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You don't need to use the official Mastodon apps, they're not the best way to use Mastodon. The official apps only arrived last year, and they were intended as "Fisher Price My First Mastodon" things with a restricted set of features.
Third party apps have been around longer than official ones, and include way more features. You can sign in with the same account on all apps.
:android: On Android try Tusky, Fedilab, Megalodon, Tooot
:apple_inc: On iPhone/iPad, try Toot!, Ice Cubes, Ivory, Mona
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The desktop website interface is really good, and has two different modes.
By default it has a single-column mode, but you can switch it to a Tweetdeck-style multicolumn mode too.
More info on switching it to advanced at https://fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mastodons-tweetdeck-style-advanced-web-interface/
xAlto
@feditips i'm kind of new to this, are there web/chromeOS/desktop clients?
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It's still pretty experimental isn't it?
Anna Hudak
@feditips You forgot the best Android app: Moshidon.
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Yeah, Elk is a good alternative web interface if you don't like the official one.
Daniel Gill
@alcryptoy @feditips most of the alternative desktop experiences seem to be web apps like https://elk.zone/
Though I think @ivory might have a desktop app if you're on Mac
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I just did a review of Tusky listing pros and cons 😁
Shanti's Hellbound Heart
@feditips I am using tusky at the moment - this might be really cheeky to ask, but are there pros and cons to each one? Not knowing entirely what is available from mastodon means that I'm not sure which of the apps is really delivering the best functionality or even if it's what I'm looking for. I just took the first recommendation I was given so I might be missing out on lots of stuff I didn't even know existed.
Micha Silver
@feditips
Is there any app that displays threaded posts in the order that they are posted? I find the default timeline with "most recent at the top" very clumsy and hard to follow when there's a conversation between posters, or long post that gets split up. Everything appears backwards 🤔
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If you use Tusky, there's an option in settings to reverse the display order of threads.
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True, but still some way to catch up. No hashtag following for example :/
Jeroen Baert
@feditips Android app got substantial update recently, though. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/07/mastodon-for-android-update/
A Simple Brown Bag
@feditips loving Ivory, but I’ve been a longtime TapBots user. really feels like TweetBot.
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I haven't used the Twitter app so I'm not sure.
Ivory is from the makers of Tweetbot though, does that help?
neoczo
@feditips which app looks like Twitter?
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I'm trying to gradually do brief reviews of third party apps, I've only done three so far though:
Tusky for Android
https://fedi.tips/tusky-for-android/
Toot! for iOS
https://fedi.tips/toot-for-iphone-ipad/
Ice Cubes for iOS
https://fedi.tips/ice-cubes-for-iphone-ipad/
I'll try to add more.
Ahoi
@shanti @feditips +1 would be very nice to have such an overview
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You can use multiple accounts on the same app. Pretty much all of them support having multiple logins at once.
neoczo
@feditips Fedi I subscribed to two severs. Is there an app that can handle both? Right now I’m using Mastodon stock app for one and Toot for the other.
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Yes! The web interface is very underrated, my preferred option is the website on a laptop.
Average Joe
@feditips A plain ol web browser works great with Mastodon as well.
Hughster
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Do you mean with clear thread markings?
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Hey @megalodon can you help? :)
MettEagle
@feditips megalodon doesnt work properly for me anymore atm. Feed isnt longer than like 15 toots anymore. Then it jumps to start and repeats endlessly.
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Yes! If you log in through your server's website, then go to Preferences > Notifications, untick the boxes and click "Save Changes".
If you're using the website through a phone, you may need to click ☰ to see the Notifications option in Preferences.
Shanti's Hellbound Heart
@feditips @ahoi have you any idea how I switch off email notifications? If this gets busy my updates inbox will be overrun 😂
Nessie Artemis
@feditips I use PWA, basically web browser. It works for me.
Hughster
@feditips @jbaert Yes, and also with the comments. The web UI added them a couple of months ago I think?
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The official web UI's pre-release has them but it hasn't gone to release yet. Some servers use pre-release version of Mastodon, so that may be why you see these threads.
