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Firefox OS

  • 26-02-2013 4:11pm
    #1
    hardCopy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭


    Has anybody seen this news: http://mashable.com/2013/02/25/firefox-mobile-os/

    Firefox have released an Open Source, HTML5 based OS for smartphones, ZTE have announced they will be using it.

    All the apps will be completely HTML based, even the native browser and launcher are HTML5. They say you won't have to install apps if you want to use them as a once-off, presumably you can install them for offline use if you need to.

    I'm not sure I see a place for it in the current smartphone space but apparently they plan to target emerging markets.

    I don't think sites designed for mobile are a substitute for a well designed native apps so I can't see this being as easy to use as an Android or IOS devce.


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  • #2
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    The impression I get is that it will be similar to WebOS, where the apps are written in HTML5 but downloaded and run locally, and use Javascript extensions to access native device functionality (Camera, Bluetooth, GPS etc). It works very well for WebOS apps, they do look and feel very much like native apps and have all the functionality you would expect, definitely a leap above a standard mobile web page. Performance seemed decent too for the most part, opening and closing could be a little sluggish, but that improved a lot over the short time it was supported by HP.

    It could work quite well, but it's a crowded market at the moment and it's hard to see what advantage this would have over the others.


  • #3
    justsomebloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    As it isn't controlled by Google manufacturers will get behind it. With Google bringing out there own cheaper line they will want something else as a safety


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