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####Background We received a request to add access to the Sandbox via a [[ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Wishlist/Wishes/Easy_access_to_the_sandbox_in_the_Wikipedia_mobile_application | wish ]]. We've also seen 3 requests on the Android and Apple App stores for Sandbox access. The iOS team made a rough prototype of the Sandbox in April 2023. ####Feature request What would you like to be able to do and where? - Allow users to easily access existing Sandboxes from the Mobile Apps - Edit Sandbox using App's native wikitext editors - Allow users to create new Sandboxes **Current state** - On Android - Users must search using User:XX to find their sandboxes that have already been created - There is no obvious entry point for users within the UI, as we do for User Page, and Talk Page - Users can edit their sandbox using the native editor - Users cannot create new sandboxes - On iOS - Users must search using User:XX to find their sandboxes that have already been created - There is no obvious entry point for users within the UI, as we do for User Page, and Talk Page - Users **cannot** edit their sandbox using the native editor, it's a webview of Mobile Web - Users cannot create new sandboxes Please note the use case(s) for this feature - Using sandbox as a sort of "staging area" for large edits or new articles while on Mobile - Practicing editing in a safe environment - Drafting or editing while offline or with intermittent connectivity - Storing citations, or other content for use in articles What would be the benefits of this feature? Why should this be implemented? - If app users make test edits, or receive guidance from other editors on their talk page, it might include instructions to practice or draft in a sandbox. Clicking the link would currently take them to Mobile Web. A better experience would be having a native implementation of the sandbox. - Experimenting in a sandbox is an important part of learning how to edit - Using sandboxes is important for many experienced editors' workflows - The apps do not have the visual editor, so experimenting in a sandbox with wikitext could be very especially beneficial for app users.

####Background We received a request to add access to the Sandbox via a [[ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Wishlist/Wishes/Easy_access_to_the_sandbox_in_the_Wikipedia_mobile_application | wish ]]. We've also seen 3 requests on the Android and Apple App stores for Sandbox access. The iOS team made a rough prototype of the Sandbox in April 2023. ####Feature request What would you like to be able to do and where? - Allow users to easily access existing Sandboxes from the Mobile Apps - Edit Sandbox using App's native wikitext editors - Allow users to create new Sandboxes **Current state** - On Android - Users must search using User:XX to find their sandboxes that have already been created - There is no obvious entry point for users within the UI, as we do for User Page, and Talk Page - Users can edit their sandbox using the native editor - Users cannot create new sandboxes - On iOS - Users must search using User:XX to find their sandboxes that have already been created - There is no obvious entry point for users within the UI, as we do for User Page, and Talk Page - Users **cannot** edit their sandbox using the native editor, it's a webview of Mobile Web - Users cannot create new sandboxes - On Mobile Web - Users must search using User:XX to find their sandboxes - There is no obvious entry point for users within the UI - Users can edit their sandbox using visual or source editor - Users **can** create new sandboxes Please note the use case(s) for this feature - Using sandbox as a sort of "staging area" for large edits or new articles while on Mobile - Practicing editing in a safe environment - Drafting or editing while offline or with intermittent connectivity - Storing citations, or other content for use in articles What would be the benefits of this feature? Why should this be implemented? - If app users make test edits, or receive guidance from other editors on their talk page, it might include instructions to practice or draft in a sandbox. Clicking the link would currently take them to Mobile Web. A better experience would be having a native implementation of the sandbox. - Experimenting in a sandbox is an important part of learning how to edit - Using sandboxes is important for many experienced editors' workflows - The apps do not have the visual editor, so experimenting in a sandbox with wikitext could be very especially beneficial for app users.

####Background We received a request to add access to the Sandbox via a [[ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Wishlist/Wishes/Easy_access_to_the_sandbox_in_the_Wikipedia_mobile_application | wish ]]. We've also seen 3 requests on the Android and Apple App stores for Sandbox access. The iOS team made a rough prototype of the Sandbox in April 2023. ####Feature request What would you like to be able to do and where? - Allow users to easily access existing Sandboxes from the Mobile Apps - Edit Sandbox using App's native wikitext editors - Allow users to create new Sandboxes **Current state** - On Android - Users must search using User:XX to find their sandboxes that have already been created - There is no obvious entry point for users within the UI, as we do for User Page, and Talk Page - Users can edit their sandbox using the native editor - Users cannot create new sandboxes - On iOS - Users must search using User:XX to find their sandboxes that have already been created - There is no obvious entry point for users within the UI, as we do for User Page, and Talk Page - Users **cannot** edit their sandbox using the native editor, it's a webview of Mobile Web - Users cannot create new sandboxes - On Mobile Web - Users must search using User:XX to find their sandboxes - There is no obvious entry point for users within the UI - Users can edit their sandbox using visual or source editor - Users **can** create new sandboxes Please note the use case(s) for this feature - Using sandbox as a sort of "staging area" for large edits or new articles while on Mobile - Practicing editing in a safe environment - Drafting or editing while offline or with intermittent connectivity - Storing citations, or other content for use in articles What would be the benefits of this feature? Why should this be implemented? - If app users make test edits, or receive guidance from other editors on their talk page, it might include instructions to practice or draft in a sandbox. Clicking the link would currently take them to Mobile Web. A better experience would be having a native implementation of the sandbox. - Experimenting in a sandbox is an important part of learning how to edit - Using sandboxes is important for many experienced editors' workflows - The apps do not have the visual editor, so experimenting in a sandbox with wikitext could be very especially beneficial for app users.