I've added stub pages: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Media_help/iOS https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Media_help/Android
Please feel free to add relevant background links, or a link to the MP4 discussion on the iOS page which may be of interest. -- brion On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Brion Vibber <[email protected]>wrote: > Android should "just work" but there are some regressions since I last > tested it, from what I hear. Hopefully we can get these examined and fixed > soon. > > There are some possible things we can do launching files in the VLC app > for iOS; some clever JavaScript could make this experience smoother. I plan > to do a little more research when time permits (after Architecture Summit > this week). > > There are some vague ideas jumping around for linking a proper WebM video > player into our iOS app, but we haven't committed to such a thing yet. > > -- brion > > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Andy Mabbett > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> [cross-posted] >> >> Following discussion at: >> >> < >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump#FLAC_on_Apple_devices >> >, >> >> about the difficulty of playing Wikimedia audio and video on mobile >> devices, we've added red links to: >> >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Media_help> >> >> for iOS and Android. >> >> I'm sure some of the readers of these lists have the requisite >> knowledge, to populate those pages; so please do! >> >> The issue arose during a project I've been running with the BBC: >> >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:BBC_voice_project> >> >> in which they've released clips of broadcast material under open >> licence, for the first time. >> >> Assisting mobile users to play our media more easily will lend weight >> to future requests to them and other archive holders, to release >> audio-visual resources under open licences. >> >> -- >> Andy Mabbett >> @pigsonthewing >> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mobile-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >> > >
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