Just realized "Get started" and "Sign in" on the first screen of the iOS app got translated into "First steps" and "Sign up" in German which explains why I've been getting complaints that there's no way to sign in to an existing account 🤦♂️
Just realized "Get started" and "Sign in" on the first screen of the iOS app got translated into "First steps" and "Sign up" in German which explains why I've been getting complaints that there's no way to sign in to an existing account 🤦♂️ 5 comments
@Gargron These things are a tough one, even in English. Years ago I had to go through an entire web+app UI and have the developers change everything because ‘Sign up’ and ‘Sign in’ are too similar and apparently ambiguous. We settled on ‘Create an account’ and ‘Log in’. @Gargron You should not waste so much time on iOS development. I also used Xcode and Apple is one huge marketing hoodwink and a huge waste of money. @Gargron Hi! I think it would be best if the app(s) did not try to translate anything if people do not ask for translation. The Mastodon app is still completely in Finnish for Nordic countries. Is the goal to attract Twitter users? If so, I think the sign up/in needs to be way more simple and mirror what we see when signing up/in on a computer. Also there being several apps for Mastodon creates hesitation and confusion for new users. I don't use any app for Mastodon because of this. 😔 @Gargron That's not the only problem with the app. When i signed up via app, the Mastodon Social server was not in the list. It can only be chosen by signing up via website. I think that's a strange limitation. All possible servers should also be available via app signing up. |
@Gargron „Sign up“ also sounds (to my German ears) a little bit as if it was an upgrade you had to pay for. 🤷🏼♀️