Third party apps can choose how they display threads themselves, for example Toot! for iOS has had London Underground style thread maps for many years now.
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Yes, lots:
-The official website interface has an alternative Tweetdeck-style multicoloumn interface (more info: https://fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mastodons-tweetdeck-style-advanced-web-interface/)
-Elk is a third party web interface (more info: https://elk.zone/)
-Sengi is a popular third party desktop app (more info: https://nicolasconstant.github.io/sengi/)
-Buffer is a commercial service that lets you crosspost between social media including Mastodon (more info: https://buffer.com/)
bernardo_olafson
@feditips any alternatives on desktop to the default web interface?
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Great!
Generally, if a setting is missing in an app, the website will have it. The website has pretty much everything first.
Shanti's Hellbound Heart
@feditips @ahoi thank you, I was searching through the tusky app trying to find it everywhere and I couldn't find anything, you are a legend, thanks again!
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I will have to take a look!
Anna Hudak
@feditips I would say it's more stable now and less experimental. It's added a lot of great features, and slowed down releases by quite a bit. It now has a nightly build for more experimental releases. It's now more similar to Megalodon or Tusky in release schedule and feature adding.
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Unfortunately Metatext is no longer maintained. The lead developer had to take a break due to health issues :(
Kaiju Sama
@feditips any metatext (from @metabolist) user hehe?
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Mona has a free mode and a free trial of the full mode.
It is okay to pay for Mastodon apps though, because this is a sustainable way to fund their development. They generally don't collect data or show ads, so they depend on payments or donations to keep doing.
Christopher Anderton
@feditips Any free clients for iOS (except Ice Cubes)?
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@LGsMom @MettEagle @Micha_Silver
Have you tried a third party app to see if this solves the problem?
Is it the Android or iOS version of the official app that does this?
LGsMom
@MettEagle @Micha_Silver @feditips Do you find that the official app is slow to load?Sometimes I open the app and drag it to refresh then leave it open, go do some things and check back to see if it’s refreshed. It often doesn’t refresh for over 24 hours. I’ve even switched instances and still have the same problem.
MettEagle
@Micha_Silver @feditips official mastodon app works fine with threads now.
Savvas Toulas :morty:
@feditips i’m between Mona and Ivory and they are both great apps! can’t decide which one to main though…
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I'm not sure what you mean by Public?
Do you mean your server's Local feed?
If you go to Account Preferences, then select Tabs, then add a tab for Local, that will show the Local feed.
tweedle 🌌
@feditips i can't understand, how can I see Public from Tusky?
Greg :verified:
@feditips toot ! Is in my opinion the best ios/ipad app
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If you just want one recommendation for Android, try Tusky. It should have been the official app IMHO, it was around years before the official one.
jz.tusk
What I would find even nicer is a specific recommendation, like "If you are new to Mastodon, and want a place to start, right now is I'd suggest X."
Add all the caveats you want, but for most people the problem with Mastodon is too many choices. Your informed opinion is more valuable than a list of options.
Kaiju Sama
@metabolist @feditips Yeah, just read it. I'm looking for iOS apps, open source if possible at an affordable price. Toot and Tusker are my candidates.
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Ice Cubes is free-of-charge free open source software, might want to try it?
Toot! is good too but isn't open source.
Matt Piper
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You would gain new features and bug fixes. Apps that aren't maintained can gradually stop working the way they are supposed to, which is why they generally aren't recommended. In a worst case scenario, an unmaintained app may contain unpatched security/privacy problems.
I've no evidence there are security/privacy problems with Metatext by the way, but just warning that this is a general problem on unmaintained apps.
Frédéric Tremblay
@feditips So I should quit Metatext on iPhone? What would I gain (I’m not into programming and such)?
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@LGsMom @MettEagle @Micha_Silver
Try Ice Cubes, see if that has an effect?
(I'm guessing though that problem may be at the server level in which case app would not make a difference).
LGsMom
@feditips @MettEagle @Micha_Silver I’m using the ios version. Neither app updates nor ios updates have improved the problem. I did try Ivory but I stopped using it before the end of the 7-day trial. It was still early in my twitter escape and I was struggling with the differences btwn the platforms.
