Wiki Fronted
Wikipedia app with censorship circumvention
| AppID: | com.hicorenational.wikipedia |
| Author: | Unknown |
| License: | Apache-2.0 |
| Donation: | LiberaPay |
| InRepoSince: | 2025-04-09 |
| LastRepoUpdate: | 2025-09-23 |
| LastAppUpdate: | Unknown |
| LastVersion: | r/2.7.50549-r-2025-09-17 |
| Categories: | Connectivity, Internet, Reading, Science & Education |
| Google Play: | Check if it's there |
Patched Wikipedia app with:* Built-in DNS over HTTPS on Wikimedia DNS.
* Domain fronting: HTTPS Server Name Indication manipulation for bypassing DPI.
* The default IP addresses blocked by CNCERT/CC replaced.
See https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T327286 for more information.
Note that this circumvention does not utilize any cloud provider.
Anti-Features from original Wikipedia:
* TetheredNet: Depends on wikipedia.org which is free and open source, but is not changeable by a user.
* Tracking: Analytics can't be disabled, see https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356260.
Anti-Features: TetheredNet(This app is bound to a certain network service):
⇒ Depends on wikipedia.org which is free and open source, but is not changeable by a user.Tracking(the application tracks and reports your activity to somewhere – usually either without your consent, or by default (i.e. you’d have to actively disable it)):
⇒ Analytics can't be disabled.
While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device.
Packages
Version r/2.7.50549-r-2025-09-17 (2025-09-23) 
Android Versions:
- Target: 16.0
- MinVer: 5.0
- ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
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