Hi all, We're excited to bring you an updated version of the Wikipedia Android app <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia&hl=en>, now available on the Google Play Store! [1]. Here are the highlights from this update (or browse the complete change history <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/APAW/history/master/;beta/2.6.201-beta-2017-08-10> ):
- New: lazy-loading of images! When browsing articles, images will be loaded only when they are scrolled into view. - Improvements and fixes for saving and managing offline reading list articles. - The dark theme can now be enabled from the app settings, as well as from the article overflow menu. - Improved dark mode color scheme. - Minor design enhancements throughout. - Numerous bug fixes. Special thanks to the volunteer contributors who submitted patches for this release: - Jorge Casariego, (IRC: Jcasariego, Github: https://github.com/jorgecasariego) - Yashasvi, (https://about.me/yashasvigirdhar) - Florian Schmidt, (IRC: FlorianSW, GitHub: https://github.com/FlorianSW) - Amir Aharoni (IRC: aharoni, Wikipedia User:Amire80) - Kaartic Sivaraam (GitHub: https://github.com/sivaraam) If you'd like to help improve the app yourself, take a look at our getting started <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_hacking> guide. We're looking forward to your contributions! [1] For devices without Google Play services, you may download <https://releases.wikimedia.org/mobile/android/wikipedia/stable/wikipedia-2.6.201-releasesprod-2017-08-10.apk> the app directly. Cheers, -- Dmitry Brant Senior Software Engineer / Product Owner (Android) Wikimedia Foundation https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_mobile_engineering
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