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Tusky, Fedilab, Megalodon, Tooot are free
Ice Cubes is free, Mona is semi-free (it has a paid mode and a free mode)
But, I think it's important that we get used to paying for apps. These apps don't spy on us or send ads at us, so they need to get their money from somewhere.
You Might Be a Fascist
@feditips Are any of them free?
LGsMom
@feditips @MettEagle @Micha_Silver Thanks. I'll give it a shot. Whose server is the problem? I changed instances a few weeks ago and that didn't make a difference.
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@LGsMom @MettEagle @Micha_Silver
It may be a software problem at the server level. Your account data is stored on the server you signed up on, which in your case runs Mastodon software.
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I should add, this is a problem mainly on apps that connect to online services.
Entirely offline apps can function well even without updates.
Frédéric Tremblay
@feditips Well that’s quite clear. Thanks a lot!
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@LGsMom @MettEagle @Micha_Silver
I'm not aware of this issue anywhere to be honest. That's why I'm curious to know if there is any connection between the blocked accounts you can see.
LGsMom
@feditips @MettEagle @Micha_Silver Oh, rats. I thought switching would solve the problem. Are you aware of anyone else using universodon having similar issues?
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In that case the problem probably isn't on the server.
Hopefully changing to a different app might help?
LGsMom
@feditips To refine my question, I switched to using my laptop and everything seems to load instantly. I looked at my phone and the notifications for this convo hadn't updated yet. Only your initial response had come through there. So annoying.
LGsMom
@feditips @MettEagle @Micha_Silver What do you mean by blocked accounts?
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@LGsMom @MettEagle @Micha_Silver
I'm sorry, I was replying to the wrong thread. My mistake! Someone else had been asking about blocked accounts.
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@LGsMom @MettEagle @Micha_Silver
No problem, glad to help! :)
LGsMom
@feditips @MettEagle @Micha_Silver I don't know how you do you. I so appreciate the time you share trying to help folks here. Thank you!!!
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Metatext was great but unfortunately it's no longer maintained. The lead developer had to take a break for health reasons :(
Mia
@feditips I'm loving these tips! Metatext is another good option for iOS
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Scheduled posts, post drafts, reversal of reading order, image cropping, customised tabs, lists, hashtag following, unlisted post visibility and possibly others I didn't spot.
roob
@feditips what are the extra features in Tusky because I can't find any?
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If you have Android, use Tusky.
If you have iOS use Toot!, or if you don't want to pay use Ice Cubes.
Nyla Smokeyface :heart_ace:
@feditips Decision paralysis when trying to decide which one to use 😭
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Tusky is a really well-established solid app that does Mastodon really well and has lots of options to customise.
Fedilab is a more general app designed to be used with many kinds of Fediverse server, not just Mastodon.
Megalodon is an unofficial version of the official Mastodon app with missing features added.
Tooot is a newer Mastodon app.
All of them are free open source software.
Jin Sane
@feditips If I may, what are the key differences between the android apps? Which one would you recommend for somebody who's used to Twitter?
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If you had to pick one, try Tusky.
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Are you using the website on your Mac, or an app?
Have you tried the website? It's pretty good, and there's also an optional advanced Tweetdeck-style mode too: https://fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mastodons-tweetdeck-style-advanced-web-interface/
Independent Jake
@feditips That's good news because I have been VERY frustrated with the official app on my Mac. I have a little tiny vertical window for postings and discussions that requires a LOT of scrolling, with a HUGE window for just reblogs that are worthless because they don't include the original blogs. It's a mess.
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I think Ice Cubes is also available for Mac from the app store? At least, it says so on the @IceCubesApp pinned toot.
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Definitely. It often gets overlooked unfairly.
Brawli
@feditips I enjoy using the PWA (Progressive Web Application) version of mastodon on my phone. I would say it's a fairly underrated way of navigating mastodon
Braw ☕🏳️🌈
@feditips @dwgill there's also @phanpy which provides quite opinionated, but nice experience https://phanpy.social/
Timo
@feditips i'm on android, and still have not found a phone app that is adequate for accessing all the nice features of Mastodon.
