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Hardcoded UI strings in view_wikitext_keyboard.xml
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The hint texts and link preview’s text in app/src/main/res/layout/view_wikitext_keyboard.xml are hardcoded (English) strings. They should be made translatable.

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It is—the code is accessible, and there isn’t even a notice that it’s outdated. Please either start updating it, or put a huge warning somewhere that “this stuff hasn’t been updated for months and won’t be ever, go to GitHub”.

The Gerrit project for the app is read-only, and contains a notice to go to GitHub:
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/admin/projects/apps/android/wikipedia

Our getting-started wiki page directs the user to GitHub for contributing:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Android/App_hacking

Is there another place where a notice should be placed?

I looked at the source code here on Phabricator, i.e. starting from rAPAW. I found no notice there. If there’s no other option to display a message, maybe README.md can be modified.