Readers/Status updates/2017-06
Appearance
This is the monthly Readers update for 2017-06
Discussions
Apps
[edit]- Android released an update improving offline storage and Reading List experience.
- Android began work on support the zim archive format in the app, based on Community Wishlist request.
- iOS released version 5.5.0 which includes the all new Places tab, which focuses on geolocation based discovery. This update also improves how "In the News" look and work, adds a more prominent search box and other improvements.
- iOS began work on 5.6.0 which will support reading modes (specifically a dark mode for night reading) and "On this Day" content in the feed.
- Survey results from both apps on reading lists usage was completed, with findings available at Reading lists survey results
Web
[edit]- Moving the intro above the infobox on mobile web lead a significant increase on performance metrics [1]
New Readers
[edit]- New Reader updates can be found at Meta.
Multimedia
[edit]- A UX design heuristic evaluation was conducted and results turned into Phabricator tasks for 3D file (STL) support. A number of design refinements are being turned into a specification. The team has been prioritizing and working on 3D tasks in anticipation of a future launch. In the forthcoming month, additional consultation will be done on the wikis about potential moderation considerations for the 3D file (STL) type.
Discovery
[edit]The Discovery team provides weekly updates. Here are their updates for June.
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Discovery/Status_updates/2017-06-05
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Discovery/Status_updates/2017-06-12
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Discovery/Status_updates/2017-06-19
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Discovery/Status_updates/2017-06-26
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