1211691 - [Mozilla Marketplace Application] Application Filtering

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox OS Graveyard :: General, defect)

Description

[Art.Herkert]

>> Feature Request Summary:
[Mozilla Marketplace Application] Application Filtering

>> Description of feature, or problem to be solved
o	Data Consumption: The Marketplace application should provide a mechanism to filter applications based on data consumption. 
	If an application requires network data consumption during the normal use of the application, the user should be informed before downloading the application that network data will be consumed.

Comment 1

[Art.Herkert]

•	Device Capabilities: The Marketplace application should filter the applications in the Marketplace and present to the user only those applications which are compatible with the device’s capabilities. Device Capabilities include screen type (touch, non-touch) andscreen size/resolution.

Comment 2

[Art.Herkert]

•	Basic Device Categories
o	The following categories should be in the marketplace application on basic devices:
	Entertainment/Games
	Maps & Navigation
	Music
	Productivity
	Social
	Sports
	Travel
	Utilities
	Weather
o	Free applications (no cost to download and use) vs Paid applications (cost to download and/or use)

Comment 3

[David Almström]

The device capability filter is supported.

Filter based on data consumption not possible
New categories or category mapping would be a VZX only change and as Marketplace is designed, it doesn't make sense unless we would change for everyone.