Just two days ago, Wikipedia released their official application to the Android Market. It had been available for some time in Apple’s App Store – and will be much welcomed to us Android users. With so many other non-official Wikipedia applications, it doesn’t even show up on the first page, so you’ll have to scroll down a bit to find it.
The app was very well put together, however it does seem to have some issues. First, like many others – it keeps the GPS on after exiting the app. Not a good feature if your battery doesn’t last that long to begin with. Also, Google search integration has not been incorporated like other Wikipedia apps quite yet.
I’m sure they’ll take these two points into consideration, as the Android-based Wikipedia followers everywhere would greatly benefit from a couple quick fixes. Other than that, this is certainly the smoothest Wikipedia application yet. It would be nice if they add the ability to edit too – though that’s not a requirement for myself.
[via Talk Android]
“it doesn’t even show up on the first page, so you’ll have to scroll down a bit to find it.”
So why don’t you just put the link to the app instead of making us search for it? xD
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I had already found the app when I posted, but that is not the point xD
Of course we can all search for the apps in the market, but wouldn’t it be easier if they put the link on the article?
I had already found the app when I posted, but that is not the point xD
Of course we can all search for the apps in the market, but wouldn’t it be easier if they put the link on the article?
I was going to post the same thing.
A lot of articles about apps fail to link to them in the market. A pet peeve of mine.
Here it is so others can just click:
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.wikipedia&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm9yZy53aWtpcGVkaWEiXQ..
I was going to post the same thing.
A lot of articles about apps fail to link to them in the market. A pet peeve of mine.
Here it is so others can just click:
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.wikipedia&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm9yZy53aWtpcGVkaWEiXQ..
It’s ok I suppose but it could have been more polished. Choosing the nearby option brought up a map with pins that was 75 miles away from my location. Following a pin to the article is fine, but using the back button takes you back to the featured article of the day. A little frustrating, but I’m sure I will get used to it with time.
It’s ok I suppose but it could have been more polished. Choosing the nearby option brought up a map with pins that was 75 miles away from my location. Following a pin to the article is fine, but using the back button takes you back to the featured article of the day. A little frustrating, but I’m sure I will get used to it with time.