From non-IOS device, add article to a specific non-default reading list (Note: to simulate this, manually add a reading list entry to a reading list via the API, see this sandbox link):

https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=readinglists&format=json&command=createentry&token=ee171963c683e9b793c54706a0c80ad668e43d41%2B%5C&formatversion=2&list=5382450&project=https%3A%2F%2Ftest.wikipedia.org&title=IOS

Pull to refresh on iOS device > All articles.

Expected results

Article should show in All articles list

Actual results

Article does not show in All articles list, but does show in specific Reading List under "Reading lists".

Environments observed

App version: 7.8.4
OS versions: iOS 18
Device model: iPhone 15 simulator
Device language: EN

Possible duplicate issue: T301743

Testing Steps

Note that this bug occurs when a user adds an article to a custom reading list without also adding the article to the default reading list. This is not possible from the iOS app, but may be possible from other platforms like Android or Web.

Confirm when adding an article to a custom reading list but NOT the default reading list, then waiting for that saved article to sync to iOS, that the article now appears under All Articles.

Please do heavy regression testing on the Saved > All Articles view. We did a rewrite of the UI here to fix this bug.

Related Objects

Mentioned In: T403073: Reading List Phase 2 - API endpoint to get all list items
Mentioned Here: T405259: Compile list of eligible users for the ReadingLists experiment
T403073: Reading List Phase 2 - API endpoint to get all list items
T301743: Syncing Reading Lists: Newly synced articles in a reading list are not added to All Articles

Event Timeline

Tsevener created this task.Oct 6 2025, 10:31 PM

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FWIW when web team implement T403073: Reading List Phase 2 - API endpoint to get all list items the apps can be updated to use this API to address this issue.

HNordeenWMF triaged this task as Low priority.Oct 7 2025, 5:13 PM

HNordeenWMF moved this task from Needs Triage to Product Backlog on the Wikipedia-iOS-App board.

Most important change for Apps is that articles added to the general list on Web are represented in the general list on Apps. We need to make sure this is happening before reading lists is released on Web

HNordeenWMF raised the priority of this task from Low to Medium.Oct 7 2025, 5:17 PM

HNordeenWMF moved this task from Product Backlog to Up next on the Wikipedia-iOS-App board.

@HFan-WMF Hi Hsuanwei, when is the estimated release for reading lists on Web?

Hi @HNordeenWMF! The initial experiment launch will be week of Nov 10 on 5 smaller wikis (fr/ar/zh/id/vi) and week of Nov 17 for English. However, the initial experiment excludes logged in readers who already have saved articles from apps because we have not implemented syncing from Apps to Desktop just yet. You can see the full criteria for experiment eligibility in the task description here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T405259

Before we launch to a wider audience, we will be working on syncing the saved lists from users on the apps to be visible on the desktop, though. (That's phase 2 for us; phase 1 is just this initial experiment to gauge usefulness/interest on desktop)

Ok thanks @HFan-WMF ! Sounds great, so this task is only required for phase 2.

The API is now live on the beta cluster and ready for you to use in iOS! It will ride next week's train deployment so should be in production wikis from 16th December:

https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ApiSandbox#action=query&format=json&list=readinglistentries&formatversion=2

Jdlrobson subscribed.Dec 12 2025, 6:43 PM

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To clarify the current situation:

Currently we do not show reading list feature on web to users that have created reading lists on apps. On web, we only save to the default list.
In future web will support the ability to save to lists other than default list. It will also expand to include app users.
When this happens, as users use the reading list feature on web, if they also use iOS their lists on iOS will become outdated and out of sync e.g. this bug will become more common.
On web there will be no disruption. Reading lists updated on apps will instantly appear in web. For a smoother roll out ideally we'd address this bug prior to the web launch. If we don't you will be getting more bug reports.

@HFan-WMF will reach out to you @HNordeenWMF to discuss!

Thanks! Next steps: Apps team pick this up in January/February, and fix the bug using the new API.

Best case scenario: we get this fixed before the Beta release of saved reading lists to all users, planned for February 2026.
If we don't fix this before the beta release, iOS app users with Syncing turned on will have a slightly more buggy experience. We already have this problem from Android, we're just adding Web as another platform to contribute to the bug.
The amount of iOS users affected depends on how wide the Beta release is, and how many logged-in users opt-in to beta and syncing.

HNordeenWMF edited projects, added: Wikipedia-iOS-App (Wikipedia iOS Release FY2025-26); removed: Wikipedia-iOS-App.Dec 12 2025, 11:19 PM

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Tsevener renamed this task from [BUG] Saved > All Articles does not show non-default articles to [L] [BUG] Saved > All Articles does not show non-default articles.Dec 19 2025, 1:14 AM

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Re-checked the steps on enwiki wmf.7 and iOS app (when testing T403073: Reading List Phase 2 - API endpoint to get all list items) - the issue is still present as described.

Tsevener set the point value for this task to 5.Jan 6 2026, 3:49 PM

HNordeenWMF moved this task from Needs Eng Sync or Estimation (P2) to Ready for future sprints (P1) on the Wikipedia-iOS-App (Wikipedia iOS Release FY2025-26) board.Jan 6 2026, 10:11 PM

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Mazevedo moved this task from Ready for future sprints (P1) to Current Sprint Work (P0) on the Wikipedia-iOS-App (Wikipedia iOS Release FY2025-26) board.Jan 27 2026, 6:30 PM

Seddon raised the priority of this task from Medium to High.Jan 27 2026, 6:47 PM

Tsevener moved this task from Current Sprint Work (P0) to Doing on the Wikipedia-iOS-App (Wikipedia iOS Release FY2025-26) board.Jan 27 2026, 10:33 PM

tonisevener opened https://github.com/wikimedia/wikipedia-ios/pull/5655

Tsevener moved this task from Doing to Needs Code Review on the Wikipedia-iOS-App (Wikipedia iOS Release FY2025-26) board.Jan 30 2026, 10:28 PM

mazevedofs closed https://github.com/wikimedia/wikipedia-ios/pull/5655

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