Marketplace :- In the ever evolving open source application market Mozilla has brought it's services for our much acclaimed Jio phone users. The 1500₹ phone that sell like hot cake is built on kaiOS an operating system developed by Mozilla. General purpose license software/s have picked pace with huge support for Google's much acclaimed browser & OS Chrome. Mozilla has set its foot with development of browsers & kaiOS.
The phone provider has tried its best to provide all applications for a layman use but the phone users are bereft of popular applications like Whatsapp, Facebook etc. which actually does not come installed like other applications. To make life simpler for jio phone users here is a way to ease tasks for application purposes. Marketplace.firefox.com is the place where jio phone users have to navigate using their respective browsers to install these apps. But keep patience there is lot more story, the app download shall show you error. Because you have to first register yourself with Mozilla community. Below are the steps to do so:-
You have to do the same for other apps. Though its bit difficult to navigate on a keyboard enabled phone wherein we have become accustomed to touch phones. But one becomes use to it after few uses. On the marketplace web portal there is also search option wherein you can key in your desired application link.
In case you are not able to do so simply type in google or browser search bar "download <app name> marketplace" & you will get direct link to app. Popular apps that are found on marketplace include Outlook mail, Yahoo mail, Wordpress, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, We scan. Whatsapp is currently not available on portal but alternatively users can use We can or Web version of Whatsapp.
Another problem several users faced was not having functionality for mail. For this first time login into your account using browser, download app for mail client & then configure your mail on installed app.
Another hidden feature of the phone is you can cast your phone screen (mirror it) onto your tv screen by a connect cable that you need to purchase. Also NFC connection can be used for contactless payments & also to beam contents from phone to other screen. How to use NFC beam to share ?
In case you wish to contribute to app development you can share with Mozilla community here.
The phone provider has tried its best to provide all applications for a layman use but the phone users are bereft of popular applications like Whatsapp, Facebook etc. which actually does not come installed like other applications. To make life simpler for jio phone users here is a way to ease tasks for application purposes. Marketplace.firefox.com is the place where jio phone users have to navigate using their respective browsers to install these apps. But keep patience there is lot more story, the app download shall show you error. Because you have to first register yourself with Mozilla community. Below are the steps to do so:-
You have to do the same for other apps. Though its bit difficult to navigate on a keyboard enabled phone wherein we have become accustomed to touch phones. But one becomes use to it after few uses. On the marketplace web portal there is also search option wherein you can key in your desired application link.
In case you are not able to do so simply type in google or browser search bar "download <app name> marketplace" & you will get direct link to app. Popular apps that are found on marketplace include Outlook mail, Yahoo mail, Wordpress, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, We scan. Whatsapp is currently not available on portal but alternatively users can use We can or Web version of Whatsapp.
Another problem several users faced was not having functionality for mail. For this first time login into your account using browser, download app for mail client & then configure your mail on installed app.
Another hidden feature of the phone is you can cast your phone screen (mirror it) onto your tv screen by a connect cable that you need to purchase. Also NFC connection can be used for contactless payments & also to beam contents from phone to other screen. How to use NFC beam to share ?
In case you wish to contribute to app development you can share with Mozilla community here.
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