WordPress for Android version 18.6-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
- Block editor:
- Search block – Text and background color support. [4127]
- Fix Embed Block loading glitch with resolver resolution approach. [4146]
- Fixed an issue where the Help screens may not respect an iOS device’s notch. [4110]
- Block inserter indicates newly available block types [4047]
- Add support for the Mark HTML tag [4162]
What Testing is Most Needed
- Try starting from the fresh app install, and make sure that newly available block types in block editor are maked with sparkles ✨
- Please use the `Search` block, and check the newly available possibility to adjust the colour of the search block button / icon, as well as the button’s text colour.
- `mark` HTML tag is now supported. Try using it in HTML mode. It should look like this.
- Please spend time using the app as our beloved users would. Multiple sessions over a couple of 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!
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 18.6 and gutenberg-mobile 1.65.
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! ❤️