Podcast Episodes

State of the Thunder 11: Mozilla Connect Updates

Season 3 Episode 1

State of the Thunder is back after a short hiatus for a new season of answering questions and providing our community with updates on all our products, from mobile and desktop clients to the upcoming…

Published on 11 hours ago

State of the Thunder 10: Answering Community Questions!

Season 2 Episode 10

Welcome back to State of the Thunder! In this edition, we're taking more community questions on a range of topics. From improving Settings to the role of Add-ons and more, the Thunderbird team is tac…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

State of the Thunder 9: Answering Your Thunderbird Pro Questions

Season 2 Episode 9

In the latest State of the Thunder, we're answering your questions about the upcoming Thunderbird Pro offerings and introducing our new head of Community Programs.

Michael Ellis is here to help us be…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

State of the Thunder 8: Eating Frogs, Roadmap Progress, and Fundraising

Season 2 Episode 8

Welcome back to the latest State of the Thunder! In this recording, we're eating frogs (metaphorically) and checking in on our roadmap progress, sharing our tips and tricks for Thunderbird developmen…

Published on 2 months ago

State of the Thunder 7: Extended Support Release 140 (and explaining our four channels)

Season 2 Episode 7

In this latest State of the Thunder, we're discussing the upcoming yearly ESR, 140.0, which is due out June 24, 2025. We explain our numbering convention and our different channels, which comes from …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

State of the Thunder 6: Release on Snap and flatpak, Accessibility, Mozilla, and building Thunderbird

Season 2 Episode 6

We're back with another State of the Thunder! In Volume 6, we're discussing the complexities bringing the monthly Release channel to snap and flatpak, increasing accessibility for assistive technolog…

Published on 3 months ago

State of the Thunder 5: Setting Roadmap Priorities

Season 2 Episode 5

In the fifth volume of State of the Thunder, we're focusing on priorities. How do we begin on a priority roadmap project? How do we decide what to release and when to release it? And how do we adjust…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

State of the Thunder 4: 2025 Roadmap Priorities

Season 2 Episode 4

Previously on State of the Thunder, we talked about how we created our desktop roadmap for 2025 and 2026. In this installment, we're diving into how we prioritize work on the desktop app and how we'r…

Published on 4 months ago

State of the Thunder 3: Our Mobile Roadmap (Android AND iOS!)

Season 2 Episode 3

In the latest State of the Thunder, we're talking all about our mobile apps, currently on Android and coming soon to mobile. Sr. Manager of Mobile Engineering Philipp Kewisch leads the discussion on …

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

State of the Thunder 2: Bugzilla backlog, stability, and collaborating with the Council

Season 2 Episode 2

In our second State of the Thunder, we expand on the purpose of these meetings and go back to our roadmap. From there, we talk about bugs and stability, discussing how to tackle the backlogs of bugs …

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago