Sure, will update the ticket after receivig any reply.

+ 1 user here:
Version: WikipediaApp/7.8.8.5909 (iOS 17.6.1; Phone)

I’ve asked the user to send a screen-recorded video.
Once we receive the video, I’ll share the details so we can see which case it is.

We received a similar +1 report:

There was this conversation on Slack between Haley, Tais and me about approaching this point and investigating more since we received a number of support emails questions\bug.
Copied from Haley based on the reports:

We’ve continued to receive recent user feedback indicating that closing tabs remains difficult due to the small touch target.
Reported on:
WikipediaApp/7.8.8.5909 (iOS 16.7.12; Phone)

For emails received during Dec. 2025:
We’ve received multiple reports and feature requests asking for more control over how the app opens, specifically the ability to choose between:
Opening on the Explore feed
Opening on a new tab
Notably, it's opening now on the last reading article, and it’s the behavior most users are complaining about. Many describe it as jarring, especially when they intentionally return to Explore before closing the app.

+1 from the support email with a new option:
Would it be possible to add a setting to always open the app to a new tab and/or open links (like from Firefox) in a new tab?

Done.

Here are the links:
*Feature request- Make talk page access more prominent in iOS App.
*Bug report -Broken HTML in “Learn more about this page” link in iOS app
*Feature request: Add category access from article in iOS App (Please search, I believe we already have a task for this)
*Bug report - Noticeboards (e.g., village pumps, admin boards, workflows) are not accessible from the iOS App

Update from the user:

We received a reply, and it's working!

+1 Additional user report

Emailed the user, will update it here when they reply back.

Adding a user report for tracking.

Another report through the support email:

+1 through the support email:

+1 user through the support email for their iPad

A user reported it's resolved now.

Another user:

+1 user through the support email.

The user reported that this was fixed.

+1 user reported that their app defaults to Hebrew even after uninstalling and reinstalling the English version from the Play Store. They also tried removing Hebrew and Greek from the language list, but the issue persists.