Dbrant (Dmitry Brant)
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User Since: Oct 22 2014, 7:08 PM (526 w, 2 d)
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Dbrant moved T379382: Rabbit Holes: wire up analytics from Doing to Code Review on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25) board.

Fri, Nov 22, 6:33 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant added a comment to T379381: Rabbit Holes: Suggested reading list.

In T379381#10349059, @SChekfa-WMF wrote:

ah for some reason for me I'm seeing the quotes sometimes and sometimes no quotes — maybe this is a caching issue?:

Fri, Nov 22, 4:58 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant moved T379381: Rabbit Holes: Suggested reading list from Did not pass Design to Code Review on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25) board.

Fri, Nov 22, 4:56 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T318311: Design research to improve communication: New users (Talk pages: After), a subtask of T291851: EPIC: Enhance Messaging Interface and Workflows for Android App, as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 3:00 PM · Epic, Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2023-24)

Dbrant closed T341637: Generate Report for Share a Reading List Scaling , a subtask of T313269: Shareable Reading Lists, as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 3:00 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25), MW-1.40-notes (1.40.0-wmf.10; 2022-11-14), Epic

Dbrant closed T377421: mailto links to a non existent wiki page as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 3:00 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T341637: Generate Report for Share a Reading List Scaling as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 3:00 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T358299: Android add stream `app_patroller_experience` to event sanitization allowlist as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 3:00 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376330: Engineering Main Task for Contributions Dashboard as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 3:00 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T372760: Summarize learnings from user testing, a subtask of T371504: [Epic] WikiGames - WikiTrivia on the Apps Experiment , as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 3:00 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25), Epic

Dbrant closed T372760: Summarize learnings from user testing as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 3:00 PM · Design, Wikimedia-Design, Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376330: Engineering Main Task for Contributions Dashboard , a subtask of T376303: [EPIC] Contributions Dashboard Experiment with Donor Inclusion , as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 3:00 PM · Epic, Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376413: [L] Create new entry dialogs for the Contributions Dashboard, a subtask of T376330: Engineering Main Task for Contributions Dashboard , as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 3:00 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376413: [L] Create new entry dialogs for the Contributions Dashboard as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 3:00 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376422: [S] Add username and donor badge to the article overflow menu, a subtask of T376330: Engineering Main Task for Contributions Dashboard , as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 3:00 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376422: [S] Add username and donor badge to the article overflow menu as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376423: [L] Add a donor-specific app icon and the functionality of manually switching the icons as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376423: [L] Add a donor-specific app icon and the functionality of manually switching the icons, a subtask of T376330: Engineering Main Task for Contributions Dashboard , as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376425: [XS] Rename tab text and item label for Contributions Dashboard as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376425: [XS] Rename tab text and item label for Contributions Dashboard, a subtask of T376330: Engineering Main Task for Contributions Dashboard , as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376431: [L] Create the Donor History screen, a subtask of T376330: Engineering Main Task for Contributions Dashboard , as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376431: [L] Create the Donor History screen as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376435: [L] Update contribute tab for donor history, a subtask of T376330: Engineering Main Task for Contributions Dashboard , as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376435: [L] Update contribute tab for donor history as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376436: [S] Create a survey dialog for the Contributions Dashboard as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376436: [S] Create a survey dialog for the Contributions Dashboard, a subtask of T376330: Engineering Main Task for Contributions Dashboard , as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376636: Code Cleanup from Recommended Articles in Search, a subtask of T370117: [Epic] Recommend Articles in Search on Android App, as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Design, Wikimedia-Design, Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25), FY2024-25 KR 3.1 Content Discovery, Epic

Dbrant closed T376437: [M] Add target languages and countries for Contributions Dashboard as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376437: [M] Add target languages and countries for Contributions Dashboard , a subtask of T376330: Engineering Main Task for Contributions Dashboard , as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T376636: Code Cleanup from Recommended Articles in Search as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T321261: Talk page usability test analysis + action items from Oct 2022 as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T377049: Instrumentation for Contributions Dashboard, a subtask of T376303: [EPIC] Contributions Dashboard Experiment with Donor Inclusion , as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Epic, Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T377049: Instrumentation for Contributions Dashboard as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Epic, Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T318311: Design research to improve communication: New users (Talk pages: After) as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T377235: [SPIKE] Enhancements to existing Contributions Dashboard, a subtask of T376303: [EPIC] Contributions Dashboard Experiment with Donor Inclusion , as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Epic, Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T377235: [SPIKE] Enhancements to existing Contributions Dashboard as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T379073: Test icon update for Contributions Dashboard Feature, a subtask of T376423: [L] Add a donor-specific app icon and the functionality of manually switching the icons, as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T379073: Test icon update for Contributions Dashboard Feature as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T379586: Editing a short description leaves a summary in the app language, not the site language as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25), Regression

