Readers/Status updates/2018-03
This is the monthly update for 2018-03
Apps
[edit]- iOS and Android apps are finishing up and about to release synced Reading Lists to stores in mid April. [1]
- iOS will begin working on user-customizable Explore feed in their next release (similar to what is available on Android now).
- Android is working on improved user experience, especially improving support for multi-lingual users.
Web
[edit]- Published the results of the Page previews a/b test on English and German Wikipedia
- Deployed html Page previews to all Wikipedias - now, all html within the article summary will show in Page previews. This fixes a number of outstanding bugs related to mathematical and chemical formulas, bolding, etc. [2]
- Made changes main page of Hindi Wikipedia on the mobile website
- Updated the modal for page issues to improve readability
Reading Infrastructure
[edit]- The Reading Lists Service has a dashboard.
- The ability to override Wikidata descriptions was added to English Wikipedia. (T184000)
- TemplateStyles were enabled on all Wikivoyages. ((T189834)
New Readers
[edit]- New Reader updates can be found at Meta.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
[edit]- Josh Minor, product owner of the iOS App, wrote an article about his experiences PM’ing in public
- Brad Jorsch, Adam Baso, and Gergö Tisza wrote a blog post about TemplateStyles and formatting more content for mobile devices
- From New Readers, Anne Gomez had two posts, one about the Orange Foundation’s work in Africa and one about Doc James' efforts to expanding the reach of Wikipedia's medical information.
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