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Wikipedia Beta

LiveWikimedia Foundation3 apps · 75.5M installsBooks & ReferenceFreeorg.wikipedia.beta

Official Wikipedia (beta) app for Android.

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Total installs
2,525,561
exact · Play shows 1,000,000+
Installs / day
0
since last crawl
Rating
4.3★
36.1K ratings · 1K reviews
Released
10 May 2012
14.4y ago
Last update
7 Oct 2026
v50611-beta-2026-10-07 · 5d ago
Countries
—
not checked yet

Install history

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2.5M3.1M3.7M4.4M5M11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct

Installs per day · last 90 days

00.30.50.8112 Oct13 Oct13 Oct12 Oct: 013 Oct: 0

Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

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We estimate where downloads come from using the app’s position in Google Play’s top charts in about 140 countries. This app is not in any chart we have collected yet; the estimate appears as soon as it is.

Top chart positions

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • Collects data App activity and App info and performance
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

19 in 9 groups
9 Sensitive5 Notable5 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accounts
  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
  • Add or remove accounts on your device and delete their saved passwords
IdentitySensitive2

Access to accounts on the device and your personal profile card

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
  • Add or remove accounts on your device and delete their saved passwordsadd or remove accounts · MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
ContactsSensitive1

Access to the contacts saved on your phone

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
PhoneNotable1

Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Device ID & call informationNotable1

Access to your phone's identifiers, mobile network details, and call status

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

  • See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherNotable7

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Create its own accounts on your device and read or set their passwordscreate accounts and set passwords · AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
  • Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
Welcome to Wikipedia Beta for Android! You can install Wikipedia Beta alongside your current version of Wikipedia for Android, so you can test our new features before they go live for all Wikipedia for Android users. Your feedback will help us fix bugs and decide what features to focus on next. Please help us improve this app by leaving feedback here or sending a note to our mailing list, [email protected]. Features: Explore feed: Recommended and constantly-updating Wikipedia content right on the home screen, including current events, trending articles, events on this day in history, suggested reading, and more. The feed is fully customizable — you can select the types of content you want to see, or rearrange the order in which different types of content appear. Color themes: With a choice of Light, Dark, and Black themes, as well as text size adjustment, you can customize the app for the most comfortable reading experience. Voice-integrated search: Easily find what you’re looking for with a prominent search bar at the top of the app, including voice-enabled search on your device. Language support: Seamlessly switch to reading any language-supported Wikipedia, either by changing the language of the current article, or changing your preferred search language while searching. Link previews: Tap on an article to preview it, without losing your place in what you’re currently reading. Press and hold a link to open it in a new tab, allowing you to keep reading the current article without losing your place, and switch to the new tab when you're ready. Table of contents: swipe left on any article to bring up the table of contents, which lets you jump to article sections easily. Reading lists: Organize the articles you browse into reading lists, which you can access even when you're offline. Create as many lists as you like, give them custom names and descriptions, and populate them with articles from any language wiki. Syncing: Enable synchronizing reading lists to your Wikipedia account. Image gallery: Tap on an image to view the image full-screen in high resolution, with options to swipe for browsing additional images. Definitions from Wiktionary: Tap-and-hold to highlight a word, then tap the "Define" button to see a definition of the word from Wiktionary. Places: See Wikipedia articles as markers on a map, whether it's around your location, or any place in the world. Send us your feedback about the app! In the menu, press "Settings", then, in the "About" section, tap "Send app feedback". The code is 100% open source. If you have experience with Java and the Android SDK, then we look forward to your contributions! https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia Explanation of permissions needed by the app: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Android_FAQ#Security_and_Permissions Privacy policy: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy Terms of Use: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use About the Wikimedia Foundation The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that supports Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable organization funded mainly through donations. For more information, please visit our website: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home.

What's new

- Minor bug fixes and enhancements.

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