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
From Google Play (may not be up yet, beware)
 * Install from Google Play on the web, or
 * Open up 'Google Play' app on your device and search for 'Wikimedia Commons'; select and install

From download:
 * You will need to enable "Install from unknown sources" in your device preferences, under Security.
 * In your device's browser, download the install link: dumps.wikimedia.org
 * 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, iPod Touch, 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 iOS device
 * Select Wikimedia Commons app for download, follow on-screen directions (add pictures?)