Hacking Firefox OS

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46 points·rnyman··10 comments

There are no phones available AFAIK yet. Only in development. You can emulate it. Which is not the easier from what i've tried

Is there a Firefox phone available? And for how much?

No, no phones for purchasing yet. They will, most likely, be available in the first half of next year. There are a few devices to test on for developers (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Boot_to_Gec...), but none are optimal for usage at this moment.

When it comes to testing, r2d2b2g (https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/10/r2d2b2g-an-experimental-pr...) is the best option for now (and tomorrow we at Mozilla will talk more about its future on Mozilla Hacks).

I was under the impression that the Galaxy Nexus was better supported -- I just ordered a Nexus 4 and was hoping to flash Firefox OS onto my old Galaxy Nexus...

It could work, but support for Nexus 4 would be very experimental. For that specific device, unless you really want an adventure, I'd recommend sticking to Android for now.

Thanks for those links. Very useful resources. Looking forward to digging in this weekend, though I'm a little bummed that I can't easily slap this on a rooted older (3.x) android phone for testing :D.

Sure thing! It could work on older models, but every model is different with different drivers as well, so tread carefully. :-)

It would be great if they targeted their initial sales towards cheaper markets/countries.

When devices are released, I hope they will be priced in an attractive manner.

doesn't sound like "hacking" so much as "using"

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