Android replacement for Wapedia?
October 27, 2013 5:50 AM Subscribe
Wapedia is going away. Looking for an Android app to replace it. I use it to view pages from many wikis, not just Wikipedia.
When opening up my frequently-used Wapedia app on my Android phone yesterday, I got the unwelcome message that it was being discontinued and would not work as of November 4. So I'm looking for an app to replace it. The two major points I like most about it are:
When opening up my frequently-used Wapedia app on my Android phone yesterday, I got the unwelcome message that it was being discontinued and would not work as of November 4. So I'm looking for an app to replace it. The two major points I like most about it are:
- It's designed specifically to display wiki pages, so it works better than just an ordinary mobile browser for displaying them, IMO.
- It can be used with many wikis, not just Wikipedia, including others from the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikia-based wikis. I can switch from Wikipedia to Wikitravel to Memory Alpha with just a few taps.
(Though looking at the actual Wikipanion site, I am skeptical that there actually is an Android version, sorry.)
posted by stopgap at 9:19 AM on October 27, 2013
posted by stopgap at 9:19 AM on October 27, 2013
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posted by stopgap at 9:16 AM on October 27, 2013