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Tusky is pretty good now, have you tried its latest version?
paprikapink
@feditips So funny that this is one of the first posts I see as I'm checking out the new mastodon app for android. I tried it back in November and quickly switched over to Tusky for better functionality. I hope the newly revamped and amped up version I'm trying today will be a big improvement
Prickly Pam (D-PA)
Or just use your browser!
Easy peasy.
Gabriel Blanco
@feditips I’ve tried a few of the iOS apps and still prefer the official app for it’s simplicity!
Although I do wish I had an algorithmic feed, since I follow a lot of bots that get fewer interactions (I like some news sprinkled in my feed). Any recs?
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Have you tried the trending posts feed? On the official app you click the magnifying glass 🔍 and leave the search box blank.
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Unfortunately Metatext is no longer maintained. The lead developer had health problems and had to take a break.
There is a community version called Feditext being worked on, but it isn't ready yet.
Kuba Olszewski
DaSkinny ⚜️
Apparently I'm using the, "Fisher Price My First Mastodon," and I'm fine with that. 🙃
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I should add the official apps have been updated since then the "fisher price" comment was slightly tongue in cheek 😁
But still, the third party apps are consistently ahead with features even after the updates. If you want the website's features, you have to use a third party app.
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The official web interface has an optional tweetdeck-style mode which can be used entirely through the keyboard. It's off by default, but you can switch it on in your settings. More info at:
https://fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mastodons-tweetdeck-style-advanced-web-interface/
...and here's how to use the Mastodon website through the keyboard: https://fedi.tips/using-mastodon-through-a-keyboard/
oftencalledcathy
@feditips is there a hands free app like tweetdeck yet please
Robotron 2084
@feditips yup until you get a client that can thread this place feels very rinkydink
Is there an android client that can display nonboosts only like Ivory?
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Unfortunately Metatext is no longer being maintained, the lead developer had to take a break for health reasons.
Christopher
@feditips Adding MetaText into the options for iPhone, it’s my favorite one so far!
Julie Webgirl
@feditips
🤣 Oh man. There needs to be a "Fisher Price My First Mastodon" skin with primary colors and big fat buttons and a big smiley face somewhere. Oh! And Fisher Price sounds!
@joshbuchea
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I'm sorry 😁
I wasn't trying to have a go at the developers of the official app, I was struggling to get across the way the official apps were originally pitched when they came out.
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If I understand correctly, it is funded by a VC firm? I'm dubious about VC involvement on the Fediverse.
Destdrom
@feditips thoughts on Mammoth?
Timo
@feditips I'll give it a shot again. I've been using mastodon@sdf PWA that works fine, and I can switch to desktop mode.
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PWA is great too, don't let me put you off that! :)
I'm mainly trying to give alternatives to the official mobile apps.
Julie Webgirl
@feditips
Oh I didn't take it that way at all! We all need the Fisher Price version when starting anything. And let's face it, sometimes I just want pull the FP phone behind me "chinga- chinga-chinga" and pretend to talk to people than deal with all the calls on my real phone. Ditto with apps. Also, dangers of being a designer. "Heyyy *that* would be a fun design!" Everyone else: *facepalm*
@joshbuchea
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Okay, good. I didn't want to come across as snarky about anyone.
And I would love to have a working Fisher Price phone 😀
Dan :coolified:
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Each server is independent, but they are connected together into a single network.
It's like with telephones: you use your phone provider's SIM card to make a call, even if the call is to someone on another phone provider, because it's your provider that lets you get onto the network.
Or email: if you have an account on Gmail and you want to send an email to a Yahoo address, you wouldn't try to sign in on Yahoo. You would sign in on Gmail and send the email to a Yahoo address.
Junebug
@feditips
I joined Mastodonbooks.net today thinking that I could use the same login at Journo.host. Now I see that that instance won't accept logins hosted on a different server. Please explain. Thank you.
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You don't need to log in on Journo.host to follow and interact with people from that server. For example, you and I are on different servers but we are having this conversation.
