Thread:Talk:Mobile design/Uploads/Allow easy import from auto-upload sites/reply

You're totally right that existing Commons contributors have different needs when it comes to uploads and would probably be better served by apps with batch upload functionality. The process documented on this page is designed more for opportunistic use (User:Cmadler happens to pass by a historical building and notices there's no photo in the Wikipedia article about it, so he takes one and adds it :D) and for newer or potential editors of Wikimedia projects, to give them a relatively easy way to start contributing.

We have a separate, newly created team that's dedicated to R&D on mobile apps. See Commons Mobile upload app for documentation about the early phases of this project. That page is somewhat outdated because the project has really ramped up since Yuvi rejoined us officially :) so check back soon for updates!