Firefox
About Firefox
How people use the internet has evolved since Firefox was born, and we need to keep up. People deserve an independent agent that gives them control over their identity online and keeps them safe, and we can’t do that with just a browser alone anymore. Over the next three years, we will expand the reach of Firefox.
Firefox will be a browser, but it will also be a set of services and mobile apps. We will continue to improve our core experience, but we will introduce new ideas that would not happen without us. People will choose Firefox because it imbues them with super powers that they can’t get anywhere else. It will always work better than they expect. It will make being online better. We are at our best when the world follows our lead.
We are bad at following others. We will create the future and accelerate it. We are going to matter.
Teams & Products
- Firefox Desktop
- Firefox for Android
- Firefox for iOS
- Cloud Services
- Developer Services
- Developer Tools
- Firefox Onboarding
- Add-ons
Active Releases and Roadmaps
Firefox Desktop and Android
In Firefox Desktop, the first half of the year will bring multi-process to the general release for the very first time. Test Pilot will be relaunched as a way for release channel users to opt into experimental features for rapid iteration and feedback. One of these features will be the [1] (placeholder name) which is a searchable, more powerful view of user history.
In Firefox for Android, the first half of the year will focus on providing users with a quality browsing experience that incorporates interactions more in line with their expectations, while bringing relevant Web content to the user in a proactive and digestible way. This includes a revamp of our Top Sites, Bookmarks and other home panels, notifying users when a blog has been updated with new content, or reminding users of recently-saved bookmarks.
| Release Version | Target Ship Date | Roadmap | Release Highlights and Themes |
| 45 | March 8, 2016 | Desktop 45 Android 45 |
Desktop Release Notes Android Release Notes |
| 46 | April 19, 2016 | Desktop 46 Android 46 |
Beta Desktop Release Notes Beta Android Release Notes |
| 47 | June 7, 2016 | Desktop 47 Android 47 |
Aurora Desktop Release Notes Aurora Android Release Notes |
| 48 | Aug 2, 2016 | Desktop 48 Android 48 |
We continue to focus on quality in 48 by addressing several media related Web compat issues. We will also phasing out support for Gingerbread users with no further updates available after the this release. Our improved content model will take further shape by migrating the reading list to the Bookmarks panel. We finally bring push notifications to Android. Another delightful engagement feature are content notifications for infrequent bookmarked web content. Many of our users take screenshots of web content and will therefore provide the ability to save screenshots within the app to help users revisit content quicker. We continue our support of progressive apps which includes notification to add frequently visited websites to the home screen. Firefox 48 will also better protect users from malware in downloaded Web files by alerting users when a download is Potentially Unwanted or Uncommon. |
Firefox for iOS
In Firefox for iOS, the first half of the year is about incorporating direct user feedback since its launch in November. This includes beefing up bookmarks management, refining how users navigate around the app, as well as integrating more iOS functionality.
| Release Version | Target Ship Date | Roadmap | Release Highlights and Themes |
| v2.0 | Feb 18th, 2016 | iOS 2.0 |
This release includes improvements to manage passwords and several important iOS integration features. The users can now access Firefox tabs from the home screen with 3D Touch and preview web pages without opening them. Spotlight Search provides easy access to most recent open tabs in search results. A new utility to find text in any webpage is accessible by either long-pressing on a text item or explicitly launching “Find in Page” from the “Share” menu. User can also view, edit or delete saved logins from a signed in FxA account. To highlight and educate users on new features, a new tab opens on app update showing new functionality. For more information, please check What’s new in Firefox for iOS 2.0. |
| v3.0 | Late March target | iOS 3.0 |
This release augments the Firefox for iOS app with several usability and security improvements. New users benefit from an updated list of popular web sites available on the home screen, which are easily removable. We provided autocompletion for most-popular web addresses so the user can quickly find the websites they are looking for with less typing. The browser now handles all links to Apple Maps and many third-party applications like Twitter. To keep users' passwords safer, the option to access logins through Passcode/TouchID has been introduced. For more information, please check What's New in Firefox for iOS 3.0. |
| v4.0 | Early May target |
Focus for iOS
| Release Version | Target Ship Date | Roadmap | Release Highlights and Themes |
| v1.1 | TBD | Focus 1.1 | The next release of Focus for iOS will allow users to disable content blocking, or "whitelist" a specific site. Users may wish to disable Focus on a site because parts of the site don't work with Focus disabled. Focus 1.1 will also allow users to report breakage for a site to Mozilla. Mozilla will investigate all breakage reports for technical and policy merits. |
Communications
Meetings & Notes
- Firefox Cross Functional Delivery [Meeting]
- Tues/Thurs Channel [Meeting]
- Mobile Engineering Meeting [Notes]
- Mobile Product Meeting [Notes]
- Desktop Development [Meeting]
IRC Channels
- #planning
- #onboarding