Firefox/Channels/Meetings/2024-08-22

Channel Meeting Details

• Thursdays at 7:30am Pacific Time
• Past meeting notes: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Channels/Meetings

Video/Teleconference Details

• Zoom Meeting ID: 536 097 768
• https://mozilla.zoom.us/j/536097768

Attendees

RyanVM, dsmith, dbarladeanu, cbaica, epopescu,ljanos, csasca, Mira, Aryx, dpop,

Schedule Update

• 129
  • Desktop 129.0.2 planned dot release live @ 100% rollout
  • Android Firefox/Focus/Klar 129.0.2 planned dot release live @ 25% rollout
    • Will likely bump to 100% later today if all looks good, delayed due to Play Store review lag
  • iOS Firefox/Focus/Klar 129.2 planned dot release is live with a phased rollout
  • No further dot releases on the radar before Fx130 go-live
• 130
  • Desktop 130.0b9 gtb tomorrow @ 100% rollout
    • This is the final build of the cycle
  • Android 130.0b9 gtb tomorrow @ 99% rollout
    • Bumping to 100% pending QA sign-off
  • Firefox iOS 130.0b9 gtb today
    • Available to external testers pending QA sign-off
  • Next week is the RC week
  • The deadline for Release Notes is 2024-08-27
• 131
  • Nightly updates paused due to bug 1914380, patch has landed, new nightlies on the way

Release Quality Metrics

• https://mozilla-hub.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FIREFOX/pages/277284167/Beta+Quality+Metrics
  • Numbers are a bit higher than this point in previous cycles, but expected given last week’s MozWeek

Desktop Stability

Nightly

crash incidence (% of users experiencing a crash): 2.50% (driven by Linux with 5.07%; Windows 1.60% and macOS 0.84%)

• no new frequent crashes

Beta

crash incidence: 2.47% (pp)

• no new frequent crashes

Release

crash incidence: 1.25% (driven by Linux with 2.61%; Windows 0.84%, macOS 0.29%)

• no new frequent crashes

Mobile Stability

QA

Nightly

• Nightly 131 feature testing - in progress, reports will be sent tomorrow EOD
• Nightly 131 top site web compatibility testing - in progress, no concerns

Beta

• Beta 130 functional testing (3 of 3) - in progress, no concerns, report will be sent tomorrow EOD
• Beta 130 exploratory testing - in progress, no concerns, report will be sent tomorrow EOD
• Beta 130 feature pre-release testing - reports were sent yesterday with green status

Mobile

• Android
  • Build Signoffs
  • Fenix & Focus
    • RC 129.0.2 - status GREEN
    • Beta 130.0b5 - status GREEN
    • Beta 130.0b6 - status GREEN
    • Beta 130.0b7 - status GREEN
    • Beta 130.0b8 - status GREEN
  • Feature Testing
    • [QA-2563] Android: Nightly 131 Search regression testing - Resolved
    • [QA-2561] Back-button intervention feature testing - test dev
    • [QA-2510] QA for Android Menu Redesign's Tools and Save menus - in progress
    • [QA-2446] (Android) Improvements to navigating and editing the hierarchical file system for bookmarks - test cases sent for review
    • [QA-2442] (Android) When a bookmark is created, the user can add it immediately to a new or an existing folder - test cases sent for review
    • [QA-2582] Android: Autofill Sites Compatibility testing Fx130 - in progress
    • [QA-2434] Android 15 Preview Compatibility testing - Resolved
    • [QA-2517] Android Data collection and transmission changes - test planning in progress
    • [QA-2510] QA for Android Menu Redesign's Tools and Save menus - test planning
    • [QA-2525] Audit Android touch targets and focus states (Google Android audit) - Nightly testing in progress
    • [QA-2579] (Android) When the anti-tracking lists start syncing from Remote-Settings instead of Shavar, the anti-tracking coverage should not regress - not started
    • [QA-2355] Text Fragments feature testing on Nightly - Nightly 131 in progress

• iOS
  • Build Signoffs
    • Firefox iOS 130 (44449) - Beta 7 - status [GREEN]
    • Firefox iOS 129.2 (44469) - Dot release 2 - status [YELLOW]
    • Focus iOS 129.2 (44223) - Dot Release 2 - status [GREEN]
    • Firefox iOS 130 (44501) - Beta 8 - status [GREEN]
  • Feature Testing
    • QA-2324- iOS Toolbar Redesign - testing in progress

Action items

Feature Status Review (Read-Only)

SUMO Report

Roundtable & Special Topics

Retrospective