X-type ROCKS.
No, we haven't done a lot of testing of these apps on Android, we've been really focussed on testing them on Firefox OS up to now. BTW, which version of Firefox are you using? Bug fixes are coming in pretty fast lately,…
We are working closely with the Cordova team to align our API's with those existing plug-ins. Meanwhile, this approach lets your app take advantage of Gecko's awesome WebGL and JS performance, plus goodies like WebRTC…
in-app billing is coming soon, as is simple push; the other API's will appear on Firefox for Android (and therefore be available to these apps) on an API-by-API basis, see https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI some API's are…
The current code on Android relies on putting shortcuts on the Android homescreen, which has exactly the kind of shortcomings you mention. It was pretty easy to implement, but now we have to go back and do it right.
I've edited the article to point to some great stuff Mozilla are doing with the Cordova community, that work might lead to some possibilities on iOS.
I used my own app in the demo video; as you point out, it is hardly a paragon of responsive design! I think you'll find that properly written apps will behave a lot more as you hope/expect
Linux support for unprivileged apps is already shipping; Linux support for privileged apps should be in Firefox Nightly by the of the year
X-type ROCKS.
No, we haven't done a lot of testing of these apps on Android, we've been really focussed on testing them on Firefox OS up to now. BTW, which version of Firefox are you using? Bug fixes are coming in pretty fast lately,…
We are working closely with the Cordova team to align our API's with those existing plug-ins. Meanwhile, this approach lets your app take advantage of Gecko's awesome WebGL and JS performance, plus goodies like WebRTC…
in-app billing is coming soon, as is simple push; the other API's will appear on Firefox for Android (and therefore be available to these apps) on an API-by-API basis, see https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI some API's are…
The current code on Android relies on putting shortcuts on the Android homescreen, which has exactly the kind of shortcomings you mention. It was pretty easy to implement, but now we have to go back and do it right.
I've edited the article to point to some great stuff Mozilla are doing with the Cordova community, that work might lead to some possibilities on iOS.
I used my own app in the demo video; as you point out, it is hardly a paragon of responsive design! I think you'll find that properly written apps will behave a lot more as you hope/expect
Linux support for unprivileged apps is already shipping; Linux support for privileged apps should be in Firefox Nightly by the of the year