Accessibility in Firefox for Android

Accessibility in Firefox for Android

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Ongoing work…

Mozilla is more than Firefox

A new challenge

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A lot is at stake

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Unit Sales by OS in Q3 2012

Android 70.7%
iOS 15.7%
Blackberry 4.3%
bada 3.0%
Symbian 2.0%
Windows Phone 1.9%
Others 2.3%
TomiAhonen Consulting Estimates November 14, 2012 from vendor data and other sources

Android versions

Donut 0.2%
Eclair 2.2%
Froyo 8.1%
Gingerbread 45.6%
Honeycomb 1.3%
Ice Cream Sandwich 29.0%
Jelly Bean 13.6%
http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards

Android Accessibility

  • Gingerbread (2.3) and earlier - very basic
  • Ice Cream Sandwitch (4.0) - a bit better
  • Jelly Bean (4.1 & 4.2) - great

Firefox for Android

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  • Add-ons
  • Awesome Bar
  • Fast
  • HTML5
  • Mobile Audio & Video
  • Reader Mode
  • Security & Privacy
  • Sync

Firefox Accessibility Design

  • No setup
  • No required learning
  • Complete Talkback integration

First Round

Gingerbread
Gingerbread (2.3)
Ice Cream Sandwitch
Ice Cream Sandwitch (4.0)
Jelly Bean
Jelly Bean (4.2)
D-Pad Navigation
Explore By Touch
Gesture Navigation

Second Round

Gingerbread
Gingerbread (2.3)
Ice Cream Sandwitch
Ice Cream Sandwitch (4.0)
Jelly Bean
Jelly Bean (4.2)
D-Pad Navigation
Explore By Touch
Gesture Navigation
Keyboard Quick Navigation

Third Round

Gingerbread
Gingerbread (2.3)
Ice Cream Sandwitch
Ice Cream Sandwitch (4.0)
Jelly Bean
Jelly Bean (4.2)
D-Pad Navigation
Explore By Touch
Gesture Navigation
Keyboard Quick Navigation
Gesture Quick Navigation

Fourth Round

Gingerbread
Gingerbread (2.3)
Ice Cream Sandwitch
Ice Cream Sandwitch (4.0)
Jelly Bean
Jelly Bean (4.2)
D-Pad Navigation
Explore By Touch Explore By Touch
Gesture Navigation Gesture Navigation
Keyboard Quick Navigation
Gesture Quick Navigation

Demo

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Thanks

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