WordPress for Android version 19.9-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
- Quick Start: We are now showing a new set of Quick Start tasks for existing sites. The existing sites checklist includes new tours such as: “Check your notifications” and “Upload photos or videos”. [16349, 16350, 16505]
- Pages List: Added “Copy Link” button to context menu [16321]
- Editor: Improved editor performance by reducing memory usage [16490]
- Block Editor: Add drag & drop blocks feature [4832]
- Block Editor: Cover Block: Improve color contrast between background and text [4808]
- Block Editor: Buttons block: Fix issue related to displaying formatting buttons after closing the block settings [4814]
- Block Editor: Prevent non-functional ‘+’ icon displaying in toolbar on self-hosted sites [16507]
- Block Editor: Gallery block: Fix broken “Link To” settings and add “Image Size” settings [4841]
- Block Editor: Unsupported Block Editor: Prevent WordPress.com tour banner from displaying. [4820]
What Testing is Most Needed
- 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 19.9 and gutenberg-mobile 1.78.
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! ❤️