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You can follow hashtags such as #photography or whatever you're interested in. Posts with those tags will appear in your feed.
There's also a group account you can follow at @photography which will share photos posted to it to all the group's members.
Also, don't want to overwhelm you, but there is an entire photo sharing social network on here called Pixelfed. It is compatible with Mastodon, you can follow Pixelfed accounts from Mastodon and vice versa.
lunaria22
@feditips
Hi @feditips, Im brand new from Twitter and a little lost. Is there a Mastodon group that shares pictures/photos?
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By the way, if you reply to this please don't mention the photography group's address or your reply will end up being shared to it :)
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Sure, but the problem is if there's VCs involved then it could end up with the same problems as Twitter.
Part of what keeps this place safe is not having VC money here.
Destdrom
@feditips no idea man I just want a working Twitter 😭😭
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Was there some particular privacy concern you had?
All the Android ones are free open source, as is Ice Cubes?
Diamond_AaronXG
@feditips Each of those apps seems less private than the official client. Although ice cube isn’t to bad toot I’d a little out there for people who care for there privacy. Metatext seems good tho :3 along with mammoth and tootle
ahimsa
@feditips I've been happy using a browser with the web interface.
I use the advanced option when I want columns for tracking different hashtags. But usually I like the single column view so images are larger.
Just curious - what features have the apps got that make folks want to use them instead? Thanks!
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It's going to vary from person to person, but mainly I think a lot of people just use the internet through their phone and they think they need an app for it.
There are a few things though, for example Tusky and Fedilab and some other apps have post scheduling which is not available on the website. Post drafts too.
You no longer need the columns for hashtags by the way, there is hashtag following now which goes in the Home timeline (more info: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hashtags-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/).
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You can follow someone off-server and just do it on the web and on the app. However, servers don't always know about every address on every other server.
Copy/pasting the address means your server is guaranteed to find the right person to follow. It's like a backup way of following someone if you can't do it directly.
It's technically the same thing as copy-pasting an email address into Gmail or whatever, people just aren't used to doing it on social media.
faye
@ahimsa_pdx @feditips I’m brand new here but I will say the app understanding that I want to follow someone off-server and just letting me do it, instead of telling me to go copy and paste their address into my own server search, gets rid of one of the WEIRDEST and most tedious aspects for someone coming from Twitter/Tumblr/anyone without multiple servers.
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You still can't follow hashtags on the Android app, for example.
And both are still missing pinned posts, the "unlisted" visibility, federated timelines and various other useful features.
They're definitely better than they were, but third party is still best IMHO.
Sojourn :coffefiedyellow:
@feditips eh, they're definitely the most polished by far. That's the opposite of the "fisher price" version
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By the way, if you are wondering why this place is on multiple servers, there are some very good reasons for it:
https://fedi.tips/why-is-the-fediverse-on-so-many-separate-servers/
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You can hit follow if their profiles are displayed on your server, it's just getting it to display on your server that can be tricky 😁
Another thing is if you're looking at someone's profile on their server's website is just copy-paste the page's web address into Mastodon. This will also display the profile within your own server so you can interact directly.
If you're using a computer, there's a plugin for Firefox or Chrome called FediAct which does this automatically.
faye
@feditips @ahimsa_pdx that’s fair! I was just getting frustrated last night opening a lot of profiles of notable-in-their-field people to see if I liked them, and then realizing I couldn’t just hit follow. But you’re right; it is an adjustment period more than anything else.
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FediAct is really nice because it lets you click on follow buttons etc directly even when they are on other servers' websites :)
faye
@feditips @ahimsa_pdx Oh NICE, that’s super helpful — thank you!!
ahimsa
@feditips @winged
I just installed it, configured it, and tested it. I clicked "follow" on a user on a different server that was shown in another tab.
Saw a waiting symbol (the moving circle of dots - what is that called?) and then ... success!
Thanks ❤️
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Yay, glad it worked!
You can also favourite posts etc.
