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Wikipedia

by Wikimedia Foundation
4.5 out of 5 stars4,983 customer ratings
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Price: Free Download
Sold by:Amazon.com Services, Inc
Languages Supported: Arabic, Chinese, Cornish, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese

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Latest updates

What's new in version 2.7.50481-amazon-2024-04-01
  • - General bug fixes and enhancements to app widgets.

Product Details

Release Date: 2012
Date first listed on Amazon: January 13, 2012
Developed By: Wikimedia Foundation
ASIN: B0088P2A7A
Customer reviews:
4.5 out of 5 stars4,983 customer ratings

Product features

  • Save articles
  • Edit articles
  • Read articles in a different language
  • Speedy search by article title
  • Random article

Product description

Official Wikipedia App for Android. Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia containing more than 32 million articles in 280 languages, and is the most comprehensive and widely used reference work humans have ever compiled.

Features:
- Tabbed browsing: pressing-and-holding a link lets you 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.
- Link previews: Tapping on a link shows a preview of the linked article, giving you a chance to get the gist of the link without losing your place in the article you're reading.
- Lead images: experience Wikipedia like never before with a prominent, contextually-relevant image and description at the top of articles
- Image gallery: tapping on an image shows you the image full-screen in high resolution, with options to swipe left/right for browsing additional images
- Descriptions from Wikidata: when searching, each search result now contains a quick description that helps to contextualize the result. These descriptions are also shown in other areas of the app, like Nearby
- Article suggestions: scroll to the bottom of an article to see suggestions about what you could read next
- Saved pages: save select pages for offline reading and browse them even when you don't have a data connection
- Language support: seamlessly switch to reading Wikipedia written in any language, either by changing the language of the current article, or changing your preferred search language while searching.
- Table of contents: swipe left on any article to bring up the table of contents, which lets you jump to article sections easily.

Send us your feedback about the app! In the menu, press "More", then "About the Wikipedia app", then "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 pull requests! https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia

By using this app, you agree to the automatic transmission of crash reports to a third-party service provider. If you would like to disable this feature, please press "Settings", then toggle off "Send crash reports" under the General section.

Privacy policy: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy

Crash report third-party service provider privacy policy: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement/OnlineServices/Default.aspx

Terms of Use: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use

User Data Privacy

Developer has indicated that this app does not collect or transfer user data to third parties.
To learn more, visit the developer’s privacy policy.

Technical details

Size: 30.7MB
Version: 2.7.50481-amazon-2024-04-01
Developed By: Wikimedia Foundation ( Privacy Policy )
Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )
  • Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, Wi-Fi) location
  • Access fine (e.g., GPS) location
  • Access information about networks
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • Open network sockets
  • POST_NOTIFICATIONS
  • Read from external storage
  • Get notified that the operating system has finished booting
  • Access the vibration feature
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
  • Write to external storage
  • Allows an application to receive messages via Google Cloud Messaging
  • Receive message via Amazon Device
Minimum Operating System: Android 5.0
Approximate Download Time: Less than 5 minutes

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
4,983 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the content, quality, ease of use, performance, readability and size of the mobile application. They mention that it has literally tons of information, is a fantastic reference tool and that it works well. They are also satisfied with fun, and size. However, some customers have mixed opinions on search capabilities.

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239 customers mention229 positive10 negative

Customers find the content of the mobile application to be great, with tons of information. They also say it's a fantastic reference tool, providing instant information on just about every topic. Readers also say that it'll give you additional references if you wish to read further.

"...it is used judiciously, but not slavishly, I think Wiki is a fantastic reference tool and this app quite simply makes it easier for me to use it,..." Read more

"...What I do know is that this is the place to come for accurate information and then link over to expert sites or publications...." Read more

"...Wikipedia is a good starting point for information...." Read more

"Reliable, informative and, the vast majority of the time, accurate, Wikipedia is as good as being left alone in a great reference library and..." Read more

137 customers mention124 positive13 negative

Customers find the app excellent, informative, and useful for looking up articles. They say it's one of the best programs on their computers and the best service on the web. Customers also mention that the app is user-friendly and worth the free download.

