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[RELEASE] Kiwix for iOS v1.0
by Emmanuel Engelhart 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

Hi This was a long standing feature request and not the easiest one to implement, that's why the Kiwix development team is pretty proud to announce the release of Kiwix for iOS v1.0. With Kiwix for iOS you can easily download/read recent snapshots (with or without pictures) of all Wikimedia projects with your iPhone/iPad. This first version of the app provides basic functionalities like: * ZIM reader * Navigation through articles * Search based on article title * Content library/downloader * Bookmarks * Browse history * iTunes sync (already in beta testing for v1.1) The app has been developed for the last 18 months by Chris, a New-York based developer. He was (a bit) mentored by an older member of the Kiwix dev team and the project was supported by WikimediaCH for the administrative work with Apple and the coverage of mandatory hardware costs. With this last stone, Kiwix which is already available for Windows, OSX, Linux and Android, has reached a milestone. 10 years after the project creation, Kiwix is a a cutting-edge solution to access Wikipedia (and a lot more) offline - with most of the computers - whatever the platform. Download Kiwix for iOS on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kiwix/id997079563 Have a look to the source code: https://github.com/kiwix/iOS Regards Emmanuel -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: http://www.kiwix.org * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * more: http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Communication

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Monthly ZIM dumps?
by Gordon Mohr 19 Aug '15

19 Aug '15

The 2015-05 enwiki nopic dump is a great resource for getting bulk article text – much better in my experience than using scripts that try to strip it out of XML dumps, or wrestling with a full MW+Parsoid system. I see threads from earlier in the year that the goal is monthly ZIM dumps. Any projections for when that might be achieved, or perhaps just when the process that succeeded in creating the 2015-05 dump(s) might be repeated as another one-off? - Gordon

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Request to support Kwiizi
by Emmanuel Engelhart 18 Aug '15

18 Aug '15

Hi, A small advertisement email to inform you about Kwiizi crowdsourcing campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kwiizi-box Kwiizi is a startup from Douala, Cameroon, which develops the Kwiizi-box. The Kwiizi-box is a cheap and small wifi hotspot offering offline content like Wikipedia or Gutenberg project to school without Internet access. In addition the kwiizi-box provides a nice set of social services allowing the students to communicate with each other. This is of course Kiwix-based and all the software is open-source. More details at http://kwiizi.com/. The solution is already deployed in many places in Cameroon and the Kwiizi team needs your help to achieve to get it installed in 20 more schools over the Country. There is only 36 hours left to complete the campaign, so have a look now! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kwiizi-box. Regards Emmanuel -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: http://www.kiwix.org * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * more: http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Communication

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Last news about Kiwix for Android
by Emmanuel Engelhart 02 Aug '15

02 Aug '15

Hi Last June, the Kiwix team has organised a hackathon focused on mobile technologies in general and Android in particular. http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Hackathon_Mobile_2015 Sponsored by Wikimedia Switzerland, this one week long event has been the occasion to do a few steps forward thx to the hard work of the 4 volunteer developers. As a result, we are proud to announce the release of Kiwix for Android 1.94/1.95 which brings a lot of improvements. Among others: * NEW: Revamped tabs system * NEW: Revamped zoom system * NEW: Audio/Video suport * NEW: Updated "Ray Charles" ZIM demo file * FIXED: AutoCompleteTextView in landscape mode * FIXED: PDF & EPUB viewing * FIXED: Many bugs related to "night mode" * REMOVED: Gingerbread support * REMOVED: Share with friends * REMOVED: Zoom button Install in one click on your device: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixmobile We have also created a new set of tools allowing us to generate and publish quickly Android Bundle Apps (app+content). These apps are really useful for users because in one click in the Google Play Store they have what they want. We have started to use these tools and have already released two high value apps: * Wikivoyage in English: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixcustomwikivoya… * Wikimed in English: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixcustomwikimed An other consequence of this bundling software solution is that it is now trivial for NGO & Companies to distribute devices with free content pre-packaged on it. Regards Emmanuel -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: http://www.kiwix.org * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * more: http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Communication

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