Re: [WikimediaMobile] [Wmfall] [Apps] Wikipedia for iOS 5.0.5 released to App Store

2016-07-28 Thread Anna Stillwell 
Keep at it, mobile apps. Looking good!
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On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Toby Negrin  wrote:

> Congrats iOS folks -- a good day for apps indeed!
>
> -Toby
>
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 1:30 PM, Joshua Minor 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello mobile wikimedians,
>>
>> Big day for Wikipedia apps. First, big congrats to the Android team on
>> today's awesome update!
>>
>> On iOS, after a long beta testing period[1], focusing on improving
>> performance and reducing crashes and instability, we've released the 5.0.5
>> version of Wikipedia to the App Store.
>>
>> We expect users will see:
>>  - less hangs or failures to load on the Explore feed
>>  - full AuthManager support and stable account log in and creation
>>  - use less device resources, espeically when backgrounded and in our
>> backups
>>  - most importantly, less crashes!!
>>
>> We also fixed over a two dozen other bugs and usability issues, large and
>> small.
>>
>> Thanks to our volunteers (particularly thanks to huayu0723,
>> bart-kneepkens and gregggreg2 for their code contributions, and josve05a
>> for his invaluable help with OTRS and testing). I also want to thank our
>> beta testers, who put in extra effort on this version to help us find and
>> diagnose stability issues.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Josh
>>
>> [1] - You can read about the changes we made and the reason behind the
>> long beta in previous announce post here:
>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mobile-l/2016-June/010254.html
>>
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Re: [WikimediaMobile] [Apps] Wikipedia for iOS 5.0.5 released to App Store

2016-07-28 Thread Toby Negrin 
Congrats iOS folks -- a good day for apps indeed!

-Toby

On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 1:30 PM, Joshua Minor  wrote:

> Hello mobile wikimedians,
>
> Big day for Wikipedia apps. First, big congrats to the Android team on
> today's awesome update!
>
> On iOS, after a long beta testing period[1], focusing on improving
> performance and reducing crashes and instability, we've released the 5.0.5
> version of Wikipedia to the App Store.
>
> We expect users will see:
>  - less hangs or failures to load on the Explore feed
>  - full AuthManager support and stable account log in and creation
>  - use less device resources, espeically when backgrounded and in our
> backups
>  - most importantly, less crashes!!
>
> We also fixed over a two dozen other bugs and usability issues, large and
> small.
>
> Thanks to our volunteers (particularly thanks to huayu0723, bart-kneepkens
> and gregggreg2 for their code contributions, and josve05a for his
> invaluable help with OTRS and testing). I also want to thank our beta
> testers, who put in extra effort on this version to help us find and
> diagnose stability issues.
>
> Thanks,
> Josh
>
> [1] - You can read about the changes we made and the reason behind the
> long beta in previous announce post here:
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mobile-l/2016-June/010254.html
>
>
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[WikimediaMobile] [Apps] Wikipedia for iOS 5.0.5 released to App Store

2016-07-28 Thread Joshua Minor 
Hello mobile wikimedians,

Big day for Wikipedia apps. First, big congrats to the Android team on
today's awesome update!

On iOS, after a long beta testing period[1], focusing on improving
performance and reducing crashes and instability, we've released the 5.0.5
version of Wikipedia to the App Store.

We expect users will see:
 - less hangs or failures to load on the Explore feed
 - full AuthManager support and stable account log in and creation
 - use less device resources, espeically when backgrounded and in our
backups
 - most importantly, less crashes!!

We also fixed over a two dozen other bugs and usability issues, large and
small.

Thanks to our volunteers (particularly thanks to huayu0723, bart-kneepkens
and gregggreg2 for their code contributions, and josve05a for his
invaluable help with OTRS and testing). I also want to thank our beta
testers, who put in extra effort on this version to help us find and
diagnose stability issues.

Thanks,
Josh

[1] - You can read about the changes we made and the reason behind the long
beta in previous announce post here:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mobile-l/2016-June/010254.html
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[WikimediaMobile] [Apps] New Android production release

2016-07-28 Thread Dmitry Brant 
Hi everyone,

We're excited to bring you an updated version of the Wikipedia Android app
,
rolling out now to the Google Play store! [1]

In this update, we're introducing the Explore feed: a new way to discover
Wikipedia content! We've redesigned the home screen of the app, which now
shows a feed of featured content from Wikipedia, as well as personalized
reading suggestions based on your reading history in the app[2]. See
Wikipedia articles about current events, today's trending articles, today's
featured article and featured picture from Commons, and more. Please see
today's blog post
 for
more information.

Want to help make the app even better? Read our getting-started guide
,
and start contributing!

[1] For devices without Google Play services, you may download

the app directly.
[2] Note: your reading history is only stored locally on your device.


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