Congrats on the release! It'll be really interesting to see how this one stacks up in usage and usefulness against the fuller version - can't wait to see how it evolves.
Anne On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 3:54 PM, Jorge Vargas <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Stéphane, > > Congrats on this achievement! Do keep us posted on how the new app works > out. This new mini-version is definitely a very interesting concept to test > out. > > Abrazo, > Jorge > > On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 12:38 AM, Stephane Coillet-Matillon < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> [Cross-post] >> >> A quick note to announce that Kiwix released this morning a new version >> of the Wikimed App called Wikimed Mini [1]. It basically complements the >> earlier app in that it is 90% smaller and should therefore make it easier >> to download and store by users who need it most (50% of installs for the >> English version happen on the Indian subcontinent; for the French one, 80% >> are in Africa). >> >> >> But apart from this PSA I wanted to share the thinking that went behind >> the design of this particular app, as I’ve been told it could be of >> interest to this list: >> >> There basically were three reasons for this "mini" version: >> >> 1. When connectivity is an issue, size does matter. If you look at the >> 20+ main offline medical apps out there, you'll see that they all range in >> the 25-40Mb (the largest being 120Mb). Several of them have 1M+ downloads, >> and even if I am no physician I'd say their content is rather minimal and >> that WP content is far better: yet people download the other, smaller apps >> rather than our gigantic, all-encompassing 1.2 Gb one; >> >> 2. You may have heard that thing about 60% of mobile readers not going >> past the Lead section [2]. We did too, and took the drastic step of >> removing everything below that - basically keeping only the lead part and >> infobox. That saved us about 60%; >> >> 3. Then we looked at what was left and figured that infobox illustrations >> weren't that helpful: either because they look good but are not very >> informative, or because if they are in fact informative offline limitations >> make it impossible to see more than a thumbnail. Don't get me wrong: the >> ability to see high-res images comes high on the list of requests, but a >> choice was to be made and that one was a low-hanging fruit. So we removed >> the illustations as well, and now we're left with a 90% smaller app. >> >> In spite of its size, the current Wikimed is rated higher (4.7) and kept >> longer (75% retention at D30) that most apps (4.2/20%, respectively on >> average): we’ll keep you posted on how the new app fares in comparison >> to that. >> >> >> Cheers, >> Stephane >> >> >> >> [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix. >> kiwixcustomwikimedmini >> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Which_parts_of_ >> an_article_do_readers_read >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Offline-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/offline-l >> >> > > > -- > Jorge Vargas > Head of Strategic Partnerships - LATAM > Wikimedia Foundation > [email protected] > +1 415.404.9536 <(415)%20404-9536> > Skype: jorge.a.vargas.p > > > > _______________________________________________ > Offline-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/offline-l > > -- *Anne Gomez* // Senior Program Manager, New Readers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers> https://wikimediafoundation.org/ *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate <http://donate.wikimedia.org>. *
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