Introducing Wikipedia Beta for Android, an app that allows users to test new features before they become available to all Android users. Users can leave feedback to help improve the app and inform the developers which features to focus on next. The app boasts a range of customizable features, including a recommended and constantly updating feed of Wikipedia content, color theme options, voice-integrated search, language support, link previews, tables of contents, reading lists, and image galleries. There is also a feature that allows users to highlight a word and get its definition from Wiktionary. The app is open source and crash reports can be disabled in the settings. The Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit funded by donations, is the organization behind Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
Name: Wikipedia Beta | Developer: Wikimedia Foundation | Version: 2.7.50441-beta-2023-04-20 |
Update: Apr 21, 2023 | Installs: 1000000 | Size: 20 MB |
Welcome to Wikipedia Beta for Android! You can install Wikipedia Beta alongside your current version of Wikipedia for Android, so you can test our new features before they go live for all Wikipedia for Android users. Your feedback will help us fix bugs and decide what features to focus on next.
Features:
Send us your feedback about the app! In the menu, press "Settings", then "About the Wikipedia app", then "Send app feedback".
The code is 100% open source. If you have experience with Java and the Android SDK, then we look forward to your contributions! https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia
By using this app, you agree to the automatic transmission of crash reports to a third-party service provider. If you would like to disable this feature, please press "Settings," then toggle off "Send crash reports" under the General section.
Explanation of permissions needed by the app: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Android_FAQ#Security_and_Permissions
Privacy policy: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy
Crash report third-party service provider privacy policy: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement/OnlineServices/Default.aspx
Terms of Use: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that supports Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable organization funded mainly through donations. For more information, please visit our website: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home.
Welcome to Wikipedia Beta for Android! Install this app alongside your current version of Wikipedia for Android to test new features before they go live. Your feedback will help improve the app and fix bugs. Leave feedback here or send your comments to mobile-android-wikipedia@wikimedia.org.
Features:
Send your feedback in the app's menu under "Settings" → "About the Wikipedia app" → "Send app feedback". You can also contribute to the app's code, which is 100% open-source, on GitHub.
When using this app, you agree to automatic transmission of crash reports to a third-party service provider. To disable this feature, toggle off "Send crash reports" in the "Settings" menu under "General".
You can find more information on the app's privacy policy, security and permissions, terms of use, and the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization behind Wikipedia and this app, via the links provided.
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