Dbrant closed T379970: Android Regression Test - 2.7.50511-r-2024-11-20 as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T321261: Talk page usability test analysis + action items from Oct 2022, a subtask of T318311: Design research to improve communication: New users (Talk pages: After), as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T380145: search input not reachable (to move cursor or select part of query) as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T380374: App icon appears incorrectly in App Info and Widget selection screens as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T377779: Logging out and navigating back quickly doesn't update certain screens. as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T378017: Layout issues with very long usernames in Talk topics as Resolved.

Fri, Nov 22, 2:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Thu, Nov 21

Dbrant added a comment to T379379: Rabbit Holes: Suggested search query.

Latest apk (same as the other task): https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia/actions/runs/11961520798/artifacts/2221182539

Thu, Nov 21, 9:11 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant added a comment to T379381: Rabbit Holes: Suggested reading list.

latest APK: https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia/actions/runs/11961520798/artifacts/2221182539

Thu, Nov 21, 9:10 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant moved T379379: Rabbit Holes: Suggested search query from Did not pass Design to Design signoff on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25) board.

Thu, Nov 21, 9:10 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant moved T379381: Rabbit Holes: Suggested reading list from Did not pass Design to Design signoff on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25) board.

Thu, Nov 21, 9:10 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant added a comment to T379073: Test icon update for Contributions Dashboard Feature.

@HNordeenWMF All of these tasks are testable with the live Wikipedia Beta app from the Play Store.

Thu, Nov 21, 8:34 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant added a comment to T379647: Timeout errors when making requests to Firebase for push notifications.

We deployed the above change, and it was working in staging, but when rolled out to production we're now seeing an influx of logstash messages like this.

Thu, Nov 21, 7:13 PM · Push-Notification-Service, Essential-Work, Content-Transform-Team-WIP, serviceops, Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog

Dbrant renamed T379970: Android Regression Test - 2.7.50511-r-2024-11-20 from Android Regression Test - 2.7.50510-r-2024-11-18 to Android Regression Test - 2.7.50511-r-2024-11-20.

Thu, Nov 21, 6:03 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Wed, Nov 20

Dbrant added a comment to T380210: Properly support new Android 15 edge-to-edge features..

For now, let's just add fitsSystemWindows=true to all the root Views of activities that don't already have it. (The priority is to make things compatible with upgrading to SDK 35)
Later, after this is done, we can look through every individual Activity and decide if we should make it fancier, and flow to the edges, flow into the status bar, etc.

Wed, Nov 20, 6:13 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant moved T380210: Properly support new Android 15 edge-to-edge features. from Up Next to Android Release - FY2024-25 on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog board.

Wed, Nov 20, 6:12 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant moved T380210: Properly support new Android 15 edge-to-edge features. from Epics in Progress to Ready for dev on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25) board.

Wed, Nov 20, 6:12 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant moved T376423: [L] Add a donor-specific app icon and the functionality of manually switching the icons from QA signoff to Ready for PM signoff on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25) board.

Wed, Nov 20, 5:56 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant moved T376436: [S] Create a survey dialog for the Contributions Dashboard from Code Review to QA signoff on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25) board.

Wed, Nov 20, 5:53 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant moved T376423: [L] Add a donor-specific app icon and the functionality of manually switching the icons from Code Review to QA signoff on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25) board.

Wed, Nov 20, 5:53 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant added a comment to T380374: App icon appears incorrectly in App Info and Widget selection screens.

(It's totally fine if the "custom" app icon appears only in the launcher screen, while other screens like App Info still show the default icon) (As long as this fixes the ugly standard "android" icon 😆)

Wed, Nov 20, 3:59 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant triaged T380374: App icon appears incorrectly in App Info and Widget selection screens as High priority.

Wed, Nov 20, 2:06 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant created T380374: App icon appears incorrectly in App Info and Widget selection screens.

Wed, Nov 20, 2:05 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Tue, Nov 19

Dbrant moved T379777: The Wikipedia app shows search results in another language if the article is or was open in a tab from Needs Triage to Bug Backlog on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog board.

