Readers/Status updates/2018-03

This is the monthly update for 2018-03

Apps

 * iOS and Android apps are finishing up and about to release synced Reading Lists to stores in mid April.
 * iOS will begin working on user-customizable Explore feed in their next release (similar to what is available on Android now).
 * Android is working on improved user experience, especially improving support for multi-lingual users.

Web

 * Published the results of the Page previews a/b test on English and German Wikipedia
 * Deployed html Page previews to all Wikipedias - now, all html within the article summary will show in Page previews.  This fixes a number of outstanding bugs related to mathematical and chemical formulas, bolding, etc.
 * Made changes main page of Hindi Wikipedia on the mobile website
 * Updated the modal for page issues to improve readability

Reading Infrastructure

 * The Reading Lists Service has a dashboard.
 * The ability to override Wikidata descriptions was added to English Wikipedia. (T184000)
 * TemplateStyles were enabled on all Wikivoyages. ((T189834)

New Readers

 * New Reader updates can be found at Meta.

Other Noteworthy Stuff

 * Josh Minor, product owner of the iOS App, wrote an article about his experiences PM’ing in public
 * Brad Jorsch, Adam Basso, and Gergö Tisza wrote a blog post about TemplateStyles and formatting more content for mobile devices
 * From New Readers, Anne Gomez had two posts, one about the Orange Foundation’s work in Africa and one about Doc James' efforts to expanding the reach of Wikipedia's medical information.

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