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 <mholloway@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.pine@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" <sniedzielski@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

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