Published by Wikimedia Foundation on Sep 5, 2024

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About Wikipedia Beta

1. Language support: Seamlessly switch to reading any language-supported Wikipedia, either by changing the language of the current article, or changing your preferred search language while searching.

2. Explore feed: Recommended and constantly-updating Wikipedia content right on the home screen, including current events, trending articles, events on this day in history, suggested reading, and more.

3. Press and hold a link to open it in a new tab, allowing you to keep reading the current article without losing your place, and switch to the new tab when you're ready.

4. You can install Wikipedia Beta alongside your current version of Wikipedia for Android, so you can test our new features before they go live for all Wikipedia for Android users.

5. Syncing: Enable synchronizing reading lists to your Wikipedia account.

6. Link previews: Tap on an article to preview it, without losing your place in what you’re currently reading.

7. In the menu, press "Settings", then "About the Wikipedia app", then "Send app feedback".

8. Color themes: With a choice of Light, Dark, and Black themes, as well as text size adjustment, you can customize the app for the most comfortable reading experience.

9. The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that supports Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects.

10. Places: See Wikipedia articles as markers on a map, whether it's around your location, or any place in the world.

11. Reading lists: Organize the articles you browse into reading lists, which you can access even when you're offline.

Wikipedia Beta Customer Insights

1. Wikipedia stands amongst the greatest achievements of the digital age, and this app does it justice.They're busy formation is there Wikipedia Beta I love my dictionaryExplore feed: Recommended and constantly-updating Wikipedia content right on the home screen, including current events, trending articles, events on this day in history, suggested reading, and more.

2. Color themes: With a choice of Light, Dark, and Black themes, as well as text .Best version ever! Thanks, Wikipedia, this is beautiful, with a search function that can reveal basic information, then places on the page that can open into articles or whole new websites.

3. I thought this would not, perhaps, happen on Wikipedia Beta, but I was so wrong—same issue on both apps—when you try to edit any article on Wikipedia with either beta or non-beta, the font will suddenly increases every 5-15 seconds to the point you cannot edit anymore.Wikipedia is a great encyclopedia app.

4. I love the beta version especially because it is very functional and features a lot of cool ways to edit and browse Wikipedia in a smooth and bug-free manner with ease.

5. Thank you to everybody involved in making this app!!!I switched to Wikipedia Beta from Wikipedia on my android phone only because when editing an article on Wikipedia, the font on the page suddenly increases in size without prompt until there is one big character per line.

6. I especially like the beta version because it is incredibly useful and has a lot of innovative methods to modify and explore Wikipedia in a seamless and bug-free manner.

7. I would love to see some of the more advanced tools incorporated into this app, i.e. tools from the Wikipedia Auto editor for example.

8. As it sits, this app is cool.Absolutely amazing application for using Wikipedia on Android.

9. Excellent application for using Wikipedia on Android.

10. I'd like to see some of the more advanced capabilities, such as those from the Wikipedia Auto editor, included into this software.

11. I highly recommend this app to you all and it's one of my favourites!Almost unuseable on Galaxy, jumps around the page when you try to insert the cursor, text suddenly resizes to huge, paste deletes part of the text, typing is very slow to register on screen.

Steps to Troubleshoot & Fix Wikipedia Beta Issues

1. Fix Wikipedia Beta Not Working/Crashes/Errors/Unresponsive & Black/White screen:


  1. Restart Wikipedia Beta: Restarting the app will resolve most errors.
  2. Update the Wikipedia Beta App. Here is how:
    1. On Android goto PlayStore » Search for "Wikipedia Beta" » Open Wikipedia Beta » click "Update".
    2. On iPhone, goto AppStore » Your profile » Available Updates » Check for Wikipedia Beta » click "UPDATE".
  3. Clear Wikipedia Beta app cache: Clearing cached data will force your app to retrieve the latest data directly from Wikipedia Beta servers.
    1. On Android, goto Settings » Apps » Select "Wikipedia Beta" » click Storage » click "Clear Cache".
  4. Check Wikipedia Beta app permissions. If any of these permissions required to use your device's features are disenabled, Wikipedia Beta might not work.
  5. Uninstall and reinstall Wikipedia Beta. If nothing else has worked, completely uninstall Wikipedia Beta then reinstall.
  6. Restart your device. Last, restarting your device can often clear most problems causing Wikipedia Beta not working


2. Fix Wikipedia Beta Server issues & Internet Connection


  1. Check network connection: An unstable Internet will make Wikipedia Beta be unable to connect to it's servers. Ensure your wi-fi is working then restart app.
  2. Disable VPN: VPN can cause connection errors and lead to Wikipedia Beta not working. Make sure all VPNs are off
  3. Enable background data: When Background data is turned off, Wikipedia Beta may not be able to connect to the Internet when running in the background.

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