Akshay Katyal

• Targeted at new, emerging markets
• Very affordable hardware
• No credit card needed - client billing
• Web technologies through and through
• 18 mobile partners, 4 hardware partners

What makes a great app?

        {
          "name": "My App",
          "description": "My elevator pitch goes here",
          "launch_path": "/",
          "icons": { "128": "/img/icon-128.png" },
          "developer": {
            "name": "Your name or organization",
            "url": "http://your-homepage-here.org"
          }
        }
      

App manifest

• Hosted apps - stored on your server, easy to upgrade, limited access.
• Privileged apps - reviewed by the App store, packaged and signed
• Certified apps - part of the OS, only by Mozilla and partners

App permissions

          var b = navigator.battery;
          if (b) {
            var level = Math.round(b.level * 100) + "%",
                charging = (b.charging) ? "" : "not ",
                chargeTime = parseInt(b.chargingTime / 60, 10),
                dischargeTime = parseInt(b.dischargingTime/60,10);
            b.addEventListener("levelchange", show);
            b.addEventListener("chargingchange", show);
            b.addEventListener("chargingtimechange", show);
            b.addEventListener("dischargingtimechange", show);
          }
        

          var contact = new mozContact();
          contact.init({name: "Christian"});
          var request = navigator.mozContacts.save(contact);
          request.onsuccess = function() {
            // contact generated
          };
          request.onerror = function() {
            // contact generation failed
          };
        

• configure
• costcontrol
• dial
• open
• pick
• record
• save-bookmark
• share
• view
• new, f.e type: “websms/sms” or “webcontacts/contact”

        var call = new MozActivity({
          name: "dial",
          data: {
            number: "+1804100100"
          }
        });
      

Building FirefoxOS

Firefox OS Boiler Plate app

https://marketplace.firefox.com/

      var installapp = navigator.mozApps.install(manifestURL);
      installapp.onsuccess = function(data) {
        // App is installed
      };
      installapp.onerror = function() {
       // App wasn't installed, info is in 
       // installapp.error.name
      };
      

• http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/os/
• https://marketplace.firefox.com/
• https://marketplace.firefox.com/developers/
• https://hacks.mozilla.org/category/firefox-os/
• https://hacks.mozilla.org/category/videoseries/
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mozilla/Firefox_OS
• https://wiki.mozilla.org/Identity/AttachedServices
• https://wiki.mozilla.org/Apps/WebRT
• IRC: #gaia #b2g #picl #openwebapps #introduction on Mozilla IRC Network

• Akshay Katyal
• http://github.com/MrDHat
• http://akshaykatyal.info/blog
• @MrDHat