Hi Pine, To be clear, prior to this change, the app widened images in all cases (regardless of connection quality). With this change, knowing that a cellular connection is much more likely to be metered, this will benefit at least those users.
There's no manual setting to enable/disable image widening, but the user may still enable/disable images entirely (in Settings) if there are data cost concerns on whatever network they currently are. On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 8:17 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Ok, after exploring this further I think that my question about > isActiveNetworkMetered() might be complicated enough that I should ask it > of Google. (: As you probably know, some wifi networks can be slow and/or > have a pay-per-unit fee or cap, while some cellular connections can include > "unlimited" data. > > Is there a way that a user can manually select whether to enable or > disable "force downloading and widening HQ images when on a metered > connection" in the Wikipedia app for Android? > > Thanks, > Pine > > On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 10:42 AM, Michael Holloway < > mhollo...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> Hi Pine, >> >> I followed the Android docs[1] in using the term "metered connection" in >> the release notes, but in concrete terms, your connection is considered >> "metered" if you're on a cellular (as opposed to wi-fi) network.[2] >> >> Regards, >> Michael >> >> [1] >> https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat.html#isActiveNetworkMetered(android.net.ConnectivityManager) >> [2] >> https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/support/+/refs/heads/master/v4/java/android/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat.java#37 >> >> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 1:11 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Stephen, >>> >>> > No longer force downloading and widening HQ images when on a metered >>> connection. >>> >>> Thank you. May I ask how the app knows if the device is using a metered >>> connection at any given point in time? >>> >>> Pine >>> On May 24, 2016 09:37, "Stephen Niedzielski" <sniedziel...@wikimedia.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> The Android team[0] is pleased to announce a new Wikipedia Android app >>>> beta release, v2.2.146-beta-2016-05-23[1]. This revision contains the >>>> following new fixes and functionality[2]: >>>> >>>> * Introducing Reading Lists: In place of the old "Saved Pages", you can >>>> now organize the articles you browse into reading lists, which you can >>>> access even when you're offline. Create as many lists as you like, >>>> give them custom names, and populate them with articles from any >>>> language wiki! >>>> * Update authentication to work with the latest server changes. >>>> * Add "edit here" to the long press menu. >>>> * Check Wikipedia Zero status on page load instead of on network state >>>> change. >>>> * Improved Wikipedia Zero banner design. >>>> * No longer force downloading and widening HQ images when on a metered >>>> connection. >>>> * Numerous crash and bug fixes. >>>> >>>> Included in this version are patches from first time contributors, >>>> Michael Basil[3] and Elad Keyshawn[4], and repeat contributors, >>>> maroloccio[5] and Dan Garry[6]. Nice work, devs! >>>> >>>> You too can help make it better! Read our getting started guide[7]. We >>>> can't wait for your contributions! >>>> >>>> >>>> -The WMF Android team >>>> >>>> [0] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team#Android_App >>>> [1] Rolling out at >>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.beta >>>> [2] A complete list of changes is available at >>>> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/APAW/history/master/;beta/2.2.146-beta-2016-05-23 >>>> [3] https://github.com/intrications >>>> [4] https://twitter.com/EladKeyshawn >>>> [5] IRC: maroloccio, https://twitter.com/maroloccio >>>> [6] IRC: Deskana, https://twitter.com/danjgarry >>>> [7] >>>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_hacking >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mobile-l mailing list >>>> Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mobile-l mailing list >>> Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mobile-l mailing list > Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l > > -- Dmitry Brant Senior Software Engineer / Product Owner (Android) Wikimedia Foundation https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_mobile_engineering
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