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@tweece @piratenpanda @dansup Thanks for putting my thoughts into words. I know it might sound like baseless complaining (hey, it has all the features) but the fact that Pixelfed feels distinctly non-native is the reason I rarely use it. And I’m a photographer, I should be all over it. It comes down to things like weights, momentum, consistency, UI latency. Feels very web app. And yes, these things hinder adoption and matter way more than most devs think. Just hard to put into words for most ppl  @piratenpanda @dansup And honestly, if the app feels very “iOSy” on android that’s a problem too! The apps should feel native and at home on their relative platforms, not somewhere in the middle with one foot in each door |
@piratenpanda @dansup For example, the tab bar is opaque and doesn’t have the classic swift ui blur. The animations for opening posts and swiping to go back doesn’t have the same weight and physics you expect from iOS. When you click the profile tab, there’s an awkward back button in the top left that takes you back to the feed tab, which is very weird. The list goes on, the design language is at home on iOS but the experience feels like a website not an app made by Apple.