The WordPress developers have announced the release of version 1.1 of WordPress for Android which allows users to post to and edit their blogs from an Android mobile device using the popular blogging software. The first major point update for WordPress for Android includes a number of changes and new features over the original 1.0 release.

The latest release features several improvements to the user interface, including changes to the home and comments view, and the ability to take a picture and add it to a blog entry directly from a users Android device. Other updates include moderation options for comments and the option to select multiple categories at once when adding or editing a post. In addition to English, the latest update also includes localisations for German, French, Finnish, Indonesian and Slovak languages. Users interested in contributing to the application are encouraged to do so via the WordPress for Android project developer portal.

More details about the release can be found in the release announcement. WordPress for Android 1.1 is available to download via the Android Market. Like WordPress, WordPress for Android is released under the GNU General Public License.

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