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"Find in page" function should be more easily accessible (Android App)

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Janw (talkcontribs)

In a recent release of the Wikipedia app for Android, a new bottom toolbar was introduced. While this toolbar is more in line with current Android UX standards, a function was removed that I would consider crucial to using Wikipedia on a mobile device: searching text inside an article, i.e. "Find in page" (German: "In Seite finden").

Obviously, UI elements located at the top of an app are more difficult to reach than the ones located at the bottom. That's why functions used often should be accessible from the bottom toolbar rather than from the top "..." menu.

One way to accomplish this might be to implement a long-press functionality for the bottom toolbar search butten, i.e. short-pressing the button opens the article search function while long-pressing opens an overlay input field that allows searching inside the page.

I'd be interested to hear your opinion.


Screenshot: New Wikipedia Android App "Find in Page" functionality


Screenshot: Bottom toolbar from old Wikipedia Android app
Johan (WMF) (talkcontribs)
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