WordPress for Android version 18.3-rc-1 is available for testing on the Beta channel. You can ask to join the Beta Program at Android App Testing on Google Play. Once you have been accepted, click the “Become a Tester” button at the same link.
Release Notes
- Media: Fix Atomic sites video not playing issue. (15285)
- Block editor: Embed block: Enable WordPress embed preview [3853]
- Block editor: Embed block: Enable embed preview for Instagram and Vimeo providers. [3918]
- Block editor: Embed block: Implemented the No Preview UI when an embed is successful, but we’re unable to show an inline preview [3927]
- Block editor: Embed block: Add error bottom sheet with retry and convert to link actions. [3921]
- Block editor: Fix issue of main toolbar initial position being wrong when RTL [3923]
- Block editor: Fixes bug preventing button block gradient background from being updated in the editor [15312]
- My Site: Updated the wording for the “Posts” and “Pages” entries in My Site screen [15327]
- Block editor: Embed block: Add device’s locale to preview content [3788]
- Block editor: Embed block: Fix content disappearing when switching light/dark mode [3859]
- Block editor: Column block: Translate column width’s control labels [3952]
What Testing is Most Needed
- Embed media from various sources using the Embed block.
- Please spend time using the app as our beloved users would. Multiple sessions over a couple days, start and stop in the middle of a post, edit/schedule a post, create a new page, create a story post, find other content in the reader….anything you can think of!
- Set up blogging reminders, and try blogging consistently for a while. Report any issues you find, including with blogging reminders themselves!
Test Setup
- Go to Account > App Settings > Privacy settings and turn on the “Collect information” and “Crash reports” options.
- Go to My Site > Settings > Use Block Editor to enable the block editor for new posts.
- If you are comfortable testing in a language other than English, please test in that language.
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-Android 18.3 and gutenberg-mobile 1.62.
Where to Report
Please report bugs in GitHub at WordPress-Android or gutenberg-mobile (for block editor issues) if you are comfortable doing so. Add a comment to this post if you have any questions, feedback, or issues you’re not sure how to report.
Instructions for Reporting Issues
- Search the GitHub repository first to see if the bug is a known issue. If you verify a known issue, please leave a comment noting the app and device info you tested with!
- For new issues, please follow the template GitHub repository that shows up when creating a new issue.
- Please be aware that a bot will ask for labels but you may not have rights to add them. Know that labels will be added by someone on the triage team.
- Please do not include full Activity Logs which include tokens. Activity Logs can be very helpful for debugging but you should only include them if you have removed tokens as those should not be shared publicly. You can find the logs at Account > Help & Support > Application log.
Thanks for testing! ❤️