WordPress for iOS version 16.0 beta is available for testing on TestFlight. You can sign up for our TestFlight program and join as a beta tester by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.
Bugs & Feedback
If you find a bug or want to share a feature request after testing, you can comment on this post, ping one of us in the #mobile channel on WordPress.org Slack, or head straight GitHub and open an issue—please see “Where to Report” below.
Release Notes
- Block Editor: Full-width and wide alignment support for Video, Latest-posts, Gallery, Media & text, and Pullquote block. #2605
- Block Editor: Fix unsupported block bottom sheet is triggered when device is rotated. #2710
- Block Editor: Unsupported Block Editor: Fixed issue when cannot view or interact with the classic block on Jetpack site. #2709
- Reader: The new redesigned Reader detail shows your post as beautiful as ever. And if you add a featured image it would be twice as beautiful! [#15107]
- Reader: Select interests is now displayed under the Discover tab. [#15097]
- Reader: The reader now displays site recommendations in the Discover feed [#15116]
What to Test
To prepare:
- Go to Account > App Settings > Privacy Settings and turn on the Collect information option.
- Go to Account > Help & Support and turn on the Extra Debug option.
- 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.
To test:
- Block Editor #2605, #2710, #2709
- Make a post and a page using: Video, Latest-posts, Gallery, Media & text, and Pullquote blocks. Try them and all widths and alignments. View on Reader, on mobile and web.
- Try doing all of that on a different device, different light/ dark setting or different screen rotation than you normally do. Let us know what you tried!
- Reader #15107, #15097, #15116
- View featured images in Reader.
- Open posts with and without featured images.
- Delete all your followed interests and use the Discover tab to find new ones.
- Spend some time using the reader for yourself. Follow things that interest you. Read posts that intrigue you. Navigate around the Reader tabs. Use a different device or screen orientation. Is there anything that happened or didn’t happen that you expected? Is there an action you had to learn because what you wanted to do wasn’t permitted? Please throw a comment on here about any time you thought “Hmm that’s funny” or “Oh, that’s how I have to do it” or anything similar.
Updates that went into this release: WordPress-iOS 16.0, gutenberg-mobile 1.39.
Where to Report
- WordPress-iOS on GitHub for non-block-editor issues.
- gutenberg-mobile on GitHub for block editor issues.
- This post for questions, feedback, or anything at all you’re not sure how to report in GitHub or want to discuss.
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!