[FEATURE REQUEST] Tabbed Browsing
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	JoeWalsh
	Feb 6 2017, 6:02 PM

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To whom it may concern,

I'd really love to use the Wikipedia app more often, but I don't because it's not possible
to open tabs from hyperlinks. 

Since ever, one of the best things of Wikipedia is the fact I can jump from one article to
another opening them in new tabs, so I can read them whenever I want. That's why I always
end up learning so many things! 

But within the app, I can't open a new article from the one I'm reading in a separate tab,
so I could keep it until I finish the current article. I think this is the downside of the
app, and that's why I end up browsing within Google Chrome and not taking advantage of the
app.

Please, I'm sure that me and lots of people would be so happy if we could open articles in
tabs so we can read them later. Anyways, congratulations for your great work, the app it's
still amazing!

Greetings from Barcelona!

Daniel

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Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
Open	Feature	None	T157364 [FEATURE REQUEST] Tabbed Browsing
Resolved		HNordeenWMF	T384758 [Epic] Add Tabbed Browsing to the iOS App (Tabs)
Resolved		None	T384771 Create Shallow Dive Deck for Tabs
Resolved		None	T386365 [Sub-Epic] Tabs Engineering Prototype & Explorations
Resolved		None	T386373 Clean up to prep for new article tabs coordinator
Resolved	Spike	Tsevener	T386375 Build prototype of tabs as modal
Resolved	Spike	None	T386378 Investigate data usage measurements
Resolved	Spike	None	T386379 Investigate a large tab stack
Resolved	Spike	None	T387473 Explore custom transition from article to tabs view
Open		None	T387896 Show User, Wikipedia, and Draft namespaces in native article view
Open		None	T388023 Log network data usage from MetricKit to MEP
Resolved		HNordeenWMF	T389390 Usability test analysis for tabs on iOS
Resolved		Mazevedo	T390742 Instrumentation for Tabbed Browsing
Duplicate		None	T391154 Add external link source for iOS
Resolved		SNowick_WMF	T395930 Data Validation Tabbed Browsing v1
Resolved		HNordeenWMF	T390916 [Sub-Epic] Tabbed Browsing V1 Main Flow & Actions
Resolved		Mazevedo	T390984 Set up Tabs A/B test
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T390991 Add entry point to tabs to main views in navigation bar
Resolved		HNordeenWMF	T390999 Tabs overview
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T392921 Tabs Overview UI - Grid items
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T392922 Tabs Overview UI - Navigation Bar Title
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T392923 Tabs Overview UI - Close Buttons
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T392924 Tabs Overview UI - Sorting
Resolved		Mazevedo	T392925 Tabs Overview UI - Show current tab when opening overview
Resolved		HNordeenWMF	T391002 [XL] Tabs data infrastructure
Resolved		Tsevener	T392916 Tabs Data - Build out data controller
Resolved		Tsevener	T392917 Tabs Data - Call data controller during article navigation
Resolved		Tsevener	T392918 Tabs Data - Add caching when fetching article summaries in tabs overview
Resolved		Mazevedo	T392919 Tabs Data - Update old navigation state restoration logic
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T391545 Create new stream `app_tabs_interaction` for app tab interaction event data collection
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T392167 New Tab (from overview)
Resolved		Mazevedo	T392397 Onboarding tooltips for tabs
Resolved		Mazevedo	T392398 Default open behavior for Tabs (from long-press, short press, web browser)
Resolved		Mazevedo	T392400 Open tab from overview (re-accessing a tab)
Resolved		Mazevedo	T392401 Tab limit and tab limit toast (close a tab)
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T392402 In-app survey after tabs usage
Resolved		Tsevener	T392403 Tabs "back" Behavior
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T392404 Tabs Dynamic type & VoiceOver Support
Resolved		HNordeenWMF	T392405 Tabs additional QA review
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T392652 Add Tabs translations for Arabic & Japanese
Resolved		Tsevener	T392653 Truncation of back button
Resolved		HNordeenWMF	T392664 [Design] Concept for tabs on iOS
Resolved		Tsevener	T394682 Tabs - Fix crash related to deleting a tab
Resolved	BUG REPORT	Mazevedo	T396160 Can't open other tabs or new tab after closing current tab
Open		None	T396157 [Sub-epic] Clean-up from Tabs V1
