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I'm really excited about this. I recently installed Firefox OS 1.4 on my cheapo ZTE Open (it came with 1.0), and the difference is huge. I thought I heard somewhere that they are shooting for 2.0 in July.

Ignore everything this article says about the Geeksphone Revolution, though. Geeksphone has dropped the ball so many times with that device; they seem to be pretty incompetent, to be honest. Some owners have said that the Revolution's build of Firefox OS deviates pretty far from the official one -- who knows if you'll be able to get 2.0 on it easily.

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I'm excited by this too. I really hope Firefox OS gains traction. And the new screenshots look quite attractive. I just hope the Firefox OS team can deliver a unique OS with it's own distinctive design and interaction behaviour. One that doesn't clone behaviour from the existing (dominant) mobile OSes. Obviously there will be similarities with the other mobile OSes, but I think there is still scope for new ideas or even just simpler, easier implementations of common tasks.

Of course you can run 2.0 on it. You'll have to build Gecko with the Revolution patches for now, but they're open source.

Other than that, the Keon and Peak (previous generation GeeksPhones) are the most hackable phones I ever had. Daily new builds of all versions, and easy to build custom Gecko for it. Guess they will do the same for the Revolution.

(I have Keon, Peak and Revolution)

I found it too difficult to figure out how to install updates on the ZTE Open, so I have only installed the official 1.1 update.

> I thought I heard somewhere that they are shooting for 2.0 in July.

This CNET article says testing is "due to begin in late July":

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/new-features-and-appearance-for-...

1.0 to 1.4 and the diff is huge? cmon!

The browser still have One option on the settings screen: clear cache. That's it.

No extensions, no block js, no block or allow sites opening new windows... No

Those options are confusing for users and can break sites and then users wonder "where is grumpy cat?" :^).

if i wanted to be dumbed down i'd use google chorme :)

now really, those options are not useless and just for confusion, and i will argue anyone who says otherwise. most options there are for usability. Yeah, for you being able to run add-ons is just a convenient way to download movies from streaming porn sites... but for me it may be a way to run stylish and use a high contrast theme so i can actually read the sites! ...and just the fact that i have to use add-ons+stylish instead of a simple user style file like most old browsers allowed is already absurd enough.

So what is the best phone to get with Firefox OS then? Even if that means flashing it yourself? Galaxy S 3 maybe? Nexus 4 or 5?

If you are not in a hurry, I would wait for the reference device (codename 'Flame') that will ship in the coming months. It's not as high end as a Nexus 5 but FxOS runs superbly there (it's a dual core with 4.5" screen).

Sweet, I've waited for 2 years so I can wait a bit longer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJZZvXzTtCo

A little context next time, please.

Link is to a video of Firefox OS running on a Nexus 4.

Depending on your needs, there's a developer/reference device coming out soon:

https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2014/02/developer-momentum-2/

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