Firefox OS is a discontinued open-source operating system – made for smartphones, tablet computers and smart TVs – designed by Mozilla and external contributors. It is based on the rendering engine of the Firefox web browser, Gecko, and on the Linux kernel. It was first commercially released in 2013. Firefox OS was designed to provide a complete, community-based alternative operating system, for running web applications directly or those installed from an application marketplace. Firefox OS (project name: Boot to Gecko, also known as B2G) is a discontinued open-source operating system – made for smartphones, tablet computers and smart TVs – designed by Mozilla and external contributors. Jan 20, 2016 Firefox OS TVs only allow for 'hosted' apps (you provide a URL where the app lives) and not 'packaged' apps (a.zip file with all of the app's assets), however to test your app on the TV, you'll need to load the app a packaged app within the WebIDE. See full list on developer.mozilla.org.

1. Firefox Os Tv Iptv
2. Firefox For Android Tv

Fire OS is the operating system that runs Amazon's Fire TV and tablets. Fire OS is a fork of Android, so if your app runs on Android, it will most likely run on Amazon's Fire devices too. You can quickly check your app's compatibility with Amazon through the App Testing Service. As a developer, you might not have to adjust your Android code at all to publish your app on Amazon's platform.

Fire OS Versions

There are three versions of Fire OS:

• Fire OS 7: Based on Android 9 (Pie, API level 28). See Developing for Fire OS 7 for more details.
• Fire OS 6: Based on Android 7.1 (Nougat, API level 25). See Developing for Fire OS 6 for more details.
• Fire OS 5: Based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop, API level 22)

The following table shows which Fire TV device runs which Fire OS version.

Firefox Os Tv Iptv

See Device Specifications for Fire TV for more specification information.

Firefox For Android Tv

Most Fire devices receive over-the-air updates to get Fire OS updates automatically. Not every Fire device receives a push of the same Fire OS version at the same time. The updates often roll out to different devices at different times.

You can see your version of Fire OS by going to Settings > Device > Fire TV and looking at the 'Software Version' details. Release notes for Fire OS versions are provided in Amazon Fire TV Device Software Updates in the Fire TV end-user documentation.

Differences in Services

At the core, both Fire OS and Android share the same foundation. The main way Fire OS differs from Android is in the services. Instead of using Google's services (for activities such as browsing, location, messaging, payments, and so on), Fire OS might use Amazon's services. Most notably, Amazon uses the Amazon Appstore to list your app while Google uses Google Play Store.

If your Android app connects into Google services, porting your Android app to the Fire OS platform may require you to tap into Amazon services instead.

When you're building your app, follow the standard Android documentation. Where there are differences to account for with Amazon's Fire OS platform, they're noted in the documentation on this site.

The goal is to provide as much parity as possible with Android (minus Google's services) so that you don't have to learn another development platform or make changes to your existing Android app.

The following table contrasts services from Google with similar services from Amazon.

Last updated: Jun 30, 2017

One of my responsibilities in my new role in Partner Engineering at Mozilla is testing HTML5-powered apps and games on Panasonic televisions. The television in my office, a beautiful 60' 4K Ultra HD beast, is the perfect device for the job. But how do I get the app from my local computer to the television for testing? This blog post will walk you through the process of testing your HTML5 app on Firefox OS-powered televisions.

It's important to note before we get started that using the browser app to view a URL isn't the same, as the app isn't in 'highlight mode' and the browser chrome takes up real estate.

Step 1: Use the Firefox Web Developer WebIDE to Connect to Television

Firefox's awesome Developer Tools provides a WebIDE which features a 'Remote Runtime' functionality. This remote runtime allows you to connect your desktop computer to your Firefox OS television via IP. I wont repeat the documentation on how to do connect to the TV, I'll instead point you to this article on MDN: How to connect WebIDE to TV. The article on MDN walks you through, with screenshots, how to connect to the TV.

Step 2: Sideload the App as a Packaged App

Firefox OS TVs only allow for 'hosted' apps (you provide a URL where the app lives) and not 'packaged' apps (a .zip file with all of the app's assets), however to test your app on the TV, you'll need to load the app a packaged app within the WebIDE. Weird, right? The packaged app will be incredibly simple and I'll even provide you the template:

You only need to make a few changes:

• Open app.js and change the window.location address to the address of your hosted app
• Open webapp.manifest and provide an app name as you'd like it to appear on the TV

That's all you need to do, though you may also want to also provide a real app icon image.

With the packaged app in place, and assuming you've connected the WebIDE Remote Runtime to the TV, click 'Open Packaged App...' and select your app directory. You'll see the information loaded like this:

Once the app information has loaded in WebIDE, you can click the 'play' icon to 'push' the app to your TV. The app will instantly launch on the television when you press the play icon. If you go to the Firefox OS home screen for the TV, you will see the app name and icon; you can open the app on the TV from that point forward. If you make changes to the app, simple press the 'play' icon again and the app will be re-installed on your TV!