New pictures of Firefox OS emerge, show significant changes
New images revealing the latest state of Firefox OS have hit the Web a week after shots showing an outdated version of the Mozilla mobile operating system first emerged.
The new shots show an operating system that has significantly changed from the version we first saw. Firefox OS no longer looks like a mix of iOS and Android and seems to have found its own identity.
The most significant change is in Firefox OS’s home screen. Previously, the screen showed a grid of icons laid out very similarly to iOS’s apps. Now, the screen shows fewer apps and displays them in rectangular-shaped icons -- which calls to mind Windows Phone’s Live Tiles, although they are significantly different.
The new pictures were again reported by TechWeek Europe, and you can find more pictures on their site.
Although there are fewer pictures in this new batch, you can see the operating system’s camera app, incoming-call screen, message app, address book app and what looks like a settings screen that shows options for disallowing apps from tracking you.
Also included is a picture showing Firefox OS’s dial screen, but what’s strange is there appears to be two layers being lifted in a fashion similar to the animation you see when turning a page in iBooks. Underneath the dial screen it looks like you can see the apps code. That’s pretty cool and fitting as Mozilla claims Firefox OS will be the most open mobile operating system available.
However, TechWeek Europe says Mozilla told them that these images also do not display the most current version of Firefox OS. But TechWeek Europe says Mozilla has promised them up-to-date pictures, though the foundation has not given a timeline for when it will share those images.
Firefox OS is set to arrive in the U.S. next year at some point with phones carried on Sprint.
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