Open	BUG REPORT	None	T394743 Toolbar not always displaying on new tabs
Open	BUG REPORT	None	T396640 Scroll to current tab does not work with dynamic type
Open	BUG REPORT	None	T396646 Current tab not always fully on screen
Open	BUG REPORT	None	T394811 New tabs from external links show "X tabs" back button
Invalid	BUG REPORT	None	T396159 Current tab should default to previous tab in stack after close, not most recently opened
Open		None	T396163 Update behavior and toast copy for "open in background tab" when at 500 limit
Resolved	BUG REPORT	little_doodle	T396644 Tabs not all the same size on iPad mini
Open	BUG REPORT	None	T395851 May want to revisit tabs tool tips in landscape orientation
Open		None	T394813 Better cropping in Tabs overview
Open		None	T406285 QA audit of current Tabbed Browsing navigation and suggest improvements
Resolved		SNowick_WMF	T393980 Conduct analysis for Tabbed Browsing (Tabs) 7 days and 30 days after deployment
Open		None	T396055 [Epic] [WE 3.1.1] More dynamic tabbed browsing (Tabs) on iOS
Open		None	T392651 Switch to tabs that are already open from search & external links
Open		None	T392650 Animate tabs icon when tab is opened in the background
Open		None	T392654 Custom transition for opening and closing from tabs overview
Resolved		Mazevedo	T398878 Create A/B/C test for more dynamic Tabs
Declined		GOlson-WMF	T398879 Add Tabs new feature announcement
Open		None	T398880 Long-press on tabs in overview
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T398881 Close all tabs flow
Declined		None	T398882 Tabs overview overflow menu
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T398883 Tab Overflow Menu
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T404796 Allow users to hide and show recommendations
Resolved		Dbrant	T398884 Add “Did you know” to wikifeeds
Resolved		Mazevedo	T398885 Create "new tab" view controller
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T398888 Create new tab experience that has main page tab on first launch (Group B)
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T398890 Create new tab experience that has empty state on first launch (Group C)
Open		None	T398891 Open new tabs next to current tab
Resolved		Tsevener	T398895 Instrumentation for More dynamic Tabs
Resolved		SNowick_WMF	T407778 iOS Data Validation More Dynamic Tabs
Declined		Mazevedo	T399332 Update default/new tab Thumbnail
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T399466 Make Tabs V1 Default everywhere
Resolved		SNowick_WMF	T399663 20 day analysis for More dynamic tabs A/B/C test
Resolved		Mazevedo	T402419 Design review
Resolved		Mazevedo	T404658 Code Cleanup for redo of More Dynamic Tabs
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T404795 Create bottom module that shows Did You Know or Because You Read content
Open	Feature	None	T400886 Feature suggestion: Add "Swipe to Delete" functionality for tab management
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T405428 Update Tabs Survey
Resolved		GOlson-WMF	T405537 Highlight the active tab
Declined		SChekfa-WMF	T405665 Add translations for More dynamic tabs
Resolved	BUG REPORT	HNordeenWMF	T406149 [BUG] Investigate possible bug related to closing tabs on iOS
Open		None	T407457 [Sub-epic] More dynamic tabs: Clean up before scaling
Open		None	T407591 [improvement Dynamic Tabs] Size of "Based on your most recent tabs"
Resolved		Mazevedo	T407669 Recommendations cover Active tab
Invalid		None	T407670 Active tab is not always be fully visible
Open		None	T407912 Remove flash of scroll when opening Tabs Overview
Open		None	T411060 Scale variant C from More dynamic tabs to all users
Open		HNordeenWMF	T411061 Assess availability of "Did you know" content that can be used through Wikifeeds
Resolved	BUG REPORT	CS-Xaero	T399045 Tabs icon not clickable in Randomizer
Open		None	T402248 Dynamic Tabs Data Validation

Event Timeline

JoeWalsh created this task.Feb 6 2017, 6:02 PM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptFeb 6 2017, 6:02 PM

• JMinor moved this task from Needs Triage to Product Backlog on the Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog board.Feb 6 2017, 7:04 PM

from App Store review:

I don't even need to elaborate, do I? C'mon. Tabbed browsing so I can open all the pages I want to look at later when I'm going through an article. Honestly. I'm frankly stunned this isn't an option. Does nobody else end up wanting to read various other articles hyperlinked from whatever article they're reading at the moment? Without losing their place in the original, and being able to look at more than one article at a time?

