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Wikipedia App Gets 'Black' Reading Theme for iPhone X

Wikipedia App Gets 'Black' Reading Theme for iPhone X

Posted December 22, 2017 at 3:23pm by iClarified
Wikipedia has released an update to its app which brings a new 'Black' reading theme ideal for the OLED iPhone X.

Explore your world, find a quick fact, or dive down a Wikipedia rabbit hole with the official Wikipedia app for iOS. With more than 40 million articles across nearly 300 languages, your favorite free online encyclopedia is at your fingertips.

Wikipedia App Gets 'Black' Reading Theme for iPhone XWikipedia App Gets 'Black' Reading Theme for iPhone XWikipedia App Gets 'Black' Reading Theme for iPhone X



Features:
● Night reading - Appearance controls let you read Wikipedia in comfort, with dark mode, text size control and image dimming to customize how you read.

● Places - Find Wikipedia articles about places next door or across the globe, with a map and location based search experience. On a trip or your daily commute, with Places it’s easy to learn more about the world around you.

● Explore feed - Discover the depths of Wikipedia through your explore feed, which surfaces Wikipedia articles and captivating freely-licensed photos. It includes a diverse array of interesting content, including:
- recommended articles based on what you’ve already read
- featured articles hand-picked by the Wikipedia community
- daily top read articles
- picture of the day
- events on this day in history
- random articles
- nearby landmarks

● Find and search - Easily find what you’re looking for by searching within articles or using Spotlight. You can even search with your favorite emojis!

● Quick access - Add Wikipedia to your device's Today screen to pick up exactly where you stopped reading your last article, or see the top-read articles and trends of the day.

● Easy touch navigation, including 3D touch - Multi-touch gestures like swipe, tap, and 3D Touch features complete essential tasks more quickly and simply.

● Save articles - Save articles for reading later, even when you’re offline.

● Multilingual support - Search for and read Wikipedia articles written in any Wikipedia-supported language — there are nearly 300!

● Share - Easily share articles, images, and facts from Wikipedia on social media or by email. Or use Handoff to continue reading articles across your iOS devices.

Wikipedia App Gets 'Black' Reading Theme for iPhone XWikipedia App Gets 'Black' Reading Theme for iPhone XWikipedia App Gets 'Black' Reading Theme for iPhone X


What's New In This Version:
- "Black" reading theme, perfect for OLED devices
- Faster article loading and less data use. Now images are only downloaded when about to be displayed (or saved).
- Appearance option to have info boxes open by default
- Lots of other small bug fixes.


You can download Wikipedia from the App Store for free.

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Wikipedia App Gets 'Black' Reading Theme for iPhone XWikipedia App Gets 'Black' Reading Theme for iPhone X
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