Articles – The Wikipedia App

Articles lets you easily read and discover Wikipedia Articles on your iPhone and iPod touch.

Just enter a search term and let Articles find the Wikipedia entry you are looking for. Use the integrated maps feature to learn about interesting places and historic events around your current location, or anywhere else in the world. Or simply shake your device and let Articles find an entry for you.

FEATURES

– Articles features a one-of-a-kind presentation of Wikipedia articles, perfectly optimized for your iPhone and iPod touch
– A unique, chapter index control to skim through the whole article in an instant
– Find articles by title or content and select the Wikipedia language you are interested in
– Automatic spelling suggestions for your search text
– Use maps to learn more about nearby places
– Discover articles around the globe using maps
– "Surprise Me!" feature
– Tap on image previews to zoom in for more detail
– Rotate your device to see article photos in landscape and pinch to zoom in
– Easily share an article link by mail and copy photos to your Camera Roll or Pasteboard
– Pull down the article view to lock the current screen orientation
– Pinch to increase and decrease the article text size
– Access recently viewed articles when offline
– Manage article bookmarks in folders and separate pages like in Safari
– Quickly lookup recently viewed articles by day

TIPS

– Double-tap (and hold) on the article to display the Chapter Index control
– Tap the status bar to scroll back to the search bar
– Pinch the article view to increase or decrease the text size
– Pull down the article view to lock or unlock the current screen orientation
– Tap-and-hold a link to open an article in a new page

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