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# Kiwix Android
Kiwix is an offline reader for Web content. One of its main purposes
is to make Wikipedia available offline. This is done by reading the
content of a file in the ZIM format, a highly compressed open format
is to make [Wikipedia](https://www.wikipedia.org/) available
offline. This is achieved by reading the content of a file in the
[ZIM](https://openzim.org) format, a highly compressed open format
with additional metadata.
This is the version for Android, with support versions ranging from 7
to 13 (like [mentioned
here](https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/blob/main/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Config.kt)).
This is the version for Android, with [support versions ranging from 7
to 13](https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/blob/main/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Config.kt).
**Important Note**: Starting from Android 11, the ZIM file picker
feature has been restricted in the Play Store variant due to Play
Store policies. This means that users running Android 11 and above
will not be able to load ZIM files from internal/external storage
directly within the app if they have downloaded Kiwix from the Google
Play Store. This restriction is in place to comply with the Play
Store policies. The Play Store variant of Kiwix does not require the
`MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` permission anymore, which is necessary to
scan storage and access ZIM files at arbitrary locations. Therefore,
the storage scanning & file picking functionalities are not available
in this variant anymore. To use the full version of Kiwix and benefit
of the ZIM file picker feature, you can download it directly from the
[official
feature has been restricted in the [Play Store
variant](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixmobile)
due to Play Store policies. This means that users running Android 11
and above will not be able to load ZIM files from internal/external
storage directly within the app if they have downloaded Kiwix from the
Google Play Store. This restriction is in place to comply with the
Play Store policies. The Play Store variant of Kiwix does not require
the `MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` permission anymore, which is necessary
to scan storage and access ZIM files at arbitrary locations.
Therefore, the storage scanning & file picking functionalities are not
available in this variant anymore. To use the full version of Kiwix
and benefit of the ZIM file picker feature, you can download it
directly from the [official
repository](https://download.kiwix.org/release/kiwix-android/) or use
[F-Droid](https://fdroid.kiwix.org). We understand that this
restriction may cause inconvenience, but it is necessary to comply
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[![Public Chat](https://img.shields.io/badge/public-chat-green)](https://chat.kiwix.org)
[![Slack](https://img.shields.io/badge/Slack-chat-E01E5A)](https://kiwixoffline.slack.com)
## Build Instructions
## Build instructions
Production releases of the app are built on travis and released automatically
To build Kiwix Android, clone [this
repository](https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android) and import (not
open) the project with [Android
Studio](https://developer.android.com/studio).
To build this repository alone for development purposes you can simply
**import** the project into Android Studio and the hard work will be done
for you. Note here that instead of *opening* the project, you have to *import* it. If you prefer to build without Android Studio you must first
set up the Android SDK and then run the command: `./gradlew build `
from the root directory of the project. The project requires `Java 11` to run, Therefore set the `Gradle JDK` to `Java 11`.
If you prefer to build without Android Studio you must first set up
the Android SDK and then run the command: `./gradlew build ` from the
root directory of the project. The project requires `Java 11` to run,
Therefore set the `Gradle JDK` to `Java 11`.
Kiwix-Android is a multi-module project, in 99% of scenarios you will want to build the `app` module in the `debug` configuration.
If you are interested in our custom apps they have their own repo [kiwix-android-custom](https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android-custom
) that goes into further detail
Kiwix Android is a multi-module project, in 99% of scenarios you will
want to build the `app` module in the `debug` configuration. If you
are interested in our custom apps, they have their own repo
[kiwix-android-custom](https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android-custom).
## Libraries Used
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[CONTRIBUTION](https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
guidelines.
We currently have a series of automated Unit and Integration
We currently have a series of automated Unit & Integration
tests. These can be run locally and are also run when submitting a
pull request.
## Communication
Available communication channels:
* [Web Public Chat channel](https://chat.kiwix.org)
* [Email](mailto:contact+android@kiwix.org)
* [Mailing list](mailto:kiwix-developer@lists.sourceforge.net)
* [Slack](https://kiwixoffline.slack.com): #android channel [Get an invite](https://join.slack.com/t/kiwixoffline/shared_invite/zt-19s7tsi68-xlgHdmDr5c6MJ7uFmJuBkg)
* IRC: #kiwix on irc.freenode.net
For more information, please refer to
[https://wiki.kiwix.org/wiki/Communication](https://wiki.kiwix.org/wiki/Communication).