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@ablackcatstail @feditips A question - is there a way to see who I follow on Tusky? Otherwise seems nicer than the official app, but I'm still struggling finding out some stuff :)

@ablackcatstail @feditips Just installed Tusky too, nice interface, looks pretty straightforward. Farewell bluebird, farewell bazillionaire weirdo.

@ablackcatstail @feditips but what advantages did it have over the official mastodon app?

@ablackcatstail @feditips how do you follow hashtags on tusky?

@ablackcatstail @feditips So, has anyone done an analysis on Tusky from a data/privacy viewpoint? (I'm generally suspicious about Android apps).

Even on teh twitters, I was/am 99.875% a terminal-based app user on computers. Oysttyer and Rainbowstream for those who are curious to know which ones.

@feditips Metatext is where it’s at

@feditips which iPhone app has trending topics AND can follow/pin hashtags

@feditips
On my iPhone, I get the best results by navigating to my account in Safari, then saving a bookmark to my home screen. I launch into Mastodon from there.

It basically acts like a full(er)-featured app. More functions than any of the iPhone apps you mentioned.

@feditips I downloaded tusky but I don't know what an 'instance' is for login. Can someone please assist me

@ktravis instance aka server…looks like yours is sfba.social

@ktravis @feditips Your instance is mstdn.social.

@ktravis @feditips

@ktravis @feditips it's the server name (I think ). It makes it more confusing for us noobs.

@ktravis @feditips Yours is @sfba.social

@ktravis it looks like your instance is sfba.social, so you should just be able to type that in.

@ktravis it's the server you use, so sfba.social for you

@ktravis @feditips

the instance is the server-address, in your case @sfba.social

@ktravis @feditips In this case, your instance is "sfba.social"

It's another name for "which mastodon server is your account with".

@ktravis @feditips in your case it would be @sfba.social

@ktravis @feditips

The instance is the domain of your account... the server you registered.

In your case: sfba.social

@ktravis @feditips sfba.social.is yours

It's the server address after the @

@ktravis @feditips I’m not sure but I used the server that I chose, yours is @sfba.social

@feditips I think it worth mentioning @sengi_app

Sengi is a nice desktop client. It's quite convenient if one has multiple Mastodon accounts.

@zhenboli @feditips @sengi_app Thanks I'll try that on my PC. Is there any apps for android phone that supports use of several instances?

@zhenboli @feditips

Thanks, @sengi_app looks pretty cool.

(I'm currently using the advanced web interface as a PWA which is working well but I'll check out Sengi too)

@feditips how can I move to a new server? Do I need to make a new account?

@marja @feditips go to the new server and create an account.
Under the user profile on the new account there is an option to migrate data from the old account. Follow the instructions to migrate

@feditips @marja Yes. You can of course follow people on other servers from your existing account. But if you really want to move to another server, here's a guide: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-basic-tips/#TransferringYourMastodonAccountToAnotherServer

@marja @feditips Yes, but you can use the same handle and password if you like. You can export your followers from the old account and import them into the new account. It's all under account settings.

@marja @feditips You set up a new account and migrate the old one in

https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/#migration

@feditips I tried Metatext and liked it, but I actually think the official app is faster and smoother.

@feditips Tusky on Android works very well. Question: how do I turn on notifications? Didn't see those, I have to do it manually.

@feditips I must say, I really like the clean official android app. Only when I need to bookmark stuff, i switch to Tusky. I hope that feature will be built in the official app as well.

@feditips Tusky is my undoubted favourite https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keylesspalace.tusky

@feditips Yea, official app for Android is slow and ugly. Tusky works perfectly.

@feditips I use Toot! and it's a beautiful app.

@feditips i couldn't even sign in to my instance on the official app lmao

@feditips second this! Toot! is great on iPhone so far.

@roojin @feditips I am a total knee be at this can you give me more details on how to use toot?