{"id":646842,"date":"2013-03-14T16:16:53","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T20:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=220916"},"modified":"2013-03-14T16:16:53","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T20:16:53","slug":"firefox-os-simulator-3-0-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/646842","title":{"rendered":"Firefox OS Simulator 3.0 Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"

Late last year, Mozilla released Firefox OS simulator 1.0<\/a>. The preview software would give developers an idea of how Firefox OS looks when running on a mobile device while allowing them to develop apps for the HTML5-centric platform. It’s only been a few months since then, and Mozilla has already pushed out two new versions with the latest being made available this week.<\/p>\n

Mozilla announced that Firefox OS Simulator 3.0<\/a> is now available to developers. What sets this apart from previous Simulator builds beyond the obvious new features is that it’s a really early build that’s still “rough around the edges.” Still, Mozilla wants you, the developers, to have a go at it to help the team build the best product they can. <\/p>\n

Here’s what you can expect to see in version 3.0 of the Firefox OS Simulator: <\/p>\n

  • Push to Device<\/li>\n
  • Rotation simulation<\/li>\n
  • Basic geolocation API simulation<\/li>\n
  • Manifest validation<\/li>\n
  • Stability fixes for installation and updates to apps<\/li>\n
  • Newer versions of the Firefox rendering engine and Gaia (the UI for Firefox OS)<\/li>\n

    The most helpful update in version 3.0 is probably the ability to push apps to a device loaded with Firefox OS. Sony has recently released an experimental version of the mobile OS<\/a> for its Xperia E smartphone. With the latest version of the simulator, developers can now test apps on these devices to make sure they properly work in a true mobile environment. <\/p>\n

    If you want to try out the latest version of Firefox OS Simulator, you can grab it for Windows<\/a>, Mac<\/a> or Linux<\/a>. Be aware that it acts as an extension of Firefox so you’ll have to keep the browser open to play around with it. <\/p>\n

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