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Official Wikipedia app comes to Android

By on January 18, 2012 at 5:14pm in Mobile News

It’s sort of ironic that Wikipedia chose to release its official Wikipedia app on the day it is choosing to “black out” in protest of SOPA and PIPA, but we’re happy it’s here nonetheless.

In addition to being able to view every article in mobile-friendly format, you can save them for offline use later. You can also use your GPS to search for nearby articles (like we saw in Wikitude). You can also share articles through the official Android channels, which is convenient.

Available in multiple languages, the Wikipedia for Android app can be downloaded now from the Android Marketplace.

Via: Android Central

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11 comments for “Official Wikipedia app comes to Android”

  1. Cool!

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    Posted by radapple | January 18, 2012, 5:19 pm
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  2. umm…i’ve had something called ‘wiki encyclopedia’ that seems exactly the same as wikipedia…and when i search ‘wikipedia’ in marketplace i get the one i already have…am i missing something?

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    Posted by jeff | January 18, 2012, 5:20 pm
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    • Try the link in the article – it takes you to the official wikipedia app from the wikimedia foundation.

      There are many wikipedia apps, but they aren’t from wikimedia.

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      Posted by Tom | January 18, 2012, 5:31 pm

  3. oh the irony of releasing it on SOPA protest day! lol.

    Happy this is finally here though. I’ve been using Wapedia as my wikipedia app for android. Let’s see how this holds up.

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    Posted by Miguel A | January 18, 2012, 5:23 pm
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  4. It was released on the 13th, not today. Irony averted.

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    Posted by Anon88 | January 18, 2012, 5:27 pm
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  5. Just when SOPA and PIPA take action.

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    Posted by EmperumanV | January 18, 2012, 6:14 pm
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  6. I launched the app and all I got was a black screen.

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    Posted by MARS | January 18, 2012, 6:43 pm
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  7. YES!!! Comes to the Android MANS device not the iphone for girls! ^_^

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    Posted by Barry Whitmor | January 18, 2012, 7:28 pm
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  8. Yeah iphone is for girls, looks like a mirror make up thingy. Love all the Android love recently.

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    Posted by TheONE | January 18, 2012, 7:29 pm
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  9. Down with SOPA and PIPA.

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    Posted by DietCoke | January 19, 2012, 6:08 am
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  10. Android is just getting this now? Wiki app was one of mu 1st downloads when I got my WP7 back in August…

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    Posted by freestaterocker | January 20, 2012, 9:29 am
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