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You don't need an app to use Mastodon.

There's an excellent official website interface you can use, it works well on phones, computers and tablets. The web interface gets all the latest features first.

(Note: in mobile mode the search box is hidden behind the # or 🔍 icon)

To try it out, just go to your server's website and log in with your account.

If you don't know your server's website address, it will be in the last part of your account address (more info: fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-)

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@feditips

That's true, the Mastodon Web interface is a #PWA but there's one thing that mobile apps has is multi-account support which can't be done on the web interface at the moment.

@deltatux @feditips and a native app also performs reasonably better than some PWA running in a browser. Especially on low end phones this should be considered too, before recommending a PWA

@feditips I've been using the web version on my phone cause of reasons

@feditips you don’t need it but every app I have used is vastly better than the web interface

@feditips On feature parity, how do features proliferate to other servers? Is it the responsibility of the server ops to update their instance of Mastodon, or is there an automated process that upgrades every federated server at once?

@noobixcube It's up to individual server owners. The one I'm on is at v4.0.2, but since the v4 branch is new, other instances are still on v3.5 or something similar, yet it works!

@feditips And here's me being old fashioned. I still live my life out of my computer. Sure I have an Android phone to keep in touch but I don't do all that much with it.

@feditips I've used the web interface on my Android via the Opera browser.
It works well and you can add a shortcut to your home screen to access it like an app without sparking up the browser.

@feditips Does it work as a progressive web app for near-native presentation on Android/iOS?

@tnypxl @feditips

The web interface is a #PWA, you can get notifications & is presented like a mobile app on both #Android & #iOS.

@feditips I’ll use the web interface for trickier things like setting up filters, but the text is too frigging SMALL for scrolling on a small phone when you need glasses to read.

@feditips I understand Pinafore web app is more accessible for assistive tech

@feditips Does the web interface remember your position in the timeline? It seems to me that it jumps to the top every time you open it?

@