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by #apps-team / March 2023

Office Hours

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Office hours

  1. History of the Apps
  2. Roadmap
  3. Open Questions
    1. Feature Reviews
    2. FAQs

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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�

History of Apps

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App Partnerships

  • Commons App
  • Kiwix�

History of Apps

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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

History of Apps

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Office hours

  • History of the Apps
  • Roadmap
  • Open Questions
    • Feature Reviews
    • FAQs

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Roadmap pulls from 4 buckets

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

Roadmap

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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

Roadmap

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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

Roadmap

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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

Roadmap

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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

Roadmap

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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

Roadmap

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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

Roadmap

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Office hours

  • 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?

Open Questions

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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

Open Questions

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Office Hours

Thanks!

  • Apps Team

Feedback?

aramadan@wikimedia.org