[Spike 0.5 Day] Audit and remove any dependency on m. domain in apps.
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	Dbrant
	Aug 26 2025, 1:14 PM

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The mobile (m.) domain is being sunset in the near future, so we should examine our code and see if we have any explicit dependencies on m. URLs for any reason.

(All API calls should be made to the canonical (non-mobile) domain, and even when we bounce the user to an external browser app, we should use the canonical domain, too.)

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Can be tested in TestFlight 7.8.3

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Mentioned In: T405122: Release 7.8.3

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Dbrant created this task.Aug 26 2025, 1:14 PM

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dbrant opened https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia/pull/5869

Dbrant triaged this task as Low priority.Aug 26 2025, 4:11 PM

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Seddon moved this task from Incoming tasks from backlog to Doing on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2025-26) board.Aug 26 2025, 4:33 PM

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Williamrai closed https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia/pull/5869

Seddon renamed this task from [Spike] Audit and remove any dependency on m. domain in apps. to [Spike 0.5 Day] Audit and remove any dependency on m. domain in apps..Aug 26 2025, 5:46 PM

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(finished on Android, so untagging)

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tonisevener opened https://github.com/wikimedia/wikipedia-ios/pull/5424

I didn't notice any concerning dependencies - we already appear to point our APIs to the canonical domain. Changes in my PR adjust where our in-app web views or external browser links navigate to. They now point to the canonical urls, but the mobile skin is still showing as expected (tested on both Test Wiki and EN Wiki urls).