"...Wiki is far more convenient, light-weight, and, above all, inexpensive! It's not quite as even in tone, style, or reliability, of course...." Read more

"...The price is wonderful. FREE!" Read more

"...Overall, it surely is a complete and functional online encyclopedia necessary for one wanting to use one." Read more

"...This app is free, like the content. Works on Amazon tablets, Apple phones and tablets, and on Android phones and tablets...." Read more

122 customers mention118 positive4 negative

Customers find the mobile application user-friendly, quick, and handy. They also say it's easy to use as wikipedia.org, with clearly structured and easy-to-use set-ups. Customers also say the app makes it easy to review things in question and provides quick answers.

"...a fantastic reference tool and this app quite simply makes it easier for me to use it, and it does so without taking up too much space, without..." Read more

"Instant mobile friendly access to Wikipedia. Works like any other website app...." Read more

"...It's a lot easier, too...." Read more

"...The mobile browser interface is good, too, but there are features like history that are helpful in the app." Read more

118 customers mention101 positive17 negative

Customers like the performance of the mobile application. They mention that it works well, smoothly, and like any other website app. They appreciate the reliable intelligence and the fact that it does not crash.

"Instant mobile friendly access to Wikipedia. Works like any other website app...." Read more

"Reliable, informative and, the vast majority of the time, accurate, Wikipedia is as good as being left alone in a great reference library and..." Read more

"...This app is free, like the content. Works on Amazon tablets, Apple phones and tablets, and on Android phones and tablets...." Read more

"...Essential Reference app. used constantly. Believe reasonable accurate. Is really a Computer Encyclopedia...." Read more

26 customers mention26 positive0 negative

Customers find the mobile application readable, well written, and well formatted. They also say it creates a smooth reading experience by formatting the page and table of contents better. Customers also mention that the articles are presented in an agreeable format and well done. They say the pages are clearly structured and easy to use.

"...I also enjoyed the photographs available on YouTube...." Read more

"...Also, the informational subject pages have one of the most clearly structured and easy to use set-ups that I have ever seen, with a section/sub-..." Read more

"...still maintaining fast operation, simple navigation and fine readability on a small screen." Read more

"...There's not a lot to say, except that it works well, and smoothly. I run it on a Windows 8.1 tablet and an iPhone." Read more

10 customers mention10 positive0 negative

Customers find the mobile application fun, enjoyable, and educational. They also say the articles are interesting and reliable.

"Generally reliable and always interesting. I contribute to the Foundation yearly to assure that it stays in business...." Read more

"This is one app everyone should have. Easy to use and enjoy article of the day. I use this app from music to history to current events." Read more

"...Enjoy responsibly." Read more

"Fun and easy to use. I allways get a good responce to questions. I use W alot with good results" Read more

9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

Customers find the mobile application compact, portable, and user-friendly. They also appreciate the speed, brevity, and availability of Wikipedia.

"...simply makes it easier for me to use it, and it does so without taking up too much space, without troubling other apps or the OS...." Read more

"...Being online and insertable, it is very large, so it is likely you will find the title you want to read about...." Read more

"...I need on Kindle so the info is available as soon as I ask and is portable...." Read more

"I appreciate the speed, brevity, and availability of Wikipedia...." Read more

10 customers mention5 positive5 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the search capabilities of the app. Some say it takes them directly to Wikipedia and provides clickable links to other sources. However, others say that it has limited search capabilities and doesn't save their searches.

"...It also provides clickable links to other sources and sites related to the topic at hand.Wikipedia...learn it, use it, love it, lol!" Read more

"...But there are a few problems...-It doesn't save your searches.-You can only have one page open at once...." Read more

"This app simply takes your web browser directly to Wikipedia. Users don't have to sort around on a page from some search engine to find it." Read more

"This app doesn't justify itself. Lacking a search-wiki standalone widget, there's no reason to launch an application to search and browse Wikipedia...." Read more

