Attention Wikipedia contributors, you can now edit articles on the go.
No more waiting until you get home to correct the error you spotted in the "Atlantic puffin" article. The latest version of Wikipedia's iOS app lets you make changes right from your phone.
"When people are visiting a new city, information about the local cuisine or updates to the descriptions of cool landmarks can be quickly added," said Dan Garry, associate product manager of mobile apps for the Wikimedia Foundation, in a blog post.
Released this week, the revamped Wikipedia iOS app was built "from the ground up in native code, with speed in mind," he added. The iOS update follows the June launch of Wikipedia's new Android app.
"We've paid attention to important details such as how quickly the app starts, how fast pages and images load, and how quickly search results are returned," Garry said. "The result is a snappy experience getting Wikipedia readers to the content they're looking for faster than ever before."
The app boasts some other new features avid Wikipedia users will appreciate, such as a reading history so you can tap as many links as you want and easily return to previous articles. You can also now save pages for offline reading, so you can continue browsing when you're on a plane, the subway, or anywhere without an Internet connection.
Finally, the Wikimedia foundation has partnered with mobile network operators around the world to provide Wikipedia free of data charges to users in many developing countries, Garry said. Wikipedia is one of the services available for free as part of Facebook's new Internet.org app, which launched this week for those in Zambia.
Head over to the App Store to grab the updated Wikipedia iOS app.
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