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The Tech News weekly summaries help you monitor recent software changes likely to impact you and your fellow Wikimedians. Subscribe, contribute and give feedback.

Recent changes

In the Wikipedia app for Android or iOS users can create reading lists. The reading lists can be seen on different devices if you are logged in to your account. There is now a browser extension so you can add pages to your reading list from a web browser. At the moment it works with Firefox and Chrome. [1]
There is a new version of Pywikibot. Pywikibot is a tool to automate tasks on MediaWiki wikis. [2]

Problems

The MonoBook skin was changed to make it work better for mobile users. This caused some problems. The change was rolled back to fix them. The new version is now back on the wikis. MonoBook users can opt out from the new responsive design. [3]

Changes later this week

The new filters for edit review tools and interface for watchlists will leave beta. For most wikis this will happen on 18 June. For the rest it will happen on 25 June. [4][5]

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 June. It will be on all wikis from 14 June (calendar).

Meetings

You can join the Readers Web team IRC office hour. There you can discuss tools to contribute on the mobile web for the existing MediaWiki skins. The meeting will be on 18 June at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.
You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 12 June at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.
You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 13 June at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

You will be able to move local wiki files to Commons and keep their original data intact. This is planned to come to the first wikis in June.

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+* <translate><!--T:50--> In [[<tvar|apps>m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps</>|the Wikipedia app]] for Android or iOS users can create [[<tvar|synced>m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Synced Reading Lists</>|reading lists]]. The reading lists can be seen on different devices if you are logged in to your account. There is now a browser extension so you can add pages to your reading list from a web browser. At the moment it works with Firefox and Chrome.</translate> [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Reading_list_browser_extension]
-*[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|<translate><!--T:46--> Advanced item</translate>]]  [[m:Pywikibot|Pywikibot]] stable release 3.0.20180603. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/pywikibot/2018-June/009842.html]
+*[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|<translate><!--T:51--> Advanced item</translate>]] <translate><!--T:52--> There is a new version of [[<tvar|pywikibot>mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Pywikibot</>|Pywikibot]]. Pywikibot is a tool to automate tasks on MediaWiki wikis.</translate> [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/pywikibot/2018-June/009842.html]
-* The Wikimedia mobile apps now have a companion browser extension. This allows you to add pages to your synched reading lists on the Web to view on your mobile device. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Reading_list_browser_extension]
 '''<translate><!--T:6--> Problems</translate>'''
+* <translate><!--T:49--> The [[<tvar|monobook>mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:MonoBook</>|MonoBook skin]] was changed to make it work better for mobile users. This caused some problems. The change was rolled back to fix them. The new version is now back on the wikis. MonoBook users can opt out from the new responsive design.</translate> [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195625]
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 '''<translate><!--T:7--> Changes later this week</translate>'''
-* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|<translate><!--T:40--> Recurrent item</translate>]] <translate><!--T:41--> The [[<tvar|version>mw:MediaWiki 1.32/wmf.XX</>|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:<tvar|defaultformat>j xg</>|<tvar|date1>2018-06-12</>|<tvar|format_language_code>{{PAGELANGUAGE}}</>}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:<tvar|defaultformat>j xg</>|<tvar|date2>2018-06-13</>|<tvar|format_language_code>{{PAGELANGUAGE}}</>}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:<tvar|defaultformat>j xg</>|<tvar|date3>2018-06-14</>|<tvar|format_language_code>{{PAGELANGUAGE}}</>}} ([[<tvar|calendar>mw:MediaWiki 1.32/Roadmap</>|calendar]]).</translate>
+* <translate><!--T:55--> The [[<tvar|ERI>mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit Review Improvements/New filters for edit review</>|new filters for edit review]] tools and interface for watchlists will leave [[<tvar|beta>mw:Special:MyLanguage/Beta</>|beta]]. For most wikis this will happen on 18 June. For the rest it will happen on 25 June.</translate> [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T181193][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195993]
+* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|<translate><!--T:40--> Recurrent item</translate>]] <translate><!--T:41--> The [[<tvar|version>mw:MediaWiki 1.32/wmf.8</>|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:<tvar|defaultformat>j xg</>|<tvar|date1>2018-06-12</>|<tvar|format_language_code>{{PAGELANGUAGE}}</>}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:<tvar|defaultformat>j xg</>|<tvar|date2>2018-06-13</>|<tvar|format_language_code>{{PAGELANGUAGE}}</>}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:<tvar|defaultformat>j xg</>|<tvar|date3>2018-06-14</>|<tvar|format_language_code>{{PAGELANGUAGE}}</>}} ([[<tvar|calendar>mw:MediaWiki 1.32/Roadmap</>|calendar]]).</translate>
 '''<translate><!--T:9--> Meetings</translate>'''
+* <translate><!--T:53--> You can join the [[<tvar|readersweb>mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Team</>|Readers Web team]] IRC office hour. There you can discuss tools to contribute on the mobile web for the existing MediaWiki skins. The meeting will be on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180618T16 18 June at 16:00 (UTC)]. See [[<tvar|joinreaders>m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC office hours</>|how to join]].</translate>
 * [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|<translate><!--T:19--> Recurrent item</translate>]] <translate><!--T:20--> You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on [<tvar|time>https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180612T1830</> {{#time:<tvar|defaultformat>j xg</>|<tvar|date4>2018-06-12</>|<tvar|format_language_code>{{PAGELANGUAGE}}</>}} at 18:30 (UTC)]. See [[<tvar|link>mw:Editing team/Weekly triage meetings</>|how to join]].</translate>
 * [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|<translate><!--T:48--> Recurrent item</translate>]] [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|<translate><!--T:46--> Advanced item</translate>]] <translate><!--T:47--> You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on [<tvar|time>https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180613T15</> {{#time:<tvar|defaultformat>j xg</>|<tvar|date5>2018-06-13</>|<tvar|format_language_code>{{PAGELANGUAGE}}</>}} at 15:00 (UTC)]. See [[<tvar|techmeet>mw:Technical Advice IRC Meeting</>|how to join]].</translate>
-* The Readers Web team is hosting [[IRC office hours#Upcoming office hours|IRC office hours]] to discuss contribution tools on mobile Web via existing MediaWiki skins. The meeting will be on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180618T16 {{#time:j xg|2018-06-18|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}}} at 16:00 (UTC)].
 '''<translate><!--T:4--> Future changes</translate>'''
-* A new functionality will allow [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons|moving local wiki files to Commons]] while keeping all their original data intact. It’s [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T190716 scheduled to be deployed] to first wikis in June.
+* <translate><!--T:54--> You will be able to [[<tvar|filemove>m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE_Technical Wishes/Move files to Commons</>|move local wiki files to Commons]] and keep their original data intact. This is [[<tvar|plan>phab:T190716</>|planned to come]] to the first wikis in June.</translate>
-* …
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