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As an editor of Wikipedia on iOS I would like to be able to easily upload media into an article
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Description

Why are we doing this?

Inserting media on a mobile phone opens up a new and easier way for users to select media and upload it to Wikipedia and Commons, we would like to explore ways to make inserting / uploading rich media via the mobile editing interface.

User story

As an editor of Wikipedia on iOS I would like to be able to easily insert media into an article

User flows

Image Insertion.jpg (1×12 px, 813 KB)

Upload flow
Photo permissionsPhoto permissions dialogPhoto upload selectionCamera permissionsCamera permissions dialogCameraImage selection with new imageUpload media settingsUpload media settings errorUpload media settings filled out
19 Insert menu - media - Permissions.png (1×750 px, 95 KB)
20 Insert menu - media - Permissions.png (1×750 px, 65 KB)
21 Insert menu - media - upload.png (1×750 px, 845 KB)
22 - Insert menu - Camera permissions.png (1×750 px, 93 KB)
23 - Insert menu - Camera permissions 2.png (1×750 px, 70 KB)
24 - Insert menu - taking a photo.png (1×750 px, 1 MB)
25 Insert menu - media - upload with new photo.png (1×750 px, 1 MB)
26 Alternative Media settings (single screen) .png (1×750 px, 219 KB)
26B Alternative Media settings (single screen)  Error.png (1×750 px, 226 KB)
26C Alternative Media settings (single screen) .png (1×750 px, 222 KB)
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Event Timeline

Also mentioned in the 2022 Diary study of notifications on iOS:

i would love to have a way to upload media :-)