Wikimedia Apps/Team/Bug reporting
Tracking Bugs[edit]
You can see open bugs in Phabricator (our bug reporting and tracking system):
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/wikipedia-app-ios-app/
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/wikipedia-app-android-app/
Reporting Bugs[edit]
Before you start[edit]
Did you check our FAQs?: Android app FAQ, iOS app FAQ
For content related comments, kindly leave a note on the article's talk page, instead.
Create a new bug in Phabricator[edit]
Use the following links to create a new bug:
When filling a bug, it helps us a lot if you provide the following information in the bug ticket:
Title[edit]
Briefly describe the issue in a single sentence
Priority[edit]
Set to "Needs Triage"
Project[edit]
For iOS, add the tag:
"wikipedia-app-ios-app"
For Android, add the tag:
wikipedia-app-android-app
Description[edit]
In the description please write the following:
Device[edit]
The name of the device(s) where you observed the bug
Examples: Samsung Galaxy Note, Google Nexus 6, iPhone 4, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Simulator, etc…
OS version[edit]
The OS version of the device
Examples: Android 2.2, Android 4.1, iOS 6.2, iOS 8.1, etc…
Observed Behavior[edit]
What happened?
Example: The image is left aligned.
Expected Behavior[edit]
What was supposed to happen?
Example: The image was supposed to be centered.
Steps To Reproduce[edit]
How to reproduce from start to finish.
Example:
1. launch app
2. tap menu button
3. tap login
4. enter user name "Test User" and password "Test Password"
5. tap login
6. etc…
Screen Shot[edit]
Attach a screen shot of the bug (or a movie). If you need to mark up your screen shot, Skitch is a great way to do it.