New iOS app release is waiting for Apple review! It adds a community timeline and fixes sign-up errors not being shown and servers being listed in the wrong order during onboarding.
@Gargron@b_cavello Kind of related: I do love the iOS app’s approach to CWs (the big, bold, centered text) and I do see the argument for keeping the post size intact (I assume to give an indication of post length) but it really does take up a lot of room if you’re trying to scroll past a CW’d thread that’s several posts long. (Unrelated dislike: the app insists on switching my posts to followers-only.)
@bix@b_cavello Hi, that's probably because your account is set to require follower approval. That sets your default posting visibility to followers-only.
@Gargron But it doesn’t happen that way in the web interface. I have my settings to default public posts and that’s always what the posting form is set to when I go to post.
@Gargron create an auto translate button and an option to show more "touts" from accounts front other instances that we follow worldwide, in Android app . Thanks
@Gargron Thank you for your work. Is there any way to support you? I'm new here and would really like to know, technical, marketing or simple monitary? :catjam:
@Gargron Thank you, I stumbled upon it by accident 😄. I did not know the ba.it domain before. Thanks for the clarification regarding the app, good to hear that it is "known" and not a bug, just a feature that hasn't made the cut yet. By the way, I just realized that my "explore -> news" tab empty. I am not sure how this tab is filled with data, can you point me to some documentation about it? I was not very successful so far in finding something about that section. Thanks in advance 😁
@Gargron Also, thank you so much for your hard work on managing the storm on mastodon.social. Must be challenging at the moment, but great job managing all this and also explaining it to people. Kudos!
@Gargron sounds awesome! I’ve been using the iOS app a lot. This may be more of a personal preference thing but I’ve found that the “pull to refresh” feels a bit, stiff? Like I have to pull down farther than I think I do to trigger it. I realize that probably goes down at the bottom of the triage list if anything, just wanted it to be said.
@Gargron do you have a TestFlight version or a beta program that I could join as I’d love to help but since I can’t help with the project by submitting code - I could help by been a beta tester and testing the app and submitting bug reports.
@violet I'm not sure how A follows from B here. It sounds like your last paragraph is in favour of naming it community timeline. (Also, "instance" is an outdated term. We've been using "server" for years now)
@gargron i meant that "community timeline" doesn't sell the idea that it's the server that you signed up on because community could also refer to mastodon or the fediverse as a whole
i feel like "instance timeline" or "server timeline" make that more clear