An answer would be appreciated... On Jul 12, 2014 1:38 AM, "Andy Mabbett" <a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
> "On 11 July 2014 22:34, Erik Moeller <e...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > The new Android app isn't simply an upgrade of the last version, it's > > a complete re-write in native code > > This technical nicety is of no interest to most users, whose app was > "updated". > > > In determining the feature set, the team > > looked at core functionality they really wanted to deliver in the > > first release, and iterated on that based on user feedback during the > > beta. > > I didn't participate in this round of the beta, because there was no > suggestion in anything that I read that significant - significantly > useful - existing functionality would be removed. (Indeed, the removal > wasn't mentioned when the "revamped" app was announced by your WMF > colleagues.) I did tough, spend some time testing the "nearby" feature > in v1's beta > > > And a more understandable view of the current sprint in Trello: > > > https://trello.com/b/5DhKhjmW/mobile-app-sprint-35-article-usability-enhancements > > I can't find the string "near" on that page. > > > The "nearby" feature in the old app also relied on third > > party infrastructure, which makes us a bit uncomfortable from a user > > privacy and principles perspective. Our plan is to build out our own > > OpenStreetMap infrastructure later this year which will help in > > further developing such geo-functionality. > > Is this a blocker for the return of the "nearby" feature to the app? > > > In splitting this thread and describing it as "off topic", you've > overlooked that my comments were in the context of - and in response > to - your comment about "change-aversion [tending] to correlate pretty > strongly with impact on existing workflows and noticeable changes to > user experience and behaviour". > > -- > Andy Mabbett > @pigsonthewing > http://pigsonthewing.org.uk > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
