Re: [Kiwix-developer] [Offline-l] [RELEASE] Kiwix for iOS v1.0

[Quim G. <qg...@wi...>]

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On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Emmanuel Engelhart <ke...@ki...>
wrote:

> Hi
>
> This was a long standing feature request and not the easiest one to
> implement, that's why the Kiwix development team is pretty proud to
> announce the release of Kiwix for iOS v1.0.
>
> With Kiwix for iOS you can easily download/read recent snapshots (with
> or without pictures) of all Wikimedia projects with your iPhone/iPad.
> This first version of the app provides basic functionalities like:
> * ZIM reader
> * Navigation through articles
> * Search based on article title
> * Content library/downloader
> * Bookmarks
> * Browse history
> * iTunes sync (already in beta testing for v1.1)
>
> The app has been developed for the last 18 months by Chris, a New-York
> based developer. He was (a bit) mentored by an older member of the Kiwix
> dev team and the project was supported by WikimediaCH for the
> administrative work with Apple and the coverage of mandatory hardware
> costs.
>
> With this last stone, Kiwix which is already available for Windows, OSX,
> Linux and Android, has reached a milestone. 10 years after the project
> creation, Kiwix is a a cutting-edge solution to access Wikipedia (and a
> lot more) offline - with most of the computers - whatever the platform.
>
> Download Kiwix for iOS on Itunes:
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kiwix/id997079563
>
> Have a look to the source code:
> https://github.com/kiwix/iOS
>
> Regards
> Emmanuel
>
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