Tue, Nov 19, 5:36 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog

Dbrant added a comment to T379379: Rabbit Holes: Suggested search query.

Here is an APK with the implementation so far:
https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia/actions/runs/11917094545/artifacts/2208377492

Tue, Nov 19, 4:45 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant added a comment to T379381: Rabbit Holes: Suggested reading list.

Here is an APK with the implementation so far:
https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia/actions/runs/11917094545/artifacts/2208377492

Tue, Nov 19, 4:44 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant moved T379379: Rabbit Holes: Suggested search query from Doing to Design signoff on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25) board.

Tue, Nov 19, 4:09 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant moved T379381: Rabbit Holes: Suggested reading list from Doing to Design signoff on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25) board.

Tue, Nov 19, 4:09 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant added a comment to T378545: infrastructure for Android app development for Wikimedia wiki (not only commons and wikipedia).

In T378545#10335244, @Gryllida wrote:

So pushnotifications is already installed somewhere (step 1 and 2 from bullet list above).

Tue, Nov 19, 2:30 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog

Mon, Nov 18

Dbrant added a comment to T379970: Android Regression Test - 2.7.50511-r-2024-11-20.

(updated APK links to account for today's hotfix for T380145)

Mon, Nov 18, 10:26 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant renamed T379970: Android Regression Test - 2.7.50511-r-2024-11-20 from Android Regression Test - 2.7.50509-r-2024-11-14 to Android Regression Test - 2.7.50510-r-2024-11-18.

Mon, Nov 18, 10:25 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant added a comment to T378545: infrastructure for Android app development for Wikimedia wiki (not only commons and wikipedia).

To clarify, are you referring to building apps for your own personal wiki, or for other Wikimedia wikis?

Mon, Nov 18, 9:05 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog

Dbrant moved T380145: search input not reachable (to move cursor or select part of query) from Doing to QA signoff on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25) board.

Mon, Nov 18, 8:41 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant created T380210: Properly support new Android 15 edge-to-edge features..

Mon, Nov 18, 5:49 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant closed T373025: [Sub-Epic] Temporary Accounts on Android as Resolved.

Mon, Nov 18, 5:17 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25), Temporary accounts

Dbrant closed T373025: [Sub-Epic] Temporary Accounts on Android, a subtask of T329913: [Epic] Update Mobile Apps Team-owned products that may be affected by Temporary Accounts, as Resolved.

Mon, Nov 18, 5:17 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25), Epic, Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog, Temporary accounts

Dbrant added projects to T374661: Charts are not compatible with Parsoid - show as raw SVG: Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog, Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog.

(adding mobile apps teams, to put on our qa/tracking columns)

Mon, Nov 18, 5:16 PM · Patch-For-Review, MW-1.44-notes (1.44.0-wmf.4; 2024-11-19), Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog, Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog, OKR-Work, Content-Transform-Team-WIP, Parsoid (Tracking), Charts

Dbrant claimed T380145: search input not reachable (to move cursor or select part of query).

Looks like this is due to new behavior introduced in Android 15 and the way it handles window insets (because why not!). This impacts many other Activities, not just search:

Screenshot_20241118_105632.png (2×1 px, 515 KB)

Mon, Nov 18, 4:04 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant moved T380145: search input not reachable (to move cursor or select part of query) from Epics in Progress to Doing on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25) board.

Mon, Nov 18, 4:03 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant removed a subtask for T379970: Android Regression Test - 2.7.50511-r-2024-11-20: T380145: search input not reachable (to move cursor or select part of query).

Mon, Nov 18, 3:40 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant removed a parent task for T380145: search input not reachable (to move cursor or select part of query): T379970: Android Regression Test - 2.7.50511-r-2024-11-20.

Mon, Nov 18, 3:40 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog (Android Release - FY2024-25)

Dbrant removed a project from T378545: infrastructure for Android app development for Wikimedia wiki (not only commons and wikipedia): Android Design.

There have been requests in the distant past for a "generic MediaWiki app" (T165495), but over the course of time, the official Wikipedia app has become rather dependent on Wikipedia-specific services, not just MediaWiki and its extensions.

Mon, Nov 18, 3:28 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog

Dbrant moved T378545: infrastructure for Android app development for Wikimedia wiki (not only commons and wikipedia) from Needs Triage to Garage on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog board.

Mon, Nov 18, 3:27 PM · Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog