreen
New UI
74. V1.3
But also some others big changes in the platform
CDMA
Enabling FxFOS for CDMA devices
Datastores API
Allow an application to create data that can be shared with multiple other applications
Allow multiple applications supply data to the same data store
Support read-only stores like facebook contacts.
Support read/write stores like built-in contacts.
Support keeping an application-local cache of a data store. I.e. enable getting notified about
changes to a data store so that the local cache can be kept up-to-date.
75. V1.3
Communications
SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS) basic support
SMS/MMS work completion
MMS Subject support
Draft mode support for SMS/MMS
MMS/SMS delivery reports
MMS/SMS forwarding
Send MMS to email
Messaging
Share web activity support in SMS/MMS: Share content with SMS/MMS
Landscape mode support
Display the received and sent time inside the SMS/MMS box
MMS support for VCard + VCal
(*) GREY: Still pending based on robustness criteria
76. V1.3
Communications
Dialer
Dialing directly from the call log
Information screen when a call is finished
Silence an incoming call with power button press
Call length on call log
Change call log length (based in number of days)
Call Barring notification
Notification handling
Dialer, SMS and MMS using the notification framework
Contacts
Delete multiple contacts
Datastore API integration
Support sharing of contacts via NFC
Undo contacts merge
(*) GREY: Still pending based on robustness criteria
77. V1.3
System
Customization management: Single variant
More customizable settings (Wi-Fi profile, ringtones, start up animation…)
Download Manager
Manage downloaded files: Open, delete…
Manage file download process (view progress, cancel…)
Identity
Integration with Firefox Account
First Time Usage login
Firefox Account in settings
Storage
SD card formatting
Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) support
Easy access to available options when connected to USB
Others
Notification progress indicator: Enable developers to display a progress indicator
Improved offline support
(*) GREY: Still pending based on robustness criteria
78. V1.3
System
Keyboard
Dynamic hit states
Improved input cursor movement
Text selection
Copy & Paste (text)
Bluetooth
Improved Bluetooth support (BlueDroid porting)
Inline pairing supported
Framework for 3rd parties to add new profiles
Human Interface Device Profile (HID) support
Multiple file transfer support
Easy to use Bluetooth settings
Others
Gaia improvements: New Windows Manager, app modularization…
FOTA improvements
IMEI control, Update message, error handling,
(*) GREY: Still pending based on robustness criteria
79. V1.3
Multimedia
Camera
Autofocus
Zoom in/out
Flash
Multi-resolution support: Camera capture size settings
Camera viewfinder cropping
Image size in camera viewfinder
Front/rear swap camera support
Self timer
Gallery
Rename/view file info
Folders support: Automatically sort content into folders giving options such
as month, place, file size or file type
Image rotation support
Slideshow mode support
Edit images directly from the Gallery
Automatic Image Enhancement
80. V1.3
Multimedia:
Video
Folders support
Visual warning when recording with low battery
Music
Access to music controls in notifications tray and lock screen
External Album art support
Platform enhancement
Video recording
System wide volume control
RTSP
Opus support
WebRTC
WebRTC-Audio support
WebRTC-p2p support
WebRTC-streaming support
Video PeerConnection calls
WebRTC + AudioRecording/VideoRecording
82. V1.3
Other features
Telephony and connectivity
EAP-SIM
WPA-EAP support
Seamless streaming network handoff
NFC platform support
Graphics
Azure/Moz2D
Browser
Performance enhancements
Specifying order of default bookmarks
Update URL bar and navigation chrome UX
Add view menu to toolbar
Download improvements
Integration into System
Removal of About page in Browser
Reader Mode
(*) GREY: Still pending based on robustness criteria
