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by #apps-team / March 2023

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History of the Apps
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Feature Reviews
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Context

Power Reading Experience in 2012
Micro Contributions in 2018
On-Wiki Communications in 2020
Anti-Vandalism Tools in 2023

We always have to ensure the platform is reliable�

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App Partnerships

Commons App
Kiwix�

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Prioritizing Work

Movement Strategy
Annual Plan
Feedback from users and our community
Team Heuristics

Mobile First
Experience Continuity
Accessibility
Personalization & Customization
Innovation
Safety

Level of Effort vs Impact

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Roadmap pulls from 4 buckets

Custom Learning and Discovery
Quick but Impactful Contributions
Meaningful Connections
Platform Reliability

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Custom Learning and Discovery

Share a Reading List - In Progress
Onboarding & Guidance - In Progress
Multimedia Learning - Not Started
Topics of Interest - Not Started
Personalized Article View - Complete on Android
Places - Complete on iOS | Spike* on Android

*Spike indicates something that is being researched for Level of Effort

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Quick but impactful contributions

Patroller Tools / Anti-Vandalism Tasks - In Progress on Apps
Suggested Edits Enhancements - In Progress on Android
New Suggested Edit Types - In Progress on iOS
Curated Tasks - Not Started
In-app Donations - Spike* on iOS
Edit Entry - Complete on Android | In Progress on iOS
Positive Reinforcement - Not Started

*Spike indicates something that is being researched for Level of Effort

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Meaningful Connections

Notices and Alerts - Complete on Android | In Progress on iOS
Talk Page Enhancements - Complete
Community Module - Not Started
Help - Not Started
Report - Not Started

*Spike indicates something that is being researched for Level of Effort

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Platform Reliability

Mobile Web View Layer or Native Editor Improvements - Spike* on Apps
Design Systems Alignment -In Progress on Apps
Data Platform Integration - In Progress on Apps
IP Masking - Spike* on Apps

*Spike indicates something that is being researched for Level of Effort

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Tracking

Dark Mode Issues
Tables
Diff Color Inconsistency
Graph extension
Multimedia file support on iOS
Gallery rendering
Sprites and fonts for maps
Other javascript related issues

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Now until FY 23-24

Android

Share and Export a Reading List
Anti-Vandalism task
Machine Assisted Article Descriptions
Image Recommendations

iOS

Watchlist
Edit Notices and Blocked Messages
Full Page Editing
@ Mentions on Talk Pages

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History of the Apps
Roadmap
Open Questions

Feature Reviews
FAQs

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FAQs

Why isn’t VE in the app?
What offline support exists in the app and how can more be provided?
Darkmode has issues!
Where is Nearby on Android?
Why can’t I create or delete an article via the apps?
Why can’t I upload images into the app?

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Feature Deep Dives

Notifications
Native Talk Pages ( @ Mentions)
Edit Notices and Blocked Messages
Share and Export a Reading List
Machine Assisted Article Descriptions
Anti-Vandalism task
Full Page Editing
Watchlist
Image Recommendations

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Office Hours

Thanks!

Apps Team

Feedback?

aramadan@wikimedia.org