Wikimedia Apps/Android FAQ/es


 * If you are looking for iOS FAQ, please check here

Información general

 * ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre la aplicación de Android y la versión móvil web de Wikipedia?

La aplicación de Wikipedia proporciona una experiencia optimizada y simplificada buscando y leyendo contenido de Wikipedia. Siendo una aplicación nativa, permite que los artículos se carguen más rápidamente, y con menor uso de datos. También ofrece una interfaz más sensible que es más consistente con otras aplicaciones de Android que amas. Añade características que no están disponibles (o no posibles) en la versión Web de Wikipedia, como guardar páginas al dispositivo para leerlo después, y compartir contenido e imágenes de los artículos a tus aplicaciones de redes sociales favoritas.

Claro, la aplicación todavía está bajo desarrollo, y aún no tiene algunas de las características que están disponible en el sitio web de Wikipedia móvil, como listas de seguimiento, colecciones, y notificaciones.

Los cambios más recientes a la aplicación pueden encontrarse en el listado de Play Store de la aplicación, o aquí.
 * ¿Dónde puedo encontrar las últimas notas de la versión?

Revisa nuestra página del equipo para descubrir más.
 * ¿Quién desarrolla la aplicación de Android?

¿Qué dispositivos son compatibles?
Nuestra aplicación funciona en todos los dispositivos Android ejecutando la versión 2.3 (Gingerbread) y superior.

Al 30 de septiembre de 2015, dejaremos el soporte activo para la aplicación en dispositivos Android 4.0 e inferiores. Si tienes un dispositivo que ejecuta Android Gingerbread, Honeycomb o Ice Cream Sandwich, aún podrás instalar la aplicación desde la Play Store, pero habrá una versión "congelada" de la aplicación, y ya no recibirás actualizaciones, con la posible excepción de ocasionales parches críticos de seguridad o errores de bloqueo. We will, of course, continue active development of the app for devices with Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich MR1) and higher.

What features are available on the Android app?
Tap the "Search Wikipedia" bar at the top, and type your search term. The app will give you a list of Wikipedia articles based on your search query. The app automatically searches articles based on their title, as well as their full text, to provide the best possible match.
 * Search for articles


 * Set/change Wikipedia language

Searching Wikipedia is performed only in a single language which, by default, is set to the language of your Android device. To change the Wikipedia language, go to the main app menu (top left) and select "More", then select "Wikipedia language".

From the top-right menu (three dots), select "Find in page". You will be able to type text to search within the current page, and the search results will be automatically highlighted and scrolled into view.
 * Search within page

From the top-right menu (three dots), select "Read in other languages". This will show a list of languages in which the current article is available for reading.
 * Read in different languages

When you long-press on the text within an article, you can highlight portions of the text, then use the buttons in the top menu to "copy" the selection to the clipboard, or "share" the selection. If you select "share", you will be able to share the selection as plain text, or an image card that contains the text printed on top of the most relevant image from the article.
 * Share interesting facts to social media

From the top-right menu (three dots), select "Save page" to save the current page for later reading, even when you're offline. You will be able to access your saved pages by going to the main app menu (top left) and selecting "Saved pages".
 * Saved pages

Go to the main app menu (top left) and select "Nearby" to see Wikipedia articles about places near you, based on the GPS location of your device. We do not store or track your location over time.
 * Nearby

Tap on the "pencil" icon next to section headings in an article to start editing. Note that Wikipedia articles are formatted using MediaWiki formatting.
 * Editing

Offline reading and data
From the top-right menu (three dots), select "Save page" to save the current page for later reading. You will be able to access your saved pages by going to the main app menu (top left) and selecting "Saved pages", even when you're offline. No, currently we don't have this functionality. Unfortunately, if you delete the app's data your saved pages are gone. If your mobile carrier supports Wikipedia Zero, the app will automatically access Wikipedia for free, and it will notify you when you are within a Zero-rated network. If you do not see a notification about this in the app, you may be charged for accessing data from Wikipedia. Yes, we do track some of your actions. Sending usage reports can be deactivated by going to the "More" option of the left navigation menu, and unchecking the "Send usage reports" checkbox. Different data is collected, specifics of which can seen on the event logging page. For example, it records the average delay between typing a search term and receiving search results, or the number of times the Share button is clicked, or whether the font size was increased or decreased. This is all used to better understand user engagement, and guides us to improving and enhancing the features that the app offers. When you click Nearby, the app requests access to your geolocation data, and offers you a list of up to 50 articles that are within 10 kilometers of your location. Nearby doesn't track your location or store your geodata.
 * Can I save articles for offline reading?
 * Are saved pages synced with other devices or browsers via my account?
 * Can I access Wikipedia for free with your app?
 * Does your app track me? Do you use my data?
 * What information does the usage report contain?
 * How does Nearby work?

Readability and adjustments
From the top-right menu (three dots), select "Font and theme". This will allow you to increase or decrease the text size, as well as switch between a Light and Dark theme.
 * Can I change font size and background color?

Yes! When an audio clip appears inside an article, tap on the "Play" button to start playing the audio. When an article contains a video clip, tap on the video thumbnail to start playing the video.
 * Can I listen to media or watch videos on the app?

Download and bug reporting
Please do. Our repository is available on github. Please check details for contribution.
 * I am an Android developer, may I fork your app?

Can I download an APK version to install the Android app without a Google Play Store account?

APK files (for both the beta and stable versions of the app) are available on releases.wikimedia.org. Note that the app won't auto-update when installed this way.

Is the app available on F-Droid?

Yes, as of August 25, 2015, there are updates to the F-Droid version again.


 * Where do I report bugs?
 * If the app crashes, it will automatically display a dialog that asks you to specify what you were doing when the crash occurred. It will then automatically draft an email (in your preferred email app) that contains the report, which you can "send" when ready.
 * If you see another bug (and not a crash) or have a suggestion or feature request, you can send feedback [mailto:mobile-android-wikipedia@wikimedia.org here].

Editing
No. You can edit without creating a username or logging in, but note that your IP address will be associated with your edits, and will be visible to anyone who reads the page's history. Not yet. This is not yet supported in the app.
 * Do I have to be logged in to edit?
 * Can I upload pictures?
 * Can I view a page's history and talk pages?

Security
This permission is used for the Nearby functionality only. If you don't use it, we don't request your current location. This permission seems a bit mislabeled by the Play Store. Even without this permission an app could read photos and media files. The app needs this permission to be able to write to external storage so it can temporarily save images for sharing them to other apps. Technically we wouldn't need it on the latest Android versions, but we also support older Android releases
 * Why does the app need the Location permission (ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)?
 * Why does the app need the Photos/Media/Files permission (WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)?
 * Is the connection between the app and Wikipedia encrypted?

Getting in touch
You can email us at: mobile-android-wikipedia at wikimedia.org
 * If I have a question or a suggestion, how do I reach out?