Hi, I'd very much like to help, could you please tell me how to get MozStumbler for Android? The one in github is not an apk file so I don't really understand how to install it in my Android phone. I would appreciate some help!
Many thanks! Best regards, Gabriela QA Mozilla Hispano Responsible http://www.mozilla-hispano.org http://twitter.com/mozilla_hispano http://facebook.com/mozillahispano On 4 September 2014 20:41, Garvan Keeley <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sep 4, 2014, at 6:29 PM, Nick Alexander <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 2014-09-04, 3:07 PM, Ben Bucksch wrote: > >> Mark Finkle wrote, On 04.09.2014 21:32: > >>> * MLS/Stumbling: Additions to Fennec that allowed people to opt-in and > >>> post location-data to the Mozilla Location Service (MLS) landed late > >>> in Fx34. We are giving it time to bake and will look to ship it in > >>> Fx35. Stumbling requires an Android Permission change so Fennec can > >>> access more detailed WiFi information. This data is only accessed if > >>> you opt-in to stumbling, but Android being Android, we require asking > >>> for the permission on install regardless. This means the Fx35 will be > >>> a PERMISSION BUMP release. If any other features are being discussed > >>> and require a permission change, consider riding along. We like to > >>> batch permission changes because of the negative affect it has on > >>> auto-upgrades. > >> > >> Is it possible to put this into a separate app/install? > > As Nick mentioned, every barrier we put up to contribution adds risk to > the success of MLS. > > It *is* frustrating that users who aren't interested in contributing to > MLS are having to agree to additional permissions in the app. I hate > installing an app that has a litany of permissions for which I can see no > clear correlation to the purpose of the app. In the stumbler case, the > additional permission is for access to Wi-Fi info, it would be interesting > to know if users would find this permission concerning in the context of a > web browser. > > As for code impact, here is the size in my debug build: > $ ls -lh ./mobile/android/base/jars-proguarded/stumbler.jar > 70K 4 Sep 19:28 ./mobile/android/base/jars-proguarded/stumbler.jar > > Also, I hope we can find more ways to engage enthusiastic users in Fennec. > One way in particular might be an "about:stumbling", in which they can > optionally view their local collection stats (perhaps show how many > previously uncharted wifis and cells they were the first to discover), and > register for our leaderboard. > > _______________________________________________ > mobile-firefox-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/mobile-firefox-dev >
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