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*Recent changes*
- There is a new version
<https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=324715238&mt=8>
of
the iOS Wikipedia app
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/iOS_FAQ>.
It has for example syntax highlighting
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Syntax_highlighting> and new toolbars
to make it easier to write wikitext. It also has night mode, a find-on-page
function and other things. You can give feedback and suggestions
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Apps>. [1]
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Editing_program>
*Changes later this week*
- When you look at your watchlist or the recent changes page you can use
the new filters for edit review
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Edit_Review_Improvements/New_filters_for_edit_review>.
There you can choose tags to filter different edits. Empty tags will no
longer be shown. [2] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T182219>
- [image: Recurrent item] The new version
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.33/wmf.19> of MediaWiki will
be on test wikis and
MediaWiki.org from 26 February. It will be on
non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 27 February. It will be on all
wikis from 28 February (calendar
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.33/Roadmap>).
*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 27 February at 16:00 (UTC)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190227T16>.
See how to join
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting>.
*Future changes*
- The Wikipedia app
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps> for
Android will invite users to add Wikidata descriptions to Wikidata objects
that have Wikipedia articles but no Wikidata descriptions. It will only
invite users who have added a number of Wikidata descriptions in the app
without being reverted. This is to avoid spam and bad edits. You can read
more
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Android/AppEditorTasks>
and leave feedback
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Android/AppEditorTasks>
.
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//Johan Jönsson