Wiki Fronted

Wiki Fronted

Wikipedia app with censorship circumvention

Connectivity Internet Reading Science & Education

Download (88 MB)

Screenshots

Screenshot of Wiki Fronted

Description

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

Properties of this app that are worth knowing about before installing.

  • TetheredNet
  • Tracking

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
r/50598-r-2026-07-13 current
7f7e0271a32f4532…
 2026-07-19 88 MB API 23
r/50595-r-2026-06-16
0e3ef848a131b2ab…
 2026-06-18 88 MB API 23
r/50590-r-2026-05-28
51fe2dda57737c09…
 2026-05-30 88 MB API 23

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
  • Write storageCreate and change files on the device storage.
  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • Accounts on the deviceRead the list of configured accounts.
  • AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
  • MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
  • VibrationControl the vibration alert.
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
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  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
  • Approximate locationDetermine the location via the network.
  • Precise locationDetermine the location via GPS.
  • Phone stateDetect ongoing calls and read device information.
  • Read storageRead files on the device storage.
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • Wi-Fi stateRead information about the Wi-Fi connection.
  • wikipedia.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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