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Cursor position default for "Edit article description"
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Description

Feature summary
In the Android Wikipedia app, when tapping "Edit article description", the cursor should be placed at the end of the current description rather than at its beginning (the current behaviour).

Use case(s)
When editing article descriptions, users are more likely to delete the old description and write a new one, or to append some text to it, than to prepend some text. In both cases, placing the cursor at the end of the description by default is more convenient.

Benefits
Placing the cursor at the end of the description saves time for most use cases by avoiding repositioning the cursor.

Event Timeline

Dbrant set the point value for this task to 1.Dec 10 2025, 1:57 PM
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Tested on 50564-r-2025-12-15 on OnePlus 8 on Android 13, and Pixel 6 on Android 16. Tested on all themes.