When the Android thread annotations such as @UiThread and @WorkerThread were announced, I was excited — I could rest assured that the compiler was on my side, ensuring I wasn’t causing performance hits by writing to disk from the UI thread…
Up until recently users granted permissions to apps when they installed or updated the apps. Beginning in Android 6.0 users now grant permissions to an app while the app is running — if supported…
Last week the Firefox for Android team got together in San Francisco for a hack week. Our goal was to make progress on projects related to increasing user engagement, particularly around saving and revisiting content. And progress was made!
One of our goals for Firefox for Android 42.0 was to create a kid and parent-friendly web experience (Project KinderFox / KidFox): The browser should be easy to use for a kid and at the same time parents want to be in control and decide what the kid…
