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  1. Open Web Apps feedback: Consolidating our channels

    • by • Apps, Feedback channels • 5 comments

    In August 2014 we announced the opening of a new feedback channel for web apps on UserVoice. It has led to some good discussions and here are a few highlights: This post showed the importance of the nascent FileSystem API. A suggestion about background services Read more…

  2. Introducing node-firefox

    • by • Apps, Developer Tools, Featured Article, Firefox OS, Node.js • 13 comments

    NOTE: we presented this project last Sunday at FOSDEM, but not everyone could make it to Brussels, so here’s a post explaining what node-firefox is and how can it help you superturbocharge your Firefox OS app development! At Mozilla we’re always looking for ways in Read more…

  3. Creating a mobile app from a simple HTML site

    • by and • Apps, Brick, Cordova, Device APIs, Firefox OS • 12 comments

    This article is a simple tutorial designed to teach you some fundamental skills for creating cross platform web applications. You will build a sample School Plan app, which will provide a dynamic “app-like” experience across many different platforms and work offline. It will use Apache Read more…

  4. The Missing SDK For Hybrid App Development

    • by and • Apps, Developer Tools, Firefox OS, Mobile • 7 comments

    Hybrid vs. native: The debate has gone on, and will go on, for ages. Each form of app development has its pros and cons, and an examination of the key differences between the two methods reveals that a flat correlation is like comparing apples to Read more…

  5. Introducing fxpay for in-app payments

    • by • Apps, Firefox OS, Payments • 1 comment

    A while ago Mozilla announced navigator.mozPay() for accepting payments on Firefox OS. This was our first step toward helping developers do commerce on the web. It solved the problem of processing payments but what about the rest? Today we’re announcing an early peek at fxpay, Read more…

  6. Enabling Voice Input into the Open Web and Firefox OS

    • by and • Apps, Featured Article, Firefox OS • 14 comments

    With the advent of smartphones triggered by iPhone in 2007, Touch became the primary mode of input for interacting with these devices. And now with the advent of wearables (and other hands-free technologies that existed before), Voice is becoming another key method of input. The Read more…

  7. Webapplate – Maintainable web app template for Firefox OS and Chrome Apps

    • by and • Apps, Firefox OS • 14 comments

    There are many powerful tools and technologies surrounding the Web, and we can reuse them to develop cross platform mobile and desktop apps, especially in light of installable apps appearing on platforms such as Firefox OS. This article looks at the best way to do Read more…

  8. PhoneGap Developer App preview for Firefox OS

    • by • Apps, Debugging, Featured Article, Firefox OS, Tools • 9 comments

    The cross-platform team at Mozilla is always looking for ways to improve how developers build apps with open web standards. We consider Cordova and PhoneGap to be great tools to achieve that. We are excited to work on improving support for PhoneGap by getting the Read more…

  9. Launching Open Web Apps feedback channels – help us make the web better!

    • by • Apps, Featured Article, Feedback channels, Web Developers • 4 comments

    About three months ago we launched a feedback channel for the Firefox Developer Tools, and since it was a great success, we’re happy announce a new one for Open Web Apps! For Developer Tools, we have, and keep on getting, excellent suggestions at http://mzl.la/devtools, which Read more…

  10. Time to get hacking – Introducing Rec Room

    • by • Apps, Firefox OS, JavaScript • 23 comments

    It’s no secret that the best frameworks and tools are extracted, not created out of thin air. Since launching Firefox OS, Mozilla has been approached by countless app developers and web developers with a simple question: “How do I make apps for Firefox OS?” The Read more…