Wikimedia Apps/Android FAQ/fr

Informations générales
Quelle-est la différence entre l'application mobile et la version web de Wikipedia ?

L'application Wikipedia assure une expérience optimisée et simplifiée pour la recherche et la lecture du contenu Wikipedia. En tant qu'application native, elle permet un chargement plus rapide des articles et une réduction de la consommation de données mobiles. Elle offre également une interface plus uniformisée avec vos autres applications Android préférées. Elle ajoute des fonctionnalités qui ne sont pas disponibles dans la version web de Wikipedia, telles que les listes de lectures qui permettent d'enregistrer des pages pour les lire plus tard, et le partage de contenu et d'images issus des articles vers vos applications de médias sociaux préférées.

Evidemment, l'application est toujours en développement, et ne possède pas encore certaines fonctionnalités disponibles sur le site mobile de Wikipedia, telles que le suivi des modifications, les collections et les notifications.

The most recent changes to the app may be found in the Play Store listing for the app, or here.
 * Where can I find the latest release notes?

Check our team page to find out more
 * Who develops the Android app?

Quels-sont les appareils supportés ?
Notre application fonctionne sur tous les appareils exécutant une version 2.3 (Gingerbread) ou supérieure d'Android.

As of September 30 2015, we have ended active support for the app on devices with Android version 4.0 and below. Si vous possédez un appareil exécutant Android Gingerbread, Honeycomb ou Ice Cream Sandwich, vous aurez toujours la possibilité d'installer l'application depuis le Play Store, mais ce sera une version "figée" de l'application qui ne recevra plus de mises à jour, avec toutefois d'éventuels correctifs de sécurité critiques ou d'erreurs entraînant des plantages. Nous poursuivrons évidemment le développement actif de l'application pour les appareils exécutant une version 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) ou supérieure d'Android.

Quelles-sont les fonctionnalités disponibles sur l'application Android ?

 * Explore feed

La page d'accueil de l'application affiche maintenant des recommandations de contenu à lire. Chaque "carte" du flux représente une page unique ou une courte liste de pages que nous vous recommandons. Voici les différents types de cartes que vous êtes susceptible de rencontrer :


 * Dans l'actualité : des articles traitant d’événements actuels.
 * Tendance : les articles les plus lus en ce moment (basée sur le nombre de vues total).
 * Featured article: today's featured article on Wikipedia.
 * Featured picture: today's featured picture from Wikimedia Commons.
 * Continue reading: a reminder to continue reading an article from your browsing history (saved locally on your device).
 * Because you read: a short list of reading suggestions based on a recently-read article from your history.
 * Random article: a completely random article.
 * Today on Wikipedia: opens the actual "Main Page" of Wikipedia.

If you don't want to see a particular card in the Explore feed, you can swipe any of the cards away to dismiss it.

The feed also includes a Search bar at the top for easy access to searching Wikipedia, along with voice-enabled functionality.

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

You can add a page to a reading list, which acts as a sort of bookmark of the pages. You can have more than one reading list so that you categorize the pages in your list. The pages in a list are made available offline so that you can read it later. You can turn it off, separately for each reading list, if you do no want it offline. You will be able to access you Reading list from the bottom menu in the App's Home page (may change with different versions).
 * Reading List

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
You will be able to save articles offline by adding them to a Reading list (with "Available offline" option enabled. It is enabled by default). You will be able to access the Reading list from the bottom menu in the App's home page. (may change with different versions). 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. 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 and Permissions
This permission is required so that the app can integrate with your user account on Wikipedia, so that your preferences and saved pages will be synchronized between devices when you are logged in. (This feature is currently under development.)
 * Why does the app need the Identity permission (GET_ACCOUNTS)?

The app does not store your Wikipedia login credentials on the device, and it does not access any non-Wikipedia accounts on your device, nor any other aspects of your identity.

This permission is only required in Android versions earlier than 6.0 (Marshmallow). For Android 6.0 and above, this permission is not required.

This permission is required for the app to find your current location when using the Nearby feature. (This permission is not required to use Nearby, but you will need to manually move your map to your current location if the permission is denied.)
 * Why does the app need the Location permission (ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)?

This permission is required because the app allows you to save images that you browse to your local device. It's also required so that the app can temporarily save images for sharing via other apps (as in Share a fact).
 * Why does the app need the Photos/Media/Files permission (WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)?

This permission is only required for older Android releases.

This permission is used by the app to determine the state and quality of your network connection, and adjust certain aspects of its performance accordingly (e.g. loading lower-quality versions of images when on a limited connection). This permission is also used by the app's Nearby feature, which checks the quality of your network connection to determine how aggressively it should load the graphical map tiles.
 * Why does the app need the Full Network Access permission (ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, ACCESS_WIFI_STATE)?

Yes, all network traffic from the app is performed over HTTPS.
 * Is the connection between the app and Wikipedia encrypted?

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