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My local time is: 10:19, 13 Silimin gɔli May 2025 UTC [refresh]. Click here to refresh.   Wikimedia Apps newsletter – First quarter of 2025 Hello, and welcome to the first newsletter of 2025! In this edition, we’ll walk you through the exciting updates, experiments, and improvements made to the Wikipedia mobile apps during December, January, and February. iOS Personalized Wikipedia Year in Review We released the improved version of the Year in Review to all users, now available in multiple languages and for both logged-in and logged-out users. While donation rates were lower than our goal, we saw great engagement with the feature & it brought in a higher share of first-time donors and a higher average donation compared to banner campaigns. Notably: 97.4% of survey respondents rated the experience as neutral or better. We saw a 74% increase in new accounts, with 368 new editors actively contributing as a result. Most users asked for more personalized stats and a better summary of their reading journey. We’re excited by the results and are already thinking ahead about how to improve it further next year. Want more details? You can check out the full analysis on the project page on MediaWiki. Alt Text Experiment Wrap-Up Our 60-day alternative text experiment has ended. While users showed interest in the task, quality was a challenge—especially for newcomers. The experiment helped us understand how we can guide editors better when writing alt text and which improvements to focus on next. Some key takeaways: Completion rates were decent (28% for newer editors), but the quality of the alternative text needed improvement. Many users wanted clearer guidance and better context for writing alt text. Many users expressed interest in a dedicated feed for image-related tasks. We’re not making the alternative text suggested edit permanent at this time. If we decided to focus on this task again, we would invest in improved guidance for writing alternative text, and make improvements to the user flow. Navigation Refresh We made significant progress in refreshing the app’s navigation. Highlights include: A more native iOS feel with system-standard navigation bars. New access points for the Profile menu across multiple screens. Ongoing A/B testing of a more prominent search bar in articles, available in Arabic, French, German, and Japanese. We also began tracking where article views come from (e.g., from Places, History, or Explore), which will help us understand user behavior better. Tabbed Browsing Begins We kicked off discovery and design work for adding tabs to the iOS app—one of the most requested features! Based on user feedback and inspiration from other apps, we’ve created a prototype and started user testing. Stay tuned as this exciting feature continues to evolve! Bug Fixes & Developer Contributions Thanks to volunteer contributions and internal efforts, we fixed several bugs including: Search results overlapping with the status bar. Crashes while editing specific articles. Incorrect day shown in “In the News.” Improved handling of italics and language variants. Android WikiGames & WikiTrivia We released the Wikipedia Game to production in German Wikipedia and began work on WikiTrivia using “On this day” content. User feedback from initial testing is helping shape both features. Private Donor Recognition Experiment We wrapped up our donor recognition experiment in France and the Netherlands. While overall donations were lower than expected, user feedback was clear: 81% of surveyed users want the dashboard to exist on multiple platforms. 39% of users who saw the donor icon feature chose to personalize their app icon. Many users prefer automatic updates to their donor stats without manual input. Rabbit Holes To improve reader retention, we tested two approaches: suggested articles in search and personalized reading lists. Results showed strong engagement: 93.3% of feedback was positive or neutral. Pageviews were significantly higher for users who engaged with the feature. Users preferred reading lists over suggested search results. Jetpack Compose Migration We've started migrating our Android layouts to Jetpack Compose to modernize the app and improve performance long-term. Other Fixes & Enhancements Fixed bugs related to offline article loading, push notifications, and language variants. Enhanced language support in captions and local language display. Looking Ahead From improving editing tasks to adding new ways to discover content and expanding personalization—this quarter was packed with learning and progress. Your feedback continues to shape where we go next. Make sure you’re subscribe to this newsletter to stay in the loop, and thank you for being a part of this journey with us! ~~ARamadan-WMF07:49, 15 Silimin gɔli April 2025 (GMT) Books & Bytes – Issue 68 The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes Issue 68, March–April 2025 In this issue we highlight two resource renewals, #EveryBookItsReader, a note about Phabricator, and, as always, a roundup of news and community items related to libraries and digital knowledge. Read the full newsletter Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --10:19, 13 Silimin gɔli May 2025 (GMT)