Mobile Team Update – February 12th

WordPress iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. and Android version 11.8 will be available for testing later today. Sign up here to join the betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. program on iOS or follow this link on your Android device, tap on Become a beta tester.

Highlights for the last two weeks:

  • GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ mobile: Media upload is in place, rotation optimization on Android, image links, some visual fixes. Second to last sprint before declaring v1.0! 
  • Android: Post Filters on the Post List view project started.
  • Offline Support: We are kicking off this project by improving the messaging for offline situations.
  • WordPress.org/mobile: We are working on a redesign for that page.

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