Dear Wikipedia Team,

First I have to praise you for your excellent work. I use Wikipedia daily and I could
not work without it anymore. 
I am currently using both your Android and iOS app and I have come to realize, that
they are a bit different. While the iOS app is very visually pleasing and easier to
navigate, the android app allows for better multitasking with its tab function.  
My guess is, that the android and iOS developers are different teams, but I would like
to propose the suggestion to implement this tab function into the iOS app. Furthermore
expand on it and allow for splitscreen view or some other kind of picture-in-picture
view. This could further improve the productivity potential for the Wikipedia app.
Maybe its also possible to bring some of that beautiful design language from the iOS
app to android.
I myself am not a programmer, so I can only image what I am asking for is a lot of
work and not as easy as it seems due to other factors. You probably also thought
about. I just wanted to share my opinion. 
So have a nice day and keep up the excellent work!

• JMinor triaged this task as Low priority.May 24 2017, 6:26 PM

• NHarateh_WMF edited projects, added Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog (Design); removed Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog.May 24 2017, 11:24 PM

https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom;TicketID=11117056

Version:
Device: iPad
It would be really nice to have multiple tabs on the iPad app as you can on then android
app. I usually open linked articles in new tabs so can read them after reading the
current article.

• MattCleinman merged a task: T287280: Feature Request: browser tab style article browsing.Jul 26 2021, 6:39 PM

• MattCleinman added a subscriber: ABorbaWMF.

https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom;TicketID=11975418

I have a suggestion for the app [...] maybe it is possible to open several tabs like in a browser.

Tsevener merged a task: T315833: Enabling tabs.Jan 26 2023, 4:06 PM

Tsevener added a subscriber: ARamadan-WMF.

Recapping some thoughts from our planning meeting and some of my own thoughts post-planning:

This is not unheard of on the platform (Safari has long had tabbed browsing), but some careful thought would need to be made on what this means for our form of navigation. Users currently can build a navigation stack of many different types of screens (say, Settings > User talk page > Diff screen > In-app web view > Article > Article talk page, etc). Would each of those screens need the ability to open in a different tab? Or only articles? We also would need to custom build this UI ourselves - there's no component that does this work for us as far as I know.

We also may want to consider alternative system-supported abilities so that the feature feels at home - iPadOS multi-windowing support that we're not taking advantage of, for example.

Aklapper changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Feature Request".Feb 17 2023, 8:27 AM

+1 user through our support email:

Hello,

I switched from android to iOS a while ago, and while I generally have come to prefer iOS, one of the things that I miss from android is tabs in the Wikipedia app. Is there some reason there’s no tab feature in iOS? Seems like a strange thing to be missing.

ARamadan-WMF merged a task: T315833: Enabling tabs.Apr 11 2023, 5:25 AM

yowlet subscribed.Jul 17 2023, 6:57 PM

I'm probably a bit late to the party. But another option in that regard - at least on iPadOS - could be to allow for multiple windows. This would make it possible to put two Wikipedia app windows next to each other in order to share the same screen. As of now a split screen can only contain one Wikipedia window, the other one has to be of another app.

This would already be of great help when one wants to research some background information while reading an article.

Just a thought, since it may be less hassle than a tabbed browser ...

+1 user:
Hello,
I’m not sure if this is the correct place but it seems to be the only option I can find so here goes.
I’ve used Wikipedia for over a decade however I recently switched to an iPhone from Samsung and using the Wikipedia app in iOS I’m frustrated to no end as I can’t for the life of me figure out how to open extra tabs lol
I’m sure there’s a very simple way to do but I just can’t figure it out if you could please let me know that would be amazing.
Thanks so much, Trent Clark

Version: WikipediaApp/7.4.7.3201 (iOS 17.3; Phone)

HNordeenWMF subscribed.Sep 18 2024, 9:46 PM

Merrittkr subscribed.Jan 3 2025, 3:44 PM

HNordeenWMF mentioned this in T384758: [Epic] Add Tabbed Browsing to the iOS App (Tabs).Jan 25 2025, 12:48 AM

Seddon merged a task: T221471: Feature Request - tabs.Jun 9 2025, 11:29 PM

Seddon added a subtask: T384758: [Epic] Add Tabbed Browsing to the iOS App (Tabs).

Seddon added subscribers: Diekhans, mpkossen.

Merritt subscribed.Jun 10 2025, 2:32 PM

HNordeenWMF closed subtask T384758: [Epic] Add Tabbed Browsing to the iOS App (Tabs) as Resolved.Mon, Nov 10, 9:48 PM