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Fedizens of the Fediverse, mastonauts of Mastodon :)
Chris Ely
As a citizen of the Fediverse, fedizen is the term I would choose.
https://joinfediverse.wiki/Main_Page
https://joinfediverse.wiki/Special:MyLanguage/What_is_the_Fediverse%3F
lunaria22
@feditips
Awesome!! Thats what I want. Im a happy, .....wait, what do we call ourselves on Mastodon?
Kevin Karhan :verified:
@feditips personally, I think @Tusky really rocks, as it's functionality is basically that of the old #TweetDeck #mobile #app...
emurphy42
@feditips Do any of them have a partial-mute feature? I'll probably try them at some point and see what I do/don't like, but that's the one thing that's specifically been on my mind lately.
I mostly follow back anyone who follows me (if I wasn't following them already due to knowing them from elsewhere), but I ended up unfollowing a couple because they just toot *all the time* (in one case boosting some of their own past toots daily) and it was kinda drowning out everything else. But I wouldn't mind receiving an arbitrary subset of their toots (one per day, one per 8 hours, three per day with most <insert some metric here>, whatever).
I get the whole "stop enshittifying my feed and just give me what I asked for", but I don't always want to ask for *all* of a thing.
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The nearest you can get to a partial mute is temporary mutes (you can set a time limit when you do normal mutes), and hiding someone's boosts by selecting "hide boosts" on their profile page.
Also, if there are some topics that come up too often you can filter your timeline to hide certain words or phrases behind a warning, or leave them out completely.
Alan P Parsons
@feditips iOS -> Woolly @woollyapp @mttvll
that_marouk_ish
@feditips maybe a good tip to add js that custom emojis are client/app based - I just realized this (on Ivory and it's not implemented yet)
DemocracySpot
WEB users are like...
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There is no algorithm on here, so it is up to you to follow people, follow hashtags, follow groups, browse the Explore tab etc.
I get that algo-driven sites are more convenient and more addictive, but this place is meant to be more friendly and sustainable, and with deeper connections and less toxicity.
I've done an article on discovering other people: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/
...and here's an article on making your own account discovered more easily: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/
Dave Bryant aka Tom_Clowder
@feditips Which if any of them make Mastodon easier, less confusing, and less intimidating to deal with? Mastodon still just doesn’t click—no engagement, no discoverability, not much of anything.
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With that in mind, a lot of the features in the apps will help with discovering people, for example Tusky includes hashtag following while the official Mastodon Android app does not.
It's up to each individual to decide what is right for them, different people have different needs and tastes.
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If you're unsure, try Tusky. It's the good solid option and has been around for years.
HookForAHead
@feditips Do you have a rec on which Android app is best
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Maybe Fedilab has some fix in the pipeline? Hi @apps, is this a known bug?
Paul-Gabriel Wiener
@feditips Fedilab looks really cool. It's got a great feature set. It's just missing one thing, and I've been waiting for it all year: An update that fixes the known bug where the app only gets new toots when I manually refresh each column individually. That's make or break for me, so I'm just keeping a Chrome tab open instead. I get notifications and everything else works. I'll have to take a look at what else is out there now. It's been a few months.
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Tusky includes reversal of reading order as an option in settings.
Random Rage
@feditips do any of them handle threads better than the official client? It's so frustrating to scroll backwards through someone's 15+ post rant
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My personal faves for iPhone at moment would be Toot! or Ice Cubes, but all the apps are so different that it's a matter of taste. A lot of people prefer Ivory or Mona or other apps.
Metatext is good but unfortunately it's no longer maintained as the lead dev had to take a break for health reasons. There's a community version called Feditext currently being tested, but it's not ready yet.
Clay Rivers
@feditips
I’m using MetaText. Which is your fave for iPhone?
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Hey there!
All you have to do is post them on your Mastodon account as normal. People on Pixelfed can follow Mastodon accounts, and people on Mastodon can follow Pixelfed accounts.
For example, @Iancylkowski is a Pixelfed account but you can see and interact with it entirely from within Mastodon. From your point of view it will look like a Mastodon account, but to see what an account really looks like on its own server, look at its original page: https://fedi.tips/what-are-original-pages-in-mastodon/
Rampagecat
@feditips hey, I am new to this.
