{"id":95946,"date":"2026-05-11T02:26:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/github.blog\/changelog\/2026-05-11-create-repositories-on-the-go-with-github-mobile"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:25:44","slug":"create-repositories-on-the-go-with-github-mobile","status":"publish","type":[3521],"link":"https:\/\/github.blog\/changelog\/2026-05-11-create-repositories-on-the-go-with-github-mobile","title":{"rendered":"Create repositories on the go with GitHub Mobile"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>You can now create new repositories directly from the GitHub Mobile app.<\/p>\n<p>On iOS, start from either <strong>Home<\/strong> or your <strong>Profile<\/strong>, tap the <strong>+<\/strong> button, and choose <strong>Create repository<\/strong>. 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