Get the best Wikipedia experience for your mobile device. Forever, ad-free and completely free. The official Wikipedia app allows you to search for and explore over 40 million articles in more than 300 languages, regardless of where you live.
This app is worth downloading ==
1. It’s open and free
Wikipedia is an open-source encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Wikipedia articles are free to use and the app code can be downloaded for free. Wikipedia’s heart and soul is a group of people who work together to provide unlimited access to reliable, neutral and free information.
2. There are no ads
Wikipedia is not an advertising platform, but a place to learn. The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization behind this app. This service is provided to promote open knowledge. It’s completely free of ads and does not track your data.
3. Learn in your language
The largest information source in the world, Search for 40 Million Articles in More Than 300 Languages. You can easily set your preferred languages and switch between them while browsing or reading the app.
4. It can be used offline
You can save your favourite articles and use “My lists” to read Wikipedia offline. You can name as many lists as you wish and gather articles in different languages. All your saved articles and reading lists can be synchronized across all devices, so they are always available, even if you don’t have internet access.
5. Night mode and attention to detail
The app is simple and elegant, adding joy to Wikipedia’s content. The interface is beautiful and distractingly simple, so you can focus on what matters most: reading articles. You can customize the text size and theme colors to create the best reading experience.
== Expand your horizons with these features
1. Personalize your Explore feed
“Explore” allows you to see suggested Wikipedia content, including current events and popular articles, compelling freely-licensed photographs, historical events, and suggested articles based upon your reading history.
2. Search and find
Search within articles or use the search bar at top to quickly find what you are looking for. Search using voice-enabled or your favorite Emojis.
== We would love to hear your feedback ==
1. Send feedback via the app
Click on “Settings” in the menu. Next, click “About Wikipedia App”, then “Send feedback”.
2. We are looking for people who have knowledge of Java and Android SDK. More info: https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Android/App_hacking
3. You agree to this app automatically transmitting crash reports to third-party service providers. To disable this feature, click “Settings” and then “Send crash report” in the Privacy section.
4. Explanation of permissions needed by the app: https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Android_FAQ#Security_and_Permissions
5. Privacy policy: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy
6. Privacy policy for third-party crash report service provider:
https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
7. Terms of Use: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use
8. Wikimedia Foundation:
Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization, supports Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. It is primarily funded by donations. For more information, please visit our website: https://wikimediafoundation.org/
