>From some who uses the app regularly, has big thumbs, and needs reading glasses I'll appreciate the voice input feature, now it just has to recognise my Australian accent 🤣 this should be interesting, and I'll apologize early on for any slips of the tongue.
Thank you and everyone thats working on it. On Mon, 13 May 2024 at 03:07, Kaartic Sivaraam <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Hope you have been well! We have just released v5.0.1 of the Commons > Android app to production. The update is now available on Play store [1] > and F-droid [2]. You could also build the app directly from our GitHub > repository [3]. > > If you've faced issues with your profile not working / contribution > information > not being shown appropriately, sorry about that! We've fixed that in > this version > :-) > > We've had yet another revamp of the Maps screens in this version. We > replaced > Mapbox altogether with the osmdroid library. Key elements like pin > visualization > and user-centered display are still included in this redesign. We did > this to guard > against possible misuse of the Mapbox token and, more crucially, to keep > the app > from becoming dependent on a service that charges for usage but offers > a free tier. > > As a consequence, you may observe the Nearby and other Map screens not > being > as snappy as they used to. We've noticed this and are actively > discussing on ways > to improve the same[4]. Feel free to chime in with your thoughts. > > Talking about improvements to the app, this year Kanahia will be > contributing to > the app during Google Summer of Code 2024! His project will focus on > improving > upload queue management [5]. He will be mentored by Nicolas and Ritika. > > Other significant changes: > > - Add the ability to export locations of nearby missing pictures in GPX > and KML > formats. This allows you to browse the locations with desired radius > for offline > use in your favourite map apps like OsmAnd or Maps.ME > > - Added a compass arrow in the Nearby banner shown in the "Contributions" > screen > to guide you towards the nearest item, thus providing the missing > directional cues. > The arrow dynamically adjusts based on device rotation, aligning > with the calculated > bearing towards the target location. Further, the distance and > direction are updated as > you move. > > - Implemented voice input feature for caption and description fields, > enabling you > to dictate text directly into these fields. > > - Improved various flows in the app to redirect you to the login page > and display a > persistent message if your session becomes invalid due to a password > change. > > - Revamped initial upload screen layout and the description edit > screen layout for > enhanced user experience and ensuring better symmetry in the design. > > These are only a small chunk of all the changes that were part of this > release. Checkout > our release notes [3] for a more detailed set of changes since the > last announcement. > > As always, feel free to reach our to us with your valuable feedback. > You could share > feedback in our talk page [6] / by writing an e-mail to > [email protected] / via our issue tracker [7]. > > [[ References ]] > > [1]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.free.nrw.commons > (staged rollout has been initiated. It should be available in few > days) > [2]: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/fr.free.nrw.commons > [3]: > https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/releases/tag/v5.0.0 > [4]: https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/issues/5529 > [5]: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T360265 > [6]: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Mobile_app > [7]: https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/issues > > Best regards, > Sivaraam (User:Kaartic) > _______________________________________________ > Commons-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- Boodarwun Gnangarra 'ngany dabakarn koorliny arn boodjera dardon nlangan Nyungar koortabodjar'
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