Hello all,
A new update (v.1.3.0) of the Wikisource Reader mobile application https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.cis_india.wsreader is now released for Android users at the Google Play Store.
Here are the updates:
Bugs resolved:
- T408927 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408927: Text to Speech was not starting locally - T412043 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412043: The Text-to-Speech icon was missing in the Play Store production release. - T409625 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409625: Replaced confusing icon denoting years. - T409405 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409405: Adjusted the overlapping top bar on the category screen.
New features:
- Books from the Arabic Wikisource project can now be read and filtered. - T406819 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406819: Start reading immediately after download instead of “Go to library” button - T407311 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T407311: Sort the list of books alphabetically - T410595 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410595: Sort the list of books in a randomized manner - T407465 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T407465: Share books from the library screen - T407639 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T407639: Images of authors for thumbnails - T408176: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408176 Avoid downloading the same book multiple times
Other relevant updates:
- We now have Levy Muguro, an Outreachy intern who will dedicate his time to working on the application until early March 2026. His contributions can be tracked here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T405593 - T408915 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408915: Epubs generated for Bangla and French Wikisource projects have unwanted lines due to recent Parsoid updates. This also negatively affects the books in the app for these two languages. - You can translate the interface of the app in your language from here: https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:Wikisource_Reader
We sincerely thank everyone involved in updating the app.
Regards, Sai Phanindra and Bodhisattwa (both as volunteer capacity)