Hello,
Here we are again. Another month, and another update from the Readers (previously Reading) department at the Wikimedia Foundation. One more month of these and we'll have a turkey. :) [0]
==Discussions==
=== Apps===
* Android released an update improving offline storage and Reading List experience.
* Android began work on support the zim archive format in the app, based on Community Wishlist request. [1]
* iOS released version 5.5.0 which includes the all new Places tab, which focuses on geolocation based discovery. This update also improves how "In the News" look and work, adds a more prominent search box and other improvements.
* iOS began work on 5.6.0 which will support reading modes (specifically a dark mode for night reading) and "On this Day" content in the feed.
* Survey results from both apps on reading lists usage was completed, with findings available at Reading lists survey results. [2]
=== Web ===
* Moving the intro above the infobox on mobile web lead a significant increase on performance metrics [3]
=== New Readers ===
* New Reader updates can be found at Meta [4]
=== Multimedia ===
* A UX design heuristic evaluation was conducted and results turned into Phabricator tasks for 3D file (STL) support. A number of design refinements are being turned into a specification. The team has been prioritizing and working on 3D tasks in anticipation of a future launch. In the forthcoming month, additional consultation will be done on the wikis about potential moderation considerations for the 3D file (STL) type. [5]
=== Discovery ===
The Discovery team provides weekly updates. Here are their updates for June.
* 2017-06-05 [6]
* 2017-06-12 [7]
* 2017-06-19 [8]
* 2017-06-26 [9]
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The archive of all past updates can be found on MediaWiki.org:
Yours,
Chris Koerner
Community Liaison
Wikimedia Foundation