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These are placeholder drafts for app store meta data.

Description

Read, edit, and explore Wikipedia content all on the official Wikipedia app for iOS. Find quick facts, or dive down a Wikipedia rabbit-hole. With more than 36 million articles in nearly 300 languages, your favorite free online encyclopedia is now at your fingertips.

App features

  • Explore feed - Find and surface the knowledge on Wikipedia that interests you most on the new ‘Explore feed.’ All in one convenient location, you can find:
    • Featured Wikipedia articles
    • Most read articles
    • Nearby articles - suggested articles based on your location.
    • Recommended articles - suggested articles for you based on what you’ve already read on Wikipedia.
  • Emoji search - Improved search functionality, including the ability to search Wikipedia articles using your favorite emojis.
  • Easy touch Navigation, including 3D touch - Swipe, peek and pop your way around Wikipedia
  • Save articles to read later - Save articles you’d like to read later, even when you don't have a data connection.

*Image galleries - High resolution image galleries and prominent lead images at the top of every article.

  • Multilingual support - Search for and read Wikipedia articles written in any Wikipedia-supported language.
  • Share facts - Quickly share facts from your favorite Wikipedia articles

Want to know more behind the scenes of the Wikipedia mobile app for iOS? Check out these resources.

About the Wikimedia Foundation
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home

Apps FAQ

To send feedback in the app, go to "About the Wikipedia app" section of the settings view and tap on the "Send app feedback" link at the bottom of the page.

Contribute to our translations

Open source repository

Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy

Wikimedia Foundation Terms of Use

What's New

Wikipedia Mobile 5.0 is an all new version of the official Wikipedia app for iOS. Simpler navigation, updated design, new touch friendly ways to discover content, and much more.

  • Explore screen - New ways to discover the great free content available across Wikipedia
  • Simplified navigation, including support for 3D touch gestures
  • Search any Wikipedia in any language with one tap

See this google doc for the most recent version;
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18_xFgrbSOHOkT4Sd-Mq_wBAm6I1qf2zqk3g8X3CUato/edit

Images for screenshots are also in that doc.

Event Timeline

some formatting tweaks and updated the "Feedback" instructions. Also, our "feedback" mechanism is really, really buried. At the very least we should make it a button in Settings (instead of a link at the bottom of the "About" page).

Can't we start including random facts/trivia in our "what's new"? :P People seem to like personalized release note, more than "we fixed bugs".

@JMinor need access to Google doc w/ screenshots

We have "Rate the app" and "Write to us" in settings, right?

Access granted.

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Official description

Search, read, and explore Wikipedia with the official Wikipedia app for iOS. Find the information you need now, or dive down a Wikipedia rabbit hole– take a journey through the knowledge that interests you most. With more than 36 million articles in nearly 300 languages, your favorite free online encyclopedia is now at your fingertips. Curious? Check out the App features below.
App features

*Explore feed - The new ‘Explore feed’ provides a central place for personalized and constantly updating content including:
Featured article of the day
Top read articles
Picture of the day
Random articles
Nearby articles
Recommended articles based on what you’ve read

*Easy touch navigation, including 3D touch - Multi-touch gestures like swipe, tap, and 3D Touch features help complete essential tasks more quickly and simply.

*Spotlight and Emoji search - Find the information you’re looking for more easily with improved search, including the ability to search saved articles using Spotlight and voice-enabled search from your device. You can even search with your favorite emojis!

*Save articles to read later - Save articles for reading later, even when you’re offline.

*Image galleries - Enjoy high resolution image galleries and prominent article images as you navigate through the app.

*Multilingual support - Search for and read Wikipedia articles written in any Wikipedia-supported language--there are nearly 300!

*Share - Easily share articles, images, and facts from Wikipedia on social media or by email. Or use Handoff to continue reading articles across your iOS devices.

Want to know more behind the scenes of the Wikipedia mobile app for iOS? Check out these resources.

About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports and operates 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.

Apps FAQ

To send feedback in the app tap:
Settings Gear > Send app feedback

Contribute to our app localizations

Our GitHub open source repository

Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy

Wikimedia Foundation Terms of Use

What’s new in version 5.0?
Everything!

Wikipedia Mobile 5.0 is an all new version of the official Wikipedia app for iOS with simpler navigation, updated design, new touch friendly ways to discover content, and more.

Here are a few highlights:

Explore feed - Content tailored to your interests, surroundings, and featured articles and images.
Featured article of the day
Top read articles
Picture of the day
Random articles
Nearby articles
Recommended articles based on what you’ve read

Simplified navigation - tap, swipe, and touch to easily move from article to article, save articles for later reading, and never lose your place-- now including support for 3D touch gestures.

Improved search - Find an article in any Wikipedia-supported language. The app now supports emoji search and Spotlight search for saved articles.