Maniphest T165382

Update the "W" app icon to be i18n-friendly
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	RHo
	May 15 2017, 6:48 PM

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Description

Problem

The "W" icon being used as the app icon is not i18n-friendly, and cannot be localized.
The icon should also conform to updated Material guidelines (per T146399)

Proposed

Come up with a new app icon design that is i18n-friendly at a small size, potentially a simplified version of the puzzle globe icon.

Quotes from recent longitudinal study on iOS

I would like the app icon to not use the W, but rather the wiki globe that truly represents all languages of Wikipedia. The W is just a letter that does not represent the name of the project in many languages, and not even their alphabets: it is an anglocentric adding that does not benefit the diversity that we have. The title of the app once it is open, should not be "Wikipedia" but rather the name of the free encyclopedia in the first chosen language (or perhaps both, the first language + English). That is a simple change with a lot of meaning for the minoritized language users

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Open		None	T278838 Mobile user communication issues ([[Wikipedia:Mobile communication bugs]])
		Resolved		• JMinor	T274404 Support notifications on the iOS app
		Resolved		• JMinor	T288781 Usability testing of the Notifications feature of the iOS app
		Resolved		cmadeo	T290682 Diary study for notifications feature on the iOS app
		Open		None	T165382 Update the "W" app icon to be i18n-friendly

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RHo created this task.May 15 2017, 6:48 PM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptMay 15 2017, 6:48 PM

• JMinor moved this task from Needs Triage to Design on the Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog board.May 15 2017, 6:48 PM

• JMinor edited projects, added Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog (Design); removed Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog.

Josve05a added a project: iOS-app-feature-Multilingual.May 16 2017, 9:51 AM

Restricted Application edited projects, added Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog, I18n; removed Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog (Design). · View Herald TranscriptMay 16 2017, 9:51 AM

• NHarateh_WMF moved this task from Needs Triage to Design Doing on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog board.May 17 2017, 3:25 PM

• JMinor moved this task from Needs Triage to Design on the Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog board.May 22 2017, 6:54 PM

• JMinor edited projects, added Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog (Design); removed Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog.

Can https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiapplication/2806818-setalternateiconname somehow help change the icon depending on a users set language?

Ohh, yeah, that was intended for seasonal icons, but we might be able to use for localization too.

RHo triaged this task as Low priority.Mar 6 2018, 3:45 PM

RHo updated the task description. (Show Details)

RHo moved this task from Design Doing to UX Debt Backlog on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog board.

RHo merged a task: T146399: Update app icons.

RHo added subscribers: • Niedzielski, Ladsgroup, Dbrant.

RHo added a project: Android-app-feature-Multilingual.Mar 30 2018, 2:06 PM

cmadeo closed this task as Declined.Dec 8 2020, 9:32 PM

cmadeo reopened this task as Open.Feb 15 2022, 7:10 PM

cmadeo updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 25 2022, 5:00 PM

cmadeo added a parent task: T290682: Diary study for notifications feature on the iOS app.Feb 25 2022, 7:59 PM

Josve05a awarded a token.Feb 26 2022, 2:40 PM

RHo renamed this task from Update the app icon to be i18n-friendly to Update the "W" app icon to be i18n-friendly.Thu, Apr 25, 2:40 PM