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Special:PermanentLink links do not work in the android mobile app
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Navigating from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk%3AAddshore#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20250807165500-Administrators%27_newsletter_%E2%80%93_August_2025#Administrators%27_newsletter_%E2%80%93_August_2025

Just click on any of the user names in the lists of group changes

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Addshore created this task.Aug 8 2025, 6:32 AM
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Addshore updated the task description. (Show Details)Aug 8 2025, 6:33 AM
Addshore mentioned this in T401460: Special:PermanentLink links do not work in the android mobile app.
Dbrant subscribed.Aug 11 2025, 2:56 PM

(The simplest solution for now is just to bounce out of the app (to the default browser app) in the case of any Special: links. We already do this, but not explicitly enough.)

GitHubPRBot added a comment.Aug 11 2025, 2:59 PM

dbrant opened https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia/pull/5828

GitHubPRBot added a comment.Aug 11 2025, 5:49 PM

cooltey closed https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia/pull/5828

Dbrant claimed this task.Aug 11 2025, 7:06 PM
Dbrant moved this task from Needs Triage to Up Next on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog board.
Dbrant moved this task from Up Next to Android Release - FY2025-26 on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog board.
Dbrant edited projects, added Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2025-26); removed Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog.
Dbrant moved this task from Epics in Progress to Merged and Waiting on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2025-26) board.
Dbrant moved this task from Merged and Waiting to QA signoff on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2025-26) board.Aug 11 2025, 8:45 PM
ABorbaWMF moved this task from QA signoff to Ready for PM signoff on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2025-26) board.Aug 14 2025, 5:19 PM
ABorbaWMF subscribed.

Appears to be fixed on 2.7.50544-r-2025-08-11

Tested on Pixel 6 on Android 15 and OnePlus 8 on Android 13. Tested on special pages including the one listed in this ticket.

JTannerWMF moved this task from Ready for PM signoff to Ready for release on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2025-26) board.Aug 20 2025, 9:30 PM
cooltey closed this task as Resolved.Sep 2 2025, 7:48 PM
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