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If you don't know what this is than someone helped you onto Amazon or you just aren't reading this review. Works great. Slimmed down version of the website. See the Wikipedia page on Wikipedia for more information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia
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Joelline
5.0 out of 5 stars What a Great App!
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2013
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This app gets me to Wiki faster, helps me to access information more readily and easily by allowing the resizing of pages, for example. It quite simply helps me to do something I want to do. In this case, I want to get to Wiki. The value of doing this is relative. For me, getting to Wiki has value. While not as venerable as my old multi-volume Britannica, Wiki is far more convenient, light-weight, and, above all, inexpensive! It's not quite as even in tone, style, or reliability, of course. It's quite obvious that the different articles are written by different authors with varying talents. But, as long as it is used judiciously, but not slavishly, I think Wiki is a fantastic reference tool and this app quite simply makes it easier for me to use it, and it does so without taking up too much space, without troubling other apps or the OS. All of this = FIVE STARS!
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Sri Ahimsa
5.0 out of 5 stars Read articles, consider the contents and links, and then support Wikipedia
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2013
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Of all information sources, this one holds itself and its articles open to constant review. I don't know that all articles are always correct all the time. What I do know is that this is the place to come for accurate information and then link over to expert sites or publications. for more in depth information.

I trust the work of the founders and volunteer reviewers enough that I am saying "thanks" by making a monthly donation. I contribute to charities I hope I never need help from. Here, I do know I need the help that is provided. Where else could I ask a contributor to back up a claim I think is wrong, get a responsive answer, and see a change that leaves me better informed?

It is a library where you can be noisy - no one can hear you, you can ask any question and get a factual response or an opportunity to initiate creating a new topic. How heady is that? If we could only get The Wiki to travel back to 1939. Earlier would really cause history to become disjointed even beyond what most of might imagine..
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Keith
5.0 out of 5 stars Low vision user
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2022
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Momos I am almost totally blind and have always been using Siri to find stuff in Wikipedia because it was difficult to try to just go through the Internet to find stuff with this application you’re right at home plate and you can go wherever you need to go. I love Wikipedia I’m sure it has solved a lot of bar arguments over the years about who is in what movie or what are the scores somebody has it’s an excellent thing to have handy and available when you’re having an argument and you know you’re right unless you’re wrong and then you never admit it after you get the information everybody should do their own research :-) I couldn’t be happier to have this also I am using Siri to write this and sorry for any inappropriate or weird words put in here but I can only hear what it says after I post it and then it’s usually too late to fix it :-) however I think you will enjoy Wikipedia unless you have been totally out of it I’m sure you’re familiar with it I never even knew they had an application. Again thank you for taking the time to read my review have an excellent day happy searching
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JeremyPatMartin
4.0 out of 5 stars Wikipedia is a good starting point for information.
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2014
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Instant mobile friendly access to Wikipedia. Works like any other website app. Create your own Wikipedia account or sign on with this app and manage it. You don't even need an account to enjoy browsing Wikipedia with this app. Wikipedia is a good starting point for information. Of course you should not take everything on this site as absolute fact as this online encyclopedia is 100% community supported. Always look at the references under the article and use them to help launch your own research. This app will help you pull up any Wikipedia page in a flash and make it fit user friendly on any device you use it on. The price is wonderful. FREE!
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Jacob Woods
5.0 out of 5 stars Hats off to Wiki
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2014
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Reliable, informative and, the vast majority of the time, accurate, Wikipedia is as good as being left alone in a great reference library and skipping from one book to another as new areas of interest arise. It's a lot easier, too. A constant research venue for me as a writer and, when I am not working, I can get lost in Wiki for hours, knowing where I started, amazed at where I ended up, and having had a great deal of fun along the way. Also comes in very handy, by the way, for settling arguments. Thank you, Wikipedia. I don't know what I'd do without you.
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David Schaedler
5.0 out of 5 stars Wikipedia review
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2017
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Wikipedia is a doorway to the free (!) world of an online encyclopedia. Occasionally (once a year), they ask for donations, usually not much. It is possible to insert encyclopedic additions of your own, but beware! It is quite large and complete. I would imagine it is all checked, too. Being online and insertable, it is very large, so it is likely you will find the title you want to read about. They have 'searchable content', 'In The News', a 'featured article', a 'picture of the day', 'today on Wikipedia', and a 'random article' on Wikipedia. You could get lost reading about all that stuff, so look out! Each article is as complete as an encyclopedia should be, telling about various functions of that title, including references, and a 'read more' section. If a timeline is required, it will show it, and includes some pictures. Each article will have words singular or plural, highlighted in blue to reference other articles explaining that word or words. Overall, it surely is a complete and functional online encyclopedia necessary for one wanting to use one.
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s Black
5.0 out of 5 stars Very thorough encyclopedia
Reviewed in Canada on August 22, 2021
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I use it for detailed information
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Joffrey
5.0 out of 5 stars L'encyclopédie complète à portée de main
Reviewed in France on June 15, 2023
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Wikipedia est l'application incontournable pour accéder à l'immense savoir de l'encyclopédie en ligne. Que vous recherchiez des informations sur des sujets académiques, des personnalités historiques ou des faits intéressants, cette application vous offre une source d'informations complète et fiable.

