The Android team[0] is pleased to announce a new Wikipedia Android app
beta release, v2.1.142-beta-2016-03-07[1]. This revision contains the
following new functionality[2]:

- Add new and improved pinch to zoom functionality in gallery.
- Synchronize theme and font options across devices for logged in users.
- Preserve gallery position on screen rotation.
- Fix some memory leaks present on certain devices.
- Share gallery image URL if sharing the image itself fails.
- Use white backgrounds for transparent lead images.

You too can help make it better! Read our getting started guide[3]. 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/2.1.142-beta-2016-03-07
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_hacking