Hello everyone!
The key to getting good user reviews is to get trounced by beta
testers' feedback :) So please help us push out a solid release by
helping with testing! The last beta gave us some valuable feedback
that we've incorporated into the current release.
## What to test?
In addition to what was mentioned in the last beta
(http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mobile-l/2012-May/005566.html),
1. Error handling for network issues. Searching or accessing pages
with no network should put up an explanatory message.
2. RTL languages should be handled much better. Try mixing a LTR phone
language and a RTL content language to see if it is handled properly.
3. Issues with dismissing Reference display have been fixed. Tapping
outside of the display should properly hide it.
4. Scrolling issues with iOS 4.x should be 'fixed' - should no longer
be super-jittery. Try super-long articles, and expand multiple
sections.
5. Main page shows mobile formatted content. Try it for different languages.
It would also be awesome to get people to test out saved pages across
different network conditions. They've traditionally been our most
brittle area, so testing on that would be much appreciated
## How to test?
For Android:
1. Download http://dumps.wikimedia.org/android/Wikipedia-v1.2-beta2.apk
into your Android device
2. Open it in your device to install it!
For iOS:
If you have not already given us your device's UDID, you need to do
so. Follow the instructions at
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Projects/How_to_start_beta_testing_iO…
to get started!
If you have already given us your Device's UDID (yay!) it is much simpler:
1. Download http://dumps.wikimedia.org/iOS/Wikipedia-v3.2-beta2.ipa to
your computer
2. Connect your iOS device to the computer
3. Open iTunes
4. Drag the IPA to the 'Apps' section of your device
5. Sync
## How to provide feedback?
You can provide us feedback in multiple ways:
1. Email us at mobile-feedback-l at lists.wikimedia.org
2. Add it to the wiki page:
Android(http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Projects/WikipediaMobileAndro…
or iOS(http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Projects/WikipediaMobileiOSFeedba…
3. Find us on IRC - #wikimedia-mobile on freenode
Note: This build will shortly go out to Android market (Google Play)
as a new app (Wikipedia Beta), that will co-exist with the current
Wikipedia app. This lets us reach a much bigger audience for testing
purposes, and makes it much easier for them to test as well!
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Yuvi Panda T
http://yuvi.in/blog
Hello everyone!
The key to getting good user reviews is to get trounced by beta
testers' feedback :) So please help us push out a solid release by
helping with testing! Today we've betas of the Wikipedia iOS and
Android apps for you to test and give us feedback on.
## What to test?
The biggest change in this version is the move to the new
Mobile-specific APIs and the new mobile styles. Try to use the app as
you normally would -
* look up stuff via search
* use the Nearby Me features to explore
* save pages
* read pages later when offline
* share pages via various social media services
* tap on references to see them (a small overlay will pop up showing
them to you)
* read the current article in other languages
* change the content language via Settings, and try doing all of the above
* anything else you could try to think of!
Known issues:
1. The app initially loads with no content. A static page will be
introduced by next beta
2. The main page is not the mobile main page.
3. Image links are handled only for english wikipedia.
All of these have fixes being worked on, and will be gone by next beta.
## How to test?
For Android:
1. Download http://dumps.wikimedia.org/android/Wikipedia-v1.2-beta1.apk
into your Android device
2. Open it in your device to install it!
For iOS:
If you have not already given us your device's UDID, you need to do
so. Follow the instructions at
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Projects/How_to_start_beta_testing_iO…
to get started!
If you have already given us your Device's UDID (yay!) it is much simpler:
1. Download http://dumps.wikimedia.org/iOS/Wikipedia-v3.2-beta1.ipa to
your computer
2. Connect your iOS device to the computer
3. Open iTunes
4. Drag the IPA to the 'Apps' section of your device
5. Sync
## How to provide feedback?
You can provide us feedback in multiple ways:
1. Email us at mobile-feedback-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
2. Add it to the wiki page:
Android(http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Projects/WikipediaMobileAndro…
or iOS(http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Projects/WikipediaMobileiOSFeedba…
3. Find us on IRC - #wikimedia-mobile on freenode
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Yuvi Panda T
http://yuvi.in/blog
FYI...
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Steven Walling <swalling(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Thu, May 3, 2012 at 4:01 PM
Subject: IRC office hours with Kul and Amit, about Wikipedia Zero and other
mobile work
To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Hi everyone,
On May 17th at 16:00 UTC, Kul Wadhwa (Head of Mobile and Business
Development) and Amit Kapoor (Senior Manager, Mobile Partnerships) will be
in #wikimedia-office to talk about Wikipedia Zero,[1] as well as the other
initiatives underway on the mobile team.
As usual, details and time conversion links are on Meta.[2] We have
scheduled this at a time that we hope works for Wikimedians from Africa and
Asia, since it was Abbasjnr's idea to have a mobile office hours. (Thanks
Abbas!)
1. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Zero
2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours
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Steven Walling
https://wikimediafoundation.org/
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Steven Walling
https://wikimediafoundation.org/