L'interface de l'application Wikipedia est simple et facile à naviguer, vous permettant de trouver rapidement les articles qui vous intéressent. Vous pouvez effectuer des recherches par mots-clés, parcourir les catégories thématiques ou explorer les articles recommandés pour découvrir de nouveaux sujets.

Une des fonctionnalités les plus appréciées de l'application est la richesse et la diversité des articles disponibles. Wikipedia couvre pratiquement tous les domaines du savoir, offrant des informations détaillées sur des sujets allant de l'histoire et la science à la culture populaire et la géographie. Vous pouvez accéder à des millions d'articles dans différentes langues, permettant ainsi d'explorer des connaissances variées.

L'application Wikipedia propose également des fonctionnalités pratiques telles que la possibilité de sauvegarder des articles pour une consultation ultérieure, de partager des liens vers des articles avec d'autres personnes et de contribuer à l'amélioration des articles en tant que contributeur.

La fiabilité des informations sur Wikipedia est garantie par la communauté des contributeurs et un système de vérification rigoureux. Bien qu'il soit important de vérifier les sources et de croiser les informations, Wikipedia est une ressource précieuse pour obtenir des aperçus et des connaissances de base sur une multitude de sujets.

En conclusion, l'application Wikipedia est une ressource essentielle pour accéder à une immense quantité d'informations. Avec son interface conviviale, sa diversité d'articles et sa fiabilité, elle permet à chacun d'explorer et d'apprendre sur une variété de sujets. Téléchargez l'application Wikipedia et plongez dans le monde fascinant des connaissances et des découvertes.
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NERDOLO
5.0 out of 5 stars Info di base a portata di dito
Reviewed in Italy on November 9, 2018
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Invece di fare più operazioni, come aprire il browser, scrivere wikipedia, e inserire i termini di quel che si vuol cercare sull'enciclopedia, basta cliccare sulla app e scrivere cosa si vuol ricercare.

Si può anche settare lo sfondo del sito, Io ho messo il fondo schermo in grigio che permette di visualizzare i contenuti senza far sforzare gli occhi, e decidere la grandezza del testo.
Naturalmente si può anche accedere con il proprio account wikipedia, in modo da poter contribuire alla creazione dei contenuti.
Insomma una app che funziona molto bene su fire. Da istallare assolutamente!
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Mary Earll
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it !I
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2017
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A great app which is great and free, really free.
I've always supported Wikipedia .... like the www it's a humanitarian addition to our lives.
It has information that is usually accurate ..... you can tell if it's bogus .......about everything under the sun.
The daily articles are much better to read than the gloomy, at times, news and are informative and interesting.
If I had one very small whinge, and it may very well be me having a foggy brain, it's USA based but that's cool cos it's good to read about another country but it's a very small whinge cos I find the history contents too good for words.
Thank you Mr Wikipedia !
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オカタングラフ
5.0 out of 5 stars 画面からいきなり普通にWikipedia
Reviewed in Japan on July 27, 2021
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fireHD8で購入。
画面のアプリからすぶにWikipediaにアクセスできるのはとても便利。
一度開いた画面は別タブとして自動記録されるので、
関連項目を複数たどっていくときにはとても便利。
ただ自動記録なので定期的に確認して消していかないとちょっと数が増えていくかも。

タブレットでの使用だと長押しでのタブ使用を覚えるとマジ便利。
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