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
i’m tired of clicking “open in browser” in my mastodon client to see all the replies to a post / look at a user’s profile who i don’t follow
is there any mastodon client with a “fetch more data” button or something which will automatically do this for me and show the posts to me in the client?
As many of you know, the third party iPhone/iPad app Metatext is no longer being maintained as the lead developer had health issues. However, there is now a community-maintained version of the app called Feditext. You can follow the latest news about it at:
I hope #Feditext keeps all of the best features and the look and feel of Metatext, and adds what, to me, was missing, like #QT, that I now have in #IceCubes, and threading, like in #Toot! 🤞🏿
@feditips I don’t access the account via the website, but I typically use the #Metatext app as my primary and the #IceCubes app for things where it excels (my needs), such as editing and quoting
Metatext doesn’t give me any lag problems and even excels in most other things
I posted some comparisons between the two the other day and tagged you. There are some good details about their pros/cons that might complement this
By now there's no doubt Threads will "go mainstream", but this has actually made me think early Mastodon users were right after all about not wanting this place to 'go large'. I admit, I initially wanted Mastodon to go mainstream, as there wasn't another alternative to Twitter until recently (when there are now too many). But I now like the idea of this being an alternative place — more down-to-earth, less marketing-y (altho I still want to pimp my articles here!).
@coogle@ricmac@crash#Metatext is defunct but the #Feditext community fork is under active development (by me, mostly) and includes many, many new features (including catching it up with Mastodon 4 additions) and some performance improvements. DM me if you're interested in the TestFlight beta.
@ricmac This is really a common problem with open source software: The only thing less appealing to OSS developers than writing documentation is working on user experience. Corporations succeed where OSS fails here because corporations are willing to invest the capital to get the experience right and often win because of that even when the OSS tech is better.
That being said, #metatext isn’t bad but I agree it’s a real pain to understand how one goes about setting up an account.
@Cbfoley We have been doing all kinds via email, to try and resolve it. I don’t want to specify what, in case it gives information that hackers could use. Nothing has worked, and four days of it was enough. And I’ve got #metatext back! Win. Win. I know there’s a replacement/updated version coming because the lead developer is rather unwell.
@skyfaller@acm_redfox@adamtuttle#Metatext proper is over, but the codebase lives on! i added post editing to the #Feditext community fork months ago. we're in TestFlight beta; DM me for an invite if you're interested in trying it out.
Considering how #Metatext is in limbo right now, I am giving the official Mastodon app another trial. It is a bit faster and less sluggish than last time I tried but still not a fan of some UI choices.
@ppn there's now a community version of #Metatext called #Feditext that's maintained, faster, mostly up to date with the current Mastodon 4.2 API, works better with GtS, adds numerous QoL features, etc.
i'm one of the maintainers, DM me if you're interested in beta testing
The Feditext iOS client for Mastodon, GotoSocial, Firefish, etc. now has its own account on fedi.software! Please follow us here for official Feditext updates and announcements.
@Mastodon Normally I use #metatext but gave the new #mastodonapp update for iOS a try. Nice design and I can edit posts which Metatext can‘t.
What I don’t like:
Pinned toots do not show in profiles. This sometimes buries some really great but older content 😏👎
Visibility of toots can still not be set to „unlisted“. For me not a big thing as I compose longer threads in the browser. But it‘s a useful feature which was implemented for a good reason in mastodon and should be part of the M-app.
Eine Frage an Die, welche die App #Metatext benutzen. Ich kann zwar eine Bildbeschreibung eingeben, sie wird aber nicht übernommen. Hat jemand eine Idee, wie das funktioniert?
A question for those who use the #Metatext app. I can enter a picture description, but it is not taken over. Does anyone have an idea how this works?
Feditext beta users, here's what's new in today's TestFlight build 66:
full support for displaying, adding and removing emoji reactions when your instance is Firefish, Akkoma, or running the Glitch PR #2221 patch (including catcatnya.com and wetdry.world).
updated instance announcement reactions to the new reaction style.
fixes issue #110: the missing follow/unfollow button has been restored to the upper right corner when viewing hashtag timelines.
fixes issue #112: migrated accounts now have a prominent profile button to go to the new account, and are labeled in search results and other account lists.
Because I’m a cheapskate and because I wasn’t sure to what extent I wanted to commit to #mastodon, I decided to use the “native” Mastodon iPhone app. It’s okay but it takes FOREVER to load feeds. Therefore, I also started using #Metatext but the developer has stopped working on it. So, I finally paid for Toot! and I have to say it’s great. Glad I did.
while Feditext doesn't yet support Mastodon's server-mediated translation, Feditext (and Metatext before it) do support Apple's on-device text translation. if you want to translate a post in Metatext or Feditext, select the text, and then select "Translate" on the text actions menu. iOS will translate and present the text.