####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.
####Feature request
What would you like to be able to do and where?
- Access to user sandbox from the Mobile Apps
- Allow users to access existing sandboxes, and create new ones
Please describe the underlying problem which you want to solve. Please focus on the problem and not the solution.
- There is no way to access the user sandbox from the apps.
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
- 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.