I decided to start using Metatext (the mastodon app) for my on the go use. Haven’t used it for posting yet so here it is the first text post for my phone :3
@gadgetfrog@Feditext is in TestFlight beta and is also awesome. It is the sequel to #metatext. What features from ivory / mammoth / icecubes draw you to each?
Feditext beta testers: today's build 77 contains internal changes to the HTTP client and the API clients built on it, and shouldn't have any user-visible effects. there are no other changes, because the purpose of this release is to test those changes before building further on them. please let us know on the bug tracker if you see any new kinds of HTTP error.
update: build 77 has problems loading old home timeline posts. please stay on 76 for now; see downthread for how to revert to it.
for those familiar with Apple development: we've rewritten the clients to use Swift concurrency (aka async/await) instead of Combine, which is more readable and easier to reason about. this is the first step in replacing Combine in as many places as it makes sense, which we'll weave in with other work as we go.
prospective testers: we're working through a two-week message backlog, and will be sending invites out today.
we know it's been a bit since the last update. thanks for your patience.
Feditext beta users: please do not update from build 76. build 77 has a bug that prevents scrolling to old home timeline posts or notifications. thanks to @mirabilos for reporting. we're looking into it
we'll expire the build ASAP, but if you've already updated to 77, you can switch back to build 76 from TestFlight. switching back will keep all your local data and you won't be logged out.
How come when I’m in the official #Mastodon app and I click a link to a mastodon post, it opens a web browser within the app and shows me the post in the mastodon web client and I’m not logged in?
Why doesn’t it just navigate to the post within the app, as if I had just clicked any regular post in a timeline?
It’s a bit weird. Am I missing something? Am I doing something wrong?
마스토돈 버전 4.2 대응에 오류나는 페디버스 클라이언트 의심 현상
한 이용자가 어제부터 24시간 넘도록 미디어 스토리지를 계속 액세스하며 170GB의 미디어를 다운로드 했습니다. 29일 전체 이용자 하루 트래픽 중 80%를 차지했고요.
부정 이용인가 싶어 액세스 로그 살펴보았는데, 전혀 관련 없는 다른 이용자의 실시간 피드에 올라간 고해상도 영상을 반복해서 다운로드 하고 있었습니다.
아무래도 페디버스 클라이언트 버그인가 싶습니다. 클라이언트 소프트웨어 이용 여부 및 버전은 확인 중입니다.
마스토돈이 버전 4.2에서 미디어 제공 크기가 늘어나니 바로 임팩트오네요.
모두 주의하시고, 확인해보면 좋을 것 같습니다.
마스토돈 버전 4.2 대응에 오류나는 페디버스 클라이언트 의심 현상 #2
개발 중단된 iOS 클라이언트인 Metatext네요. AppleCoreMedia 에이전트로 요청이 오므로 가려내기 어렵습니다.
'실시간 피드'에 새 게시물이 없어 고해상도 영상이 계속 노출되었고, 애플리케이션이 계속 반복해 내려받은 것으로 보입니다.
늘어난 미디어 크기에 대응을 못하는 것인지, 원래 문제가 있었는데 티가 안나는 것인지는 잘 모르겠습니다.
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.
Today I tried several 3rd party clients on iOS and MacOS: #Mammoth #Tusker #IceCubes #Metatext
But most likely I will stick with #PWA version of Mastodon. It doesn't need any updates and has all recent features.
Really IMO the solution for having everyone add #AltText to images is to fix it in the clients and protocol. Make adding alt-text the default, the easy route. Add tools to give an easy starting point for describing images.
#MetaText actually did a really good job with this in a lot of ways, though there's definitely room to improve still.
I gave the #Mastodon iOS client another try. I still don’t like it. It is slower than #MetaText, and the UI remains a bloated and poorly thought out mess. I don’t understand why it needs to waste 2 whole lines for reblogs/favorites, why it is so bad at clearly displaying a replies feed, why it needs to remind me on top of every reply who it is for as a result, why there is no option for always displaying alt text and why so many important buttons are at the top of the screen instead of bottom
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.
In #Metatext, if I'm reading down through my timeline and it's been a few days, when I load from toot/post below, it goes way back, and I have to keep pressing that until it eventually gets to the post right below the one I was reading. Is there a quicker way around this? Load from toot below seems like the action I want, not above, unless that works differently than how I thought it does. Thanks!
If I could have just one change made to the UI for #Mastodon, #Metatext, and #Calckey it would be that the “Posts” column only showed the user’s original posts. Boosts and replies would be separate.
#MetaText app is no longer maintained. It looks like it's still available on the store and was still working.
If you're using the app I'd seriously consider moving to a new app and revoking access to MetaText given any future discovered vulnerabilities have no means to be reported or resolved.
Everyone says "don't use the official #MastodonApp", though I have no idea why.
Heard good things about #Metatext but I also heard it's no longer maintained?
So I tried #Ivory@ivory but I have to sign up for a subscription just to find out what benefits a subscription gives (aside from the ability to post). Nope, sorry.
App must: have no ads, obviously, and absolutely must handle posting & reading threads in a sane and sensible way (unlike the web)
@MonaApp is there a way to mimic #Metatext loading behaviour? I don't care about all posts made since I last opened the app. When I open the app it should load the latest 20 posts to my timeline.
Hi mastodonians, any recommendations for a #mastodon client for iPhone? I am using #metatext and it does the job, but I’d like to hear about others I should try. Merci!! :mstdneh:
When someone asks about options for servers or clients I have a habit of tagging recommendations, and when there is not an account for the thing, I have to stop and search for a dev or find a website address to link to etc.
Unfortunately I have to stop actively working on #Metatext for a while due to health issues. I really wish I could implement Mastodon 4 features and squash every bug, but it's not possible for me to do so right now.
I know the app has become important to a lot people, so I'm open to a new maintainer who can carry on its values of privacy and accessibility taking it over if there's interest and a fit. Email info@metabolist.org if you (or your organization) are interested
Feditext beta users: today's version 1.7.2 (build 83) fixes reporting posts when using a GotoSocial server, adds support for instance rules on GtS 0.12 and up, and fixes a rare visual bug with reporting on all platforms. this build is recommended for GtS users; if you use something else, you don't need to upgrade immediately.