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Post #1684619

2022-11-14 07:16 UTC

So many people are having a bad first experience with Mastodon because they're using the official app which is lacking features, doesn't allow image uploads randomly, has random slowness, and doesn't give you easy access to the two most active feeds where you can find people (Local and Federated). Please switch to Metatext, Tusky, or Tooot for a better mobile experience (or even use a browser). Out of the >15k users that joined this week, over 11k are on the official apps.

Replies (21)

  • @KuJoe@mindly.social 2022-11-14 07:20

    It is worth mentioning that the Mastodon team now has 2 people dedicated to fixing the iOS app which is extremely promising, but for now please avoid the official apps if possible, at least until you get a better understanding of the platform so you don't make things harder on yourself while you learn.

    Open ##2059708

  • @Wildflower@mindly.social 2022-11-14 07:19

    @KuJoe I can recommend just using the website. I've had no problems at all!

    Open ##2059709

  • @rc@mindly.social 2022-11-14 07:20

    @KuJoe Fair point I'm on day 2 and couldnt work out how to find anyone until I installed Sengi on laptop. Now I'm begining to see so many more possibilities. Will try other apps on phone too.

    Open ##2059711

  • @KuJoe I learned from your tips! And found out that I can change to the browser from the official app by pushing the three points on the right beside every posting. And suddenly it becomes what I expected when opened in the browser. Quick solution!

    Open ##2059722

  • @Oddible@mindly.social 2022-11-14 09:11

    @KuJoe The reason these new visitors won't stick is the onboarding is non existent for all the apps. Tusky is a dead end for new users from the first screen for instance.

    Open ##2059723

  • @wright12@mindly.social 2022-11-14 12:42

    @KuJoe so i belong to those having a hard time 😭

    Open ##2059724

  • @danhogan95@mindly.social 2022-11-14 13:39

    @KuJoe Any suggestions for third-party apps that can post to Mastodon as well as Twitter? I'm thinking that's a good transition.

    Open ##2059725

  • @Orangetrees2@mindly.social 2022-11-14 15:40

    @KuJoe thank you for the suggestion. I will try Tooot.

    Open ##2059726

  • @Orangetrees2@mindly.social 2022-11-14 15:41

    @KuJoe tooot is super confusing. Can’t figure out the sign on lol.

    Open ##2059727

  • @KuJoe thank you for posting this. I changed to Tusky and am very happy with this App for my Android.

    Open ##2059728

  • @jlamos@mindly.social 2022-11-14 18:18

    @KuJoe This is explains A LOT of the complaints I’ve seen about Mastadon not being capable of replacing Twitter. I was lucky and knew someone who already used Mastadon, so I started out with Metatext and love it. I thought people were just being overly critical. 😂

    Open ##2059729

  • @Biker_Babe2@mindly.social 2022-11-14 18:43

    @KuJoe just went in to Tooot and, wow, I can see all the things you were talking about, thanks

    Open ##2059730

  • @kitsyn@mindly.social 2022-11-14 20:12

    @KuJoe One thing that happened to me after signing up with the official Mastodon app is that I couldn't log in on the website because it kept saying my credentials were wrong. It also wouldn't send me a password reset to fix my supposedly broken credentials. It took me a couple of days to realize I had to find the web server for mindly.social to log in on my PC. I think this is confusing people, as I've seen people at the other place say they signed up but could never logon or get a pwd reset.

    Open ##2059731

  • @seali@mindly.social 2022-11-15 00:06

    @KuJoe thank you for your advice. I move to Tusky and see the facilities look better there. 👍

    Open ##2059732

  • @twokatmew@mindly.social 2022-11-15 00:42

    @KuJoe Metatext is working great for me. 😎

    Open ##2059733

  • @howllr@mindly.social 2022-11-15 02:27

    @KuJoe How do I switch? I’m on my phone only.

    Open ##2059734

  • @Someguy@mindly.social 2022-11-15 03:57

    @KuJoe how do I get toot

    Open ##2059735

  • @stevemc@mindly.social 2022-11-15 12:50

    @KuJoe this should be the top post. I couldn’t find the follow button! Lol

    Open ##2059736

  • @paulgraves@mindly.social 2022-11-16 21:49

    @KuJoe man, is this ever true. Switched to Tusky and the experience is much better

    Open ##2059737

  • @alexlynn@mindly.social 2022-11-21 19:34

    @KuJoe that's literally the answer to the question I haven't quite been able to formulate. Thanks

    Open ##2059738

  • @OldeHippi@mindly.social 2022-12-28 22:52

    @KuJoe I use the browser ... on my Samsung phone!!

    Open ##2059739