A week late, but here's a quick look at what we'll be focusing on for the Fx37 Nightly Cycle:
== Firefox for Android == * Tablet Refresh: Final cleanup work is happening and is expected to be uplifted to Fx36 * Spitting the APK: Work to create a Gingerbread APK and an Everything Else APK is very close to landing. This work should make it easier to install Firefox on low-storage-space devices. * Password Manager & Related: A new Password Manager just landed in Fx37 and will continue to receive improvements over the Fx37 cycle. The code is currently behind a Nightly build flag and will remain as such until the feature reaches release-quality. * Open URL in Background: This is a follow-on to the new Share Overlay feature. The feature will allow people to open URLs from external applications in Firefox without leaving the application. When you're finished using the application, you can switch to Firefox and read the queued links. * Tracking Protection: Fx37 has a new setting, which enables Tracking Protection in Firefox for Android. We'll need to wait and see if this feature will ride the trains or not. It is behind a Nightly build flag and may require some additional Doorhanger tweaks. Fx36 Accomplishments * Tablet Refresh is very close to wrapping up and we are confident the new Tablet UI will ship in Fx36. * Reducing APK Size: Minifying JavaScript in the Omnijar, and Proguarding bundled libraries (Google Play Services and others) have yielded significant APK size reductions. == Firefox for iOS == Still early stages and Firefox for iOS is not yet mature enough to really function in a 6 week release cycle, but we can treat the 6 weeks cycles as iterations. Some of the focus for this iteration: * Creating a foundation for the Data Storage system. This system will work with the FxSync system as well as the application Front-end. It will also need to handle incoming data from Share Extensions. * Connecting the FxAccount and FxSync systems to the Data Storage system. * Connecting the Share Extensions to the Data Storage system. * Building out the Tabbed Browsing system and UI. * Adding capabilities to the LocationBar. * Planning the FHR metrics system.
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