Change Details

**Background** Usability testing and survey results confirmed that users are confused when opening the app when there were no map markers as a result of articles not being in close proximity to the user. **Task** Update logic so that on first launch of the Places feature the map zoom shows the closest map marker to the user. --- APK: https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia/actions/runs/9860306680

**Background** Usability testing and survey results confirmed that users are confused when opening the app when there were no map markers as a result of articles not being in close proximity to the user. **Task** Update logic so that on first launch of the Places feature the map zoom shows the closest map marker to the user. For cases where there is no map marker nearby, show this error message in a snackbar: | copy | There are no nearby articles. Try zooming out and moving the map. | mockup | {F56685279} --- APK: https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia/actions/runs/9860306680

**Background** Usability testing and survey results confirmed that users are confused when opening the app when there were no map markers as a result of articles not being in close proximity to the user. **Task** Update logic so that on first launch of the Places feature the map zoom shows the closest map marker to the user. For cases where there is no map marker nearby, show this error message in a snackbar: | copy | There are no nearby articles. Try zooming out and moving the map. | mockup | {F56685279} --- APK: https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia/actions/runs/9860306680