I do most of my mobile editing on desktop mode. I chose to try the app out of curiousity after talking with other editors about software development challenges. At the time it was a well-known issue that mobile editors faced different issues... to the extent that there were ANI threads where people ended up blocked because they weren't receiving notifications and therefore not communicating with other editors. Almost all of my app feedback was inspired by the logic of: if I try to use this like a normal Wikipedian where will I run into problems? It's hard to understand other people if you haven't been in their shoes. I will say that it's been satisfying to see the app evolve over time and that most of my feedback was actually taken quite seriously. The app grew on me over time even if I don't use it as much as I used to. 

On Fri, Jun 28, 2024, 1:49 a.m. Sohom Datta <dattasohom1@gmail.com> wrote:
@Clovermoss, any reason you tried the app over the mobile web interface with/without the advanced mode?

I think there is still a long way to go for either mobile editing interface to gain feature parity with the desktop experience but (in my experience) the mobile web interface is much much more feature-rich and usable from an editing standpoint than the app. Another one that I've been recommended for mobile editing is Jdlrobson's responsive vector22 user script (if you use v22). It allows you to use the default web interface on mobile, and that tends to be my daily driver if I want to do a quick bit of editing during my commute.

Regards,
Sohom Datta
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Open-source contributor @Wikimedia


On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 1:21 PM Clover Moss <clovermosswikipedia@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Pavan. Thank you for sharing. I've also written about mobile editing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Clovermoss/Mobile_editing]. I agree that mobile editing is important to consider and I appreciate your perspective on this. 


On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 9:33 a.m. Pavan Santhosh via Wikimedia-l <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
Dear Fellow Wikimedians,

I am Pavan Santhosh, an Indian Wikimedian and Program Manager of CIS-A2K. [1] I would like to share my recent article on the Diff titled "A Case for Mobile Editing". 

The article discusses the challenges faced by users, particularly in the Global Majority countries, when editing Wikipedia on mobile devices. Despite the increasing number of mobile internet users, the current mobile editing tools are not user-friendly, limiting effective contributions. It emphasizes the need for improving mobile editing features to enhance inclusivity and accessibility.

I believe this is crucial for the advancement of the Wikimedia movement and would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions on the aspects discussed in my article.

Best regards,  
Pavan Santhosh,
Program Manager,
CIS-A2K.

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