Can I post photos to pixelfed from my mastodon account???
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That's fine if you do! Glad you found an app you like :)
I mainly just want to make sure people are aware they have a choice.
shasherazi
@feditips it might be just me, but i like the official app more than the third party apps 😬
SuperIlu
@tcely @freedosproject @feditips sure 😁
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@dec_hl @tcely @freedosproject
I do mention Dostodon to people! 😁
They sometimes ask which platforms have Fediverse apps, I use Dostodon to show that it's pretty much all of them 😉
SuperIlu
Chris Ely
Does that work on @freedosproject too? 😉
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Web on a laptop is the best! :blobcheer:
Hughster
@feditips Although a warning for new users thinking of trying Tusky: for reasons known only to the author it doesn't include the Trending Posts feed, so you're going to be missing out on one of the most important features to help you get started and discover accounts to follow.
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Yeah, that is indeed a major missing feature.
Having said that, they just added trending tags so I'm guessing trending posts will get added too?
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Web on a computer is my favourite, yes!
Tingelmans 😎
@feditips
My advise is to just use the webversion, even (no, especially) on mobile, I have tried a few 3rd party apps, but have yet to find one benefit over the webversion. Especially when you're on a pc, the advanced webversion is very powerful
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Ah okay, sorry about that. Hopefully gets fixed soon.
Paul-Gabriel Wiener
@feditips @apps It's a known bug. I've talked to them about it before. They've been telling me since January that a fix is in the works. I switched to the beta update channel, but still no dice.
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There is also a community-maintained version of Metatext currently in testing called Feditext, but it's not yet been released.
Jon Moore
@metabolist @kaiju @feditips Rats! I really like Metatext. Hope the lead developer gets better soon.
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Oh darn... :(
Hughster
@feditips When I asked back in December they said it wasn't planned…
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Unfortunately Metatext is no longer being maintained. The lead developer had to take a break for health reasons.
There is a community-maintained version called Feditext currently in testing, but it isn't ready yet.
Karl Schwartzmuller
@feditips On iPhone, there's also Metatext. I've been using it for several months and am very satisfied.
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If there's something specific you would like me to help with I can try?
I'm not sure how to respond to such articles as they have appeared with pretty much every new migration of people here. The number of people on here is massively bigger now than it was a few years ago.
I'm guessing some people are expecting explosive instant growth which commercial networks go after, rather than slow sustainable growth thta this place favours.
Dave Bryant aka Tom_Clowder
@feditips I don’t use the algorithm on Twitter—always have been strictly reverse-chronological. Yet for me Mastodon still remains slippery as ice by comparison. (Over the weekend I read Bloonface’s post “Why the Twitter Migration Failed” and found myself nodding quite a bit in agreement.)
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A lot of people do that! You're not alone 👍
hannahshouse
@feditips
Am I the only one that just logs in from my phone's browser?
Cleveland
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Unfortunately Metatext is no longer being maintained, the lead developer had to take a break for health reasons :(
Alyssa?️⚧️
@feditips thanks! I’m going to give these a try. I’ve been using Metatext and it’s definitely rough around the edges.
Valas Hawkwinter
@feditips
So - I'm relatively new to the Fediverse.
A friend just posted (to facebook) about a recent twitter harassment campaign where someone was bullied off the internet, shut down his account, then everyone found our the accuser made up the allegations, harassed him, he said he was just a kid and didnt know any better, issued a half-hearted apology, and then opened a new account to start bragging about how he 'won'. I read the tweets, and it's a mess.
I haven't seen or heard about such awful harassment happening here. Is there anything more than a nicer community of people preventing such awful things from happening here?
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I am not sure... If you're adminning you're best off just using the web interface though.
Grejurn
@feditips Do any of these allow access to mod/admin tools? If not, I'm doing just fine with the official app for now.
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Yeah! If you like using it that's great! :)
I'm mainly trying to make people aware that they have good options on here that they don't have on Twitter, Facebook etc.
Andre Kuehne
@feditips The official mastodon app is perfectly fine though if you want something simple.
Heidi ????
@feditips I like Ivory very much with regularly updates.
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