Android apps by Wikimedia Foundation

Wikipedia

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:12:59 +0000

Official Wikipedia App for Android. Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia containing more than 20 million articles in 280 languages, and is the most comprehensive and widely used reference work humans have ever compiled.

Features: Save article to read later or offline, Search articles nearby, Share articles using Android "Share" function, Read article in a different language, Full screen search

Send us your feedback on Twitter @WikimediaMobile.

The code is 100% open source and community built. If you are a developer and good at JS/HTML5, then come fork us! https://github.com/wikimedia/WikipediaMobile

Recent changes:
New in 1.3.4
* privacy policy & terms of use links in footer

New in 1.3.3
* fix for some Android 2.2 devices (fallback to HTTP on 2.2)

New in 1.3
* Much faster page loading on slower connections
* Styling fixes
* Fixes for right-to-left languages

New in 1.2
* New look and feel for sections
* Uses the API to load content, is faster
* References show up in easy to use overlay
* Pinch to zoom in the maps on ICS and Honeycomb
* Style fixes for ICS phones
* Better support for RTL languages

Wiktionary

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:20:57 +0000

Official Wiktionary App for Android developed by the Undergraduate Capstone Open Source Projects in partnership with Wikimedia.

Wiktionary is a web-based dictionary that anyone can edit, available in over 150 languages.

Features: Save article to read later or offline, Share articles using Android "Share" function, Read article in a different language, Listen to word pronunciations, Full screen search ... and more

Send us your feedback on Twitter @WikimediaMobile.

Wikimedia Commons

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:13:03 +0000

Donate your photos to Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia's free media repository!

The Commons app is a free, easy-to-use image uploading app with a mission. Images you upload via the app are added to Wikimedia Commons, a repository of freely-licensed media used to illustrate Wikipedia and its sister projects. By uploading your photos, you can help further the goal of spreading free knowledge around the world. You won’t just be sharing your images with your friends – you’ll be sharing them with Wikipedia’s billions of readers around the globe.

This app is 100% ad-free and non-commercial. Features include the ability to view a stream of your contributions, upload multiple files, and export to Commons using Android’s share functionality.

Share your images and and help illustrate free knowledge for billions of people worldwide!

Tip: You can upload multiple photos simultaneously by selecting them all from your gallery and sharing to Commons. You can enable 'GPS Tag' in your phone's camera to automatically GPS tag your photos!

Recent changes:
v1.0 beta 8
- Disable menu items for share and open browser when upload incomplete
- Show recently-used categories
- Prevent upload status from overlapping with the title of upload
- Make template removal work properly
- Relicense to Apache License
- i18n updates

v1.0 beta 7
- Added opt out from EventLogging
- Remove {{Uncategorized}} template after adding categories
- Be more consistent in syncing modifications
- Add minimal About page
- Add option to send feedback via email
- i18n updates

Wikipedia Beta

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:13:26 +0000

Warning: This is beta software! Might break with any update!

Note: The new dark theme (Solarized Dark) is experimental and might break.

This beta version of the official Wikipedia app has more features than the stable app but also has more bugs. Use the app to give us feedback on new features and bug fixes - if you like living on the cutting edge.

You can help us by emailing feedback to mobile-feedback-l@lists.wikimedia.org or by leaving a comment here.

Recent changes:
- Experimental Night mode (Look inside Settings)!
- Improved typography for better readability
- Search bar auto hides
- Better touchzoom in nearby map
- Theming engine!
- More RTL fixes