Mobile Web Initiative

• started in 2005
• currently sponsored by 15 W3C Members
• working to improve Web content production and access for mobile users and the greater Web

Accomplishments

Mobile Web Best Practices

• 60 Best Practices
• Giving guidance on how to build mobile-friendly Web sites
• A reference for Web developers
• soon a W3C Recommendation

Accomplishments (2)

mobileOK Basic

• machine-testable
• derived from Best Practices
• quality label for mobile-friendly Web sites
• now a Candidate Recommendation

Accomplishments (3)

mobileOK Basic Checker

• Java open-source library
• reports errors and warnings based on mobileOK Specification
• released as beta, final release coming soon!

Accomplishments (4)

Mobile Test Harness

• facilitate running test suites on mobile devices
• allows to collect test results on the go
• builds detailed support chart for mobile browsers (e.g. for CSS MP)

Accomplishments (5)

Web Compatibility Test for Mobile Browsers

• 12 Web technologies tested at a glance
• collecting screenshots
• feedback and screenshots submissions welcomed!

Coming Soon

API for Device Description Repository

• allow Web developers to customize Web pages for each and every device
• a common API across device description repositories
• several implementations in preparation
• now in Last Call - feedback welcome!

Coming Soon (2)

More guidelines

• Mobile Web Applications Best Practices
• Content Transformation Guidelines
• mobileOK Pro
• Relationships between WCAG and Mobile Web Best Practices (more later!)

Coming Soon (3)

Mobile Web in Developing Countries

• Workshop on the Role of Mobile Technologies in Fostering Social Development
• Mobile Web For Social Development Interest Group
• (more on this soon)

Coming Soon (4)

• Workshop on security for access to device APIs
• Mobile Social Networks?

Learn more...

Starting from w3.org/mobile

• Developer's corner
• Planet Mobile Web