The Android team[0] is 100% delighted to announce a new Wikipedia Android app beta release, v2.0.109-beta-2015-08-21[1]. In 491 characters[2], this revision contains the following enhancements:
* New and redesigned Link Preview style: now includes image thumbnail gallery! (Note: only half of Beta users will see previews, as an A/B test) * More great improvements to app visual design * Reduced load times when changing screen orientation * Simplify page link share option to share only the URL * More options when pressing-and-holding links: Save, Share, and Copy * Bug fixes for saved pages and history entries * Improve reliability of saving tabs * Better backgrounds in night mode
Make it better! Read our getting started guide[3]. We cannot wait for your contributions!
-The Wikimedia 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 http://git.wikimedia.org/commits/apps%2Fandroid%2Fwikipedia/beta%2F2.0.108-b... [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_hac...
Hi,
great! One thing that confuses me: You wrote, that this is only a new release for the beta app channel, but today I got an update on the production release, too, with the same changelog as in the beta app. And the new prod-version is the 109, too? Have I missed an announcement?
Best,
Florian
Von: mobile-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mobile-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] Im Auftrag von Stephen Niedzielski Gesendet: Samstag, 22. August 2015 01:49 An: mobile-l mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org Cc: android android@wikimedia.org Betreff: [WikimediaMobile] [Apps] Android Wikipedia beta app release (2.0.109-beta-2015-08-21)
The Android team[0] is 100% delighted to announce a new Wikipedia Android app
beta release, v2.0.109-beta-2015-08-21[1]. In 491 characters[2], this revision
contains the following enhancements:
* New and redesigned Link Preview style: now includes image thumbnail
gallery! (Note: only half of Beta users will see previews, as an A/B
test)
* More great improvements to app visual design
* Reduced load times when changing screen orientation
* Simplify page link share option to share only the URL
* More options when pressing-and-holding links: Save, Share, and Copy
* Bug fixes for saved pages and history entries
* Improve reliability of saving tabs
* Better backgrounds in night mode
Make it better! Read our getting started guide[3]. We cannot wait for
your contributions!
-The Wikimedia 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 http://git.wikimedia.org/commits/apps%2Fandroid%2Fwikipedia/beta%2F2.0.108-b...
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_hac...
Hey! Good question. We have two apps, Wikipedia Beta and Wikipedia (production). The production app also has an alpha group and you're a member! When we publish the Beta, we often publish an identical[0] production candidate in the alpha group. If testing of the Beta and the production alpha goes well, the production alpha will be promoted to a release and rolled out to everyone. You got them both around the same time because of your production alpha membership. I copied the release notes from the beta over to give some idea of what changed to our testers, but upon promotion these notes will be firmed up and describe the difference from the last production release instead of the last beta.
--stephen
[0] There are some _some_ differences but they're for purposes of package distinction and A/B testing.
On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Florian Schmidt < florian.schmidt.welzow@t-online.de> wrote:
Hi,
great! One thing that confuses me: You wrote, that this is only a new release for the beta app channel, but today I got an update on the production release, too, with the same changelog as in the beta app. And the new prod-version is the 109, too? Have I missed an announcement?
Best,
Florian
*Von:* mobile-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailt o:mobile-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *Im Auftrag von *Stephen Niedzielski *Gesendet:* Samstag, 22. August 2015 01:49 *An:* mobile-l mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Cc:* android android@wikimedia.org *Betreff:* [WikimediaMobile] [Apps] Android Wikipedia beta app release (2.0.109-beta-2015-08-21)
The Android team[0] is 100% delighted to announce a new Wikipedia Android app
beta release, v2.0.109-beta-2015-08-21[1]. In 491 characters[2], this revision
contains the following enhancements:
New and redesigned Link Preview style: now includes image thumbnail
gallery! (Note: only half of Beta users will see previews, as an A/B
test)
More great improvements to app visual design
Reduced load times when changing screen orientation
Simplify page link share option to share only the URL
More options when pressing-and-holding links: Save, Share, and Copy
Bug fixes for saved pages and history entries
Improve reliability of saving tabs
Better backgrounds in night mode
Make it better! Read our getting started guide[3]. We cannot wait for
your contributions!
-The Wikimedia 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 http://git.wikimedia.org/commits/apps%2Fandroid%2Fwikipedia/beta%2F2.0.108-b...
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_hac...
Oops, wow, sorry for the confusion, I’m really a beta tester, didn’t remember to join the production beta test :) That makes sense, thanks for the explanation! But this doesn’t make any sense for me, so I leave the production alpha now :P
Best,
Florian
Von: Stephen Niedzielski [mailto:sniedzielski@wikimedia.org] Gesendet: Samstag, 22. August 2015 18:53 An: Florian Schmidt florian.schmidt.welzow@t-online.de Cc: mobile-l mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org; android android@wikimedia.org Betreff: Re: [WikimediaMobile] [Apps] Android Wikipedia beta app release (2.0.109-beta-2015-08-21)
Hey! Good question. We have two apps, Wikipedia Beta and Wikipedia (production). The production app also has an alpha group and you're a member! When we publish the Beta, we often publish an identical[0] production candidate in the alpha group. If testing of the Beta and the production alpha goes well, the production alpha will be promoted to a release and rolled out to everyone. You got them both around the same time because of your production alpha membership. I copied the release notes from the beta over to give some idea of what changed to our testers, but upon promotion these notes will be firmed up and describe the difference from the last production release instead of the last beta.
--stephen
[0] There are some _some_ differences but they're for purposes of package distinction and A/B testing.
On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Florian Schmidt <florian.schmidt.welzow@t-online.de mailto:florian.schmidt.welzow@t-online.de > wrote:
Hi,
great! One thing that confuses me: You wrote, that this is only a new release for the beta app channel, but today I got an update on the production release, too, with the same changelog as in the beta app. And the new prod-version is the 109, too? Have I missed an announcement?
Best,
Florian
Von: mobile-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:mobile-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mobile-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:o%3Amobile-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org ] Im Auftrag von Stephen Niedzielski Gesendet: Samstag, 22. August 2015 01:49 An: mobile-l <mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Cc: android <android@wikimedia.org mailto:android@wikimedia.org > Betreff: [WikimediaMobile] [Apps] Android Wikipedia beta app release (2.0.109-beta-2015-08-21)
The Android team[0] is 100% delighted to announce a new Wikipedia Android app
beta release, v2.0.109-beta-2015-08-21[1]. In 491 characters[2], this revision
contains the following enhancements:
* New and redesigned Link Preview style: now includes image thumbnail
gallery! (Note: only half of Beta users will see previews, as an A/B
test)
* More great improvements to app visual design
* Reduced load times when changing screen orientation
* Simplify page link share option to share only the URL
* More options when pressing-and-holding links: Save, Share, and Copy
* Bug fixes for saved pages and history entries
* Improve reliability of saving tabs
* Better backgrounds in night mode
Make it better! Read our getting started guide[3]. We cannot wait for
your contributions!
-The Wikimedia 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 http://git.wikimedia.org/commits/apps%2Fandroid%2Fwikipedia/beta%2F2.0.108-b...
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_hac...