[WikimediaMobile] Global South = web, Global North = apps

2015-08-27 Thread Tilman Bayer
.. well, that would be a bit too simplified, but there's food for thought in these two reports: http://qz.com/466089/the-fastest-growing-mobile-phone-markets-barely-use-apps/ (In Asia and Africa, websites made up 90% and 96% of mobile impressions, respectively, in the second quarter. Their habits

Re: [WikimediaMobile] Global South = web, Global North = apps

2015-08-27 Thread Jon Robson
It's worth noting that the 2nd graphic given on http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/26/how-we-use-our-phones-is-changing-in-a-big-way-heres-the-data-that-proves-it/ tells us that most app usage is on facebook, entertainment(games). I interpret this as the web is not as engaging as an app.

[WikimediaMobile] [Apps] Android Wikipedia legacy device active maintenance ending

2015-08-27 Thread Stephen Niedzielski
The WMF Android App team will be ceasing active support for older devices soon, namely devices that run Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or older. Our final legacy device release is expected in mid to late September[0]. This release will remain available on the Google Play Store for devices

Re: [WikimediaMobile] [Apps] Android Wikipedia legacy device active maintenance ending

2015-08-27 Thread Pine W
Just to check: what percentage of Wikipedia Zero users are running Android legacy OS versions? Pine On Aug 27, 2015 12:49 PM, Stephen Niedzielski sniedziel...@wikimedia.org wrote: The WMF Android App team will be ceasing active support for older devices soon, namely devices that run Android

Re: [WikimediaMobile] [Apps] Android Wikipedia legacy device active maintenance ending

2015-08-27 Thread Adam Baso
I think I can get this in Hadoop. Will get back on thread. On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: Just to check: what percentage of Wikipedia Zero users are running Android legacy OS versions? Pine On Aug 27, 2015 12:49 PM, Stephen Niedzielski