Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Larger suggestions/Make a mobile application for Wikivoyage

This proposal is a larger suggestion that is out of scope for the Community Tech team. Participants are welcome to vote on it, but please note that regardless of popularity, there is no guarantee this proposal will be implemented. Supporting the idea helps communicate its urgency to the broader movement.

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Make a mobile application for Wikivoyage

Problem: No official mobile app for a travel-focused resource like Wikivoyage
Proposed solution: Creating a similar mobile application created for Wikipedia for Wikivoyage.
Who would benefit: Travelers
More comments: People on the go often use their smartphones to stay informed. Wikivoyage is a great resource for travelers, but it needs to be easier to reach its target audience.
Phabricator tickets:
Proposer: UcuncuUlus (talk) 16:23, 12 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Discussion

Creating a new mobile application from scratch is out of scope for our team, but we'll advertise it in our Larger suggestions category so it can still get broader attention. Thanks for participating in the survey, MusikAnimal (WMF) (talk) 22:52, 27 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I don't think this is a good idea. The Wikipedia mobile apps are already problematic, and I think it would be better to get rid of them and just focus on improving mobile web. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 02:46, 4 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Think about supporting OsmAnd~ that is a FLOSS multiplatform navigator with a nice Wikivoyage offline support. --Valerio Bozzolan (talk) 17:04, 11 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Voting

Support -- Der Fussi 23:17, 28 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 03:31, 29 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Texttramp (talk) 03:40, 29 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Ottawajin (talk) 05:50, 29 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support JopkeB (talk) 07:36, 29 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support 𝑇𝑚𝑣 (𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘) 07:48, 29 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Obviously missing. -- ◄ David L • talk ► 11:47, 29 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support 3rd party applications like the open source OsmAnd already integrate Wikivoyage as a feature. A dedicated app could help increase visibility. --Mbrickn (talk) 16:37, 29 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support —— Eric Liu_（Talk） 18:33, 29 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Natalius (talk) 03:19, 30 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support TheInternetGnome (talk) 08:56, 30 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Szymonel (talk) 13:43, 1 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Doctorxgc (talk) 21:14, 1 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Rotavdrag (talk) 13:03, 3 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support WikiAviator (talk) 16:09, 3 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose Creating mobile apps for web sites instead of making web sites more mobile-friendly is not the way to go. Silver hr (talk) 16:54, 3 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose I think it is better to invest in the mobile version of the website. That seems like a more durable investment. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 09:13, 4 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Syced (talk) 10:51, 4 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Arturoborrero (talk) 13:43, 4 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose No more problematic dedicated mobile apps, already enough with the much botched Wikipedia app. Besides, Wikivoyage is ugly in all modes, and very unfit for its stated purpose - probably should be entirely redesigned. This is not a solution. - Darwin ^Ahoy! 20:48, 4 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Thingofme (talk) 14:51, 5 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support It is good for the development of Wikivoyage! SD hehua (talk) 15:30, 5 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Exilexi (talk) 18:12, 5 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Marcok (talk) 13:11, 11 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]