Ok, thank you.

By the way, shifting the subject a bit to longer term plans, are there any
plans to make the apps (both Android and iPhone) be more suitable for
editing content?

Pine
On May 27, 2016 07:06, "Dmitry Brant" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Pine,
>
> To be clear, prior to this change, the app widened images in all cases
> (regardless of connection quality).  With this change, knowing that a
> cellular connection is much more likely to be metered, this will benefit at
> least those users.
>
> There's no manual setting to enable/disable image widening, but the user
> may still enable/disable images entirely (in Settings) if there are data
> cost concerns on whatever network they currently are.
>
>
> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 8:17 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> Ok, after exploring this further I think that my question about
>> isActiveNetworkMetered() might be complicated enough that I should ask it
>> of Google. (: As you probably know, some wifi networks can be slow and/or
>> have a pay-per-unit fee or cap, while some cellular connections can include
>> "unlimited" data.
>>
>> Is there a way that a user can manually select whether to enable or
>> disable "force downloading and widening HQ images when on a metered
>> connection" in the Wikipedia app for Android?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Pine
>>
>> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 10:42 AM, Michael Holloway <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Pine,
>>>
>>> I followed the Android docs[1] in using the term "metered connection" in
>>> the release notes, but in concrete terms, your connection is considered
>>> "metered" if you're on a cellular (as opposed to wi-fi) network.[2]
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Michael
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat.html#isActiveNetworkMetered(android.net.ConnectivityManager)
>>> [2]
>>> https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/support/+/refs/heads/master/v4/java/android/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat.java#37
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 1:11 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Stephen,
>>>>
>>>> > No longer force downloading and widening HQ images when on a metered
>>>> connection.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you. May I ask how the app knows if the device is using a metered
>>>> connection at any given point in time?
>>>>
>>>> Pine
>>>> On May 24, 2016 09:37, "Stephen Niedzielski" <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The Android team[0] is pleased to announce a new Wikipedia Android app
>>>>> beta release, v2.2.146-beta-2016-05-23[1]. This revision contains the
>>>>> following new fixes and functionality[2]:
>>>>>
>>>>> * Introducing Reading Lists: In place of the old "Saved Pages", you can
>>>>>   now organize the articles you browse into reading lists, which you
>>>>> can
>>>>>   access even when you're offline. Create as many lists as you like,
>>>>>   give them custom names, and populate them with articles from any
>>>>>   language wiki!
>>>>> * Update authentication to work with the latest server changes.
>>>>> * Add "edit here" to the long press menu.
>>>>> * Check Wikipedia Zero status on page load instead of on network state
>>>>>   change.
>>>>> * Improved Wikipedia Zero banner design.
>>>>> * No longer force downloading and widening HQ images when on a metered
>>>>>   connection.
>>>>> * Numerous crash and bug fixes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Included in this version are patches from first time contributors,
>>>>> Michael Basil[3] and Elad Keyshawn[4], and repeat contributors,
>>>>> maroloccio[5] and Dan Garry[6]. Nice work, devs!
>>>>>
>>>>> You too can help make it better! Read our getting started guide[7]. We
>>>>> can't wait for your contributions!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -The WMF Android team
>>>>>
>>>>> [0] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team#Android_App
>>>>> [1] Rolling out at
>>>>>     https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.beta
>>>>> [2] A complete list of changes is available at
>>>>> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/APAW/history/master/;beta/2.2.146-beta-2016-05-23
>>>>> [3] https://github.com/intrications
>>>>> [4] https://twitter.com/EladKeyshawn
>>>>> [5] IRC: maroloccio, https://twitter.com/maroloccio
>>>>> [6] IRC: Deskana, https://twitter.com/danjgarry
>>>>> [7]
>>>>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_hacking
>>>>>
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