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<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/24> are
available.
*Recent changes*
- In the Wikipedia app
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps> for
Android or iOS users can create reading lists
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Synced_Reading_Lists>.
The reading lists can be seen on different devices if you are logged in to
your account. There is now a browser extension so you can add pages to your
reading list from a web browser. At the moment it works with Firefox and
Chrome. [1]
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Reading_list_browser_extension>
- [image: Advanced item] There is a new version of Pywikibot
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Pywikibot>.
Pywikibot is a tool to automate tasks on MediaWiki wikis. [2]
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/pywikibot/2018-June/009842.html>
*Problems*
- The MonoBook skin
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Skin:MonoBook> was
changed to make it work better for mobile users. This caused some problems.
The change was rolled back to fix them. The new version is now back on the
wikis. MonoBook users can opt out from the new responsive design. [3]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195625>
*Changes later this week*
- The new filters for edit review
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Edit_Review_Improvements/New_filters_for_edit_review>
tools and interface for watchlists will leave beta
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Beta>. For most wikis
this will happen on 18 June. For the rest it will happen on 25 June. [4]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T181193>[5]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195993>
- [image: Recurrent item] The new version
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.32/wmf.8> of MediaWiki will
be on test wikis and
MediaWiki.org from 12 June. It will be on
non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 June. It will be on all
wikis from 14 June (calendar
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.32/Roadmap>).
*Meetings*
- You can join the Readers Web team
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Team> IRC
office hour. There you can discuss tools to contribute on the mobile web
for the existing MediaWiki skins. The meeting will be on 18 June at
16:00 (UTC)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180618T16>.
See how to join
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/IRC_office_hours>.
- [image: Recurrent item] You can join the next meeting with the Editing
team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are
the most important. The meeting will be on 12 June at 18:30 (UTC)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180612T1830>.
See how to join
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Editing_team/Weekly_triage_meetings>.
- [image: Recurrent item] [image: Advanced item] You can join the
technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers
can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 13 June at 15:00 (UTC)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180613T15>.
See how to join
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting>.
*Future changes*
- You will be able to move local wiki files to Commons
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons>
and keep their original data intact. This is planned to come
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T190716> to the first wikis in June.
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//Johan Jönsson
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