Hi all,

We're excited to bring you an updated version of the Wikipedia Android app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia&hl=en, now available on the Google Play Store! [1]. Here are the highlights from this update (or browse the complete change history https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/APAW/history/master/;beta/2.6.201-beta-2017-08-10 ):

- New: lazy-loading of images! When browsing articles, images will be loaded only when they are scrolled into view. - Improvements and fixes for saving and managing offline reading list articles. - The dark theme can now be enabled from the app settings, as well as from the article overflow menu. - Improved dark mode color scheme. - Minor design enhancements throughout. - Numerous bug fixes.

Special thanks to the volunteer contributors who submitted patches for this release:

- Jorge Casariego, (IRC: Jcasariego, Github: https://github.com/jorgecasariego) - Yashasvi, (https://about.me/yashasvigirdhar) - Florian Schmidt, (IRC: FlorianSW, GitHub: https://github.com/FlorianSW) - Amir Aharoni (IRC: aharoni, Wikipedia User:Amire80) - Kaartic Sivaraam (GitHub: https://github.com/sivaraam)

If you'd like to help improve the app yourself, take a look at our getting started https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_hacking guide. We're looking forward to your contributions!

[1] For devices without Google Play services, you may download https://releases.wikimedia.org/mobile/android/wikipedia/stable/wikipedia-2.6.201-releasesprod-2017-08-10.apk the app directly.

Cheers,