Wikimedia mobile engineering/Mobile QA/Commons uploads/Setup

Mobile web
These are the steps you need in order to start testing the mobile web:


 * 1) With you mobile browser, go to Wikipedia in the language you prefer e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org, http://de.wikipedia.org ...
 * 2) If you are not logged in, you need to register / log in.
 * 3) Tap the menu icon at the left of the search box.
 * 4) Tap "Log in".
 * 5) Tap "Sign in" or "Create account".
 * 6) Follow the steps until you are logged in.
 * 7) Once you are logged in, you need to enable Beta mode.
 * 8) Tap the menu icon at the left of the search box.
 * 9) Tap "Settings".
 * 10) Tap (don't slide) on the "Beta" slider to switch it to "on".
 * 11) Tap "save settings".

Now you are ready to start testing!

Creating a Wikipedia page for testing
The next step is to create a sandbox page. Please don't play yet with actual Wikipedia articles! It is easier to do the following steps with a laptop:


 * 1) Go to your Wikipedia user page i.e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Qgil
 * 2) In the address bar of your browser add, "/TestUpload" to the URL i.e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Qgil/TestUpload
 * 3) In order to bypass a known bug, paste this long text to the new page. Save the changes.
 * 4) Now visit the new page with your mobile browser.

A big blue button should appear at the top of the page, as shown at the screenshot in the right.

You can test uploading pictures with your mobile. In order to get the big upload button back, the easiest is to edit the page from your laptop removing the image.

Installing Android app

 * You will need to enable "Install from unknown sources" in your device preferences. (fixme: add walkthrough example)
 * In your device's browser, download the install link: (insert link to .apk)
 * When the download completes, you may have to select the file from the notification bar.
 * When prompted, select 'Install' to install the app.

Installing iOS app

 * For testing on iPhone or iPad, you must register your device via TestFlight ahead of time to be included in the beta builds, or you won't be able to install the app on your device!
 * If you have already submitted your device ID for beta builds, you should still sign up so you can easily install the beta and receive update notifications throughout the beta period.
 * Log in to http://testflightapp.com/ on your iPhone or iPad
 * Select Wikimedia Commons app for download, follow on-screen directions (add pictures?)