This post is just a mixed bag of add-on compatibility issues that developers should be aware of, most of which will be included in future compatibility updates in this blog, but are worth giving a heads up in advance. Asynchronous Places [21] A large number of Places APIs will be removed in Firefox 21, as… Continue reading
Firefox 19 will be released on February 19th. Here’s the list of changes that went into this version that can affect add-on compatibility. There is more information available in Firefox 19 for Developers, so you should read that too. General Remove XML Events. This is an obscure feature related to XForms, which was dropped long… Continue reading
I post these updates every 3 weeks to inform add-on developers about the status of the review queues, add-on compatibility, and other happenings in the add-ons world. In case you missed it, give 2012 in Add-on Reviews a look. It’s a good overview of what the review team did last year and how it compares… Continue reading
I post these updates every 3 weeks to inform add-on developers about the status of the review queues, add-on compatibility, and other happenings in the add-ons world. In case you missed it, give 2012 in Add-on Reviews a look. It’s a good overview of what the review team did last year and how it compares… Continue reading
Firefox 18 will be released on the second week of January. Here’s the list of changes that went into Firefox 18 that can affect add-on compatibility. There is more information available in Firefox 18 for Developers, so you should read that too. General app:// protocol and XHR. If you load local resources using XHR and… Continue reading
I post these updates every 3 weeks to inform add-on developers about the status of the review queues, add-on compatibility, and other happenings in the add-ons world. The Review Queues Most nominations for full review are taking less than 3 weeks to review. Most updates are being reviewed within 2 weeks. Most preliminary reviews are… Continue reading
We introduced the Add-on Guidelines a few months ago, setting a common bar all add-ons need to pass, regardless of whether they are hosted on AMO or not. We also promised a more permanent location for them, which is now set up at MDN: Add-on Guidelines. This doesn’t change their enforcement in any way. These… Continue reading
I post these updates every 3 weeks to inform add-on developers about the status of the review queues, add-on compatibility, and other happenings in the add-ons world. The Review Queues Most nominations for full review are taking less than 2 weeks to review. Most updates are being reviewed within 1 week. Most preliminary reviews are… Continue reading
Firefox 17 will be released on November 20th. Here’s the list of changes that went into Firefox 17 that can affect add-on compatibility. There is more information available in Firefox 17 for Developers, so you should read that too. General Flip __exposedProps__ to default-safe. We have been talking about this upcoming change for a while.… Continue reading
I post these updates every 3 weeks to inform add-on developers about the status of the review queues, add-on compatibility, and other happenings in the add-ons world. The Review Queues Most nominations for full review are taking less than 2 weeks to review. Most updates are being reviewed within 5 days. Most preliminary reviews are… Continue reading
