Washington, Apr. 16 (ANI): Wikipedia has released a new
iOS app with improved visual design of Wikipedia's app,
better search and added social features.
According to TechCrunch, the new app allows users to share
facts and images with friends on social networking sites
including Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and elsewhere.
Users will be able to quickly access Wikipedia content using
Spotlight search and Siri.
The Wikimedia Foundation has been launching these
updates to its mobile application, with the goal of making its
native version more attractive, easier to use, and generally
more engaging. The idea is to make the app something
that's compelling enough to pop into from time to time, even
if users are not actively searching for a topic.
The app has been improved to make accessing its content
easier and quicker, considering limited time and small
screens of mobile users. The app now has a cleaner design
with a short descriptor of the topic right at the top of the
screen that makes it possible to get a simple answer within
seconds. A large image is shown before the articles to make
the app more visual interest.
Also, search function has been given a tune up with a higher
contrast search bar and showing recent searches by the
user. Each article will have a section at the bottom
connecting user to additional information on the topic.
The app now also lets users create images overlaid with
text from an article that can be shared using social media
like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, email or text, and more.
The feature of sharing articles using social had been
previously released on Android.
Wikipedia has nearly half a billion monthly visitors
accessing its online encyclopedia having over 34 million
articles that span 288 languages. Talking about the non-
profit search options, India-based telecom operator Uninor
has started offering Wikipedia access at free of cost in the
country and all that has been possible owing to their
arrangement with Wikimedia Foundation couple of years
back.
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