Palringo has re-branded to The World's Online Festival (WOLF)

OPEN BETA PROGRAMME

Welcome to WOLF's Open Beta Programme! This programme is your chance to help us shape the future of the app by testing new features, sharing your valuable opinion on exciting new experiments, and making sure we’ve squashed bugs. If you want to be at the heart of WOLF's future--you've come to the right place!

What is Open Beta?

There are numerous phases in the development process--from design all the way through to a product being released on the store. When the design and initial development phases are complete, we can start “release builds”. What’s a “build”? A “build” is just the name we give to a working version of the app. However, it’s good to know that builds are released in a specific order and have different meanings:

An Alpha Build contains work that is in the early testing phase but can still be used.

A Beta Build comes after the Alpha Build. It contains work that still needs testing and has not yet been officially released. There are multiple Beta builds, each fixing things that did not work in the last. There are two types of Beta Builds; Closed and Open.

  • Closed Beta is specifically for WOLF's internal testers and volunteers who check the basic things are working.
  • Open Beta is publicly released to a much wider audience. Sometimes this is because we need a lot of users to check if a feature is okay with many people using it at the same time. Sometimes we need to check things on a wider variety of devices in a variety of conditions. Sometimes, it’s because we need feedback on experimental features. This is where you come in.

What to Expect from Open Beta

It’s good to remember that Beta Builds are a pre-release version of the final software and may be unstable, lack features and generally not function as expected. It’s important you’re aware of this before participating. Open Beta can be fun and hugely rewarding, but it can also be frustrating. If you want to join in the process-welcome aboard! If the Open Beta is not for you, that's okay, too. You can change your mind at any time and return to the version of the app you’re used to.

How to Report Issues and Submit Feedback

This part is hugely important because you are our eyes and ears. Your feedback can help fix an important issue or help make the correct decision when the answer is not clear.

If you think you’ve found an issue, here’s what to do:

  • Join the appropriate Open Beta group for your language and device (See Below).
  • Post your findings where a member of staff or volunteer will help validate if you have found something new or if it’s already a known issue.

Open Beta Groups

iOS (Arabic): [openbeta-ios.ar]

Android (Arabic): [openbeta-android.ar]

iOS (English): [openbeta-ios]

Android (English): [openbeta-android]

Ready to Participate?

If you are ready to join the Open Beta Programme, you just need to select the operating system you are using (see below). You'll be taken through the steps to get you set up.

Get Android Open Beta

Requires Android 6.0 or Higher

Thank you for choosing to participate in Open Beta for Android. After tapping this button, you will be guided on how to 'Opt In’ and install the Beta build.

Get iOS Open Beta

Requires iOS 13 or Higher

Thank you for choosing to participate in Open Beta for iOS. All beta software on iOS is installed via another app called TestFlight.

If you have TestFlight: Simply tap this Button to register the Open Beta with your Apple ID.

If you don't have TestFlight: This link will redirect you to the Apple App Store so you can download it.

When TestFlight has been installed, please tap on this button again to have the Open Beta registered to your Apple ID. You will be notified (via a Notification) every time a new build is available. If you need to go back to an older build, a history of previous builds is available from within TestFlight.