FireFox OS

1. Prepared by- Amage Prashant Guided by- Prof N.A.Dhawas
Firefox OS
Presented by- Amage Prashant
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2. AGENDA1.Introduction
2.Presentation topic
3.Existing Technique
4.Drawbacks of Existing technique
5.Firefox OS
6.Working of Firefox
7.Application
8.Conclusion
9.Reference
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3. 1.Introduction
Firefox OS is an open source mobile operating
system from Mozilla, based on Linux and powered by
Mozilla's Gecko technology.
Firefox OS. Referred to as Boot 2 Gecko or B2G
(codename).
On July 25, 2011, Dr. Andreas Gal, Director of
Research at Mozilla Corporation, announced the "Boot
to Gecko" Project (B2G) on the Mozilla.
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4. The idea behind Firefox OS is simple: building apps
for the mobile web using exactly the same tools and
languages as the desktop web.
Simply it's a Web App transformed in User Interface
for your Smartphone.
Firefox OS is simple to create and work on. It is
completely based on HTML5 and CSS3 just like a
browser running on your phone.
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5. 2.Presentation Topics
Gecko:
Application runtime. Networking stack, graphics stack,
layout engine, a JS
virtual machine, and porting layers, etc.
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Gonk:
A linux kernel, hardware abstraction layer, a porting
target of Gecko.

6. Web APIs :-
Hosted apps
Privileged apps
Certified apps
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Gaia:
User interface application written in HTML on the top
of the software
stack. (mozChromeEvent and mozContentEvent)

7. 3.Existing Techniques
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8. 4. Drawback of Existing
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9. - Open source mobile operating system from
Mozilla.
- Boot 2 Gecko or B2G.
- Firefox OS is simple to create and work on.
- It is completely based on
HTML5 and CSS3.
-Very affordable hardware
What it is…
5.Firefox OS
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10. What it is not…
- Another “walled garden”
-A new ecosystem (it’s the web!)
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11. -Firefox OS has been officially launched on 2nd
July in Spain !
- ZTE Open handset
Manufacturers
Alcatel (TCL), LG and ZTE
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13. -Firefox OS has been officially launched on 12nd July
in Poland !
- Alcatel One touch fire handset
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15. Sony preparing to launch first Firefox OS phone in
India.
first handset on Xperia E
Sony has already released a ROM of Firefox OS for
the Xperia aimed at developers and enthusiasts.
Mobile partners & Hardware partners.
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16. Firefox OS Layers…
6.Working of Firefox
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17. Gonk
Lower level operating system, consisting of a Linux
kernel and Hardware.
Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL).
Exposes hardware API to Gecko.
Gonk provides service-level daemons that handle
Gecko requests for mobile phone functionality and
execute commands on the underlying device.
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18. Gecko
Gecko is the name of the layout engine developed by the
Mozilla Project.
began at Netscape in 1997
It was originally named NGLayout.
Gecko's function is to read web content, such as HTML, CSS,
XUL, JavaScript, and render it on user's screen or print it.
In XUL-based applications Gecko is used to render the
application's user interface as well.
Gecko is used in many applications, including a few browsers,
such as Firefox, SeaMonkey, etc.
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19. Gaia
Gaia is the user interface level of Firefox OS.
Everything that appears on the screen after Firefox OS
starts up is drawn by Gaia, including the lock screen,
home screen, dialer, and other applications.
Gaia is written entirely in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Its
only interface to the underlying operating system and
hardware is through standard Web APIs, which are
implemented by Gecko.
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22. Hosted
Privileged
Certified
Web APIs
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23. Web APIs (hosted apps)
•Vibration API
•Geolocation API
•Open WebApps
•Battery Status API
•Push Notifications API
•WebPayment
•Mouse Lock API
•Alarm API
•WebFM API / FMRadio
•IndexedDB
•Proximity sensor
•Network Information API
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24. Web APIs (privileged apps)
•Device Storage API
•Browser API
•TCP Socket API
•systemXHR
•Contacts API
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25. Web APIs (certified apps)
•WebTelephony
•Idle API
•Power Management API
•Wi-Fi Information API
•Camera API
•Attention screen
•Permissions API
•WebSMS
•Settings API
•Mobile Connection API
•WebBluetooth
•Network Stats API
•Time/Clock API
•Voicemail
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27. Screenshots
Home Screen
Calender
Firefox Marketplace
Phone Everything.me Clock
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28. 7.Applications
• Growing numbers of APPLICATIONS.
• Ease access through default firefoxOS MARKETPLACE.
• Existing development tools
• OS is totally OPEN-SOURCE under Mozilla Foundation's motivation.
• Works fine offline, too :-)
• Optimize apps (and web rendering!) for low-end devices
• Apps can be deployed freely
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29. … I think the biggest mistake that we made, as a
company , is betting too much on HTML5 as opposed
to native…because it just wasn’t there.
- Mark Zuckerberg, 2012
… And it's not that HTML5 is bad. I'm actually, on
longterm,really excited about it.
-Mark Zuckerberg, 2012
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30. 8.Conclusion
From this we conclude that Firefox OS phones are
different.
They’re made by a huge global community and are the
only smartphones that understand and deliver what you
want and need.
It is easier to make an application in Firefox OS than any
other OS.
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31. 9.Referances
http://mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/os
http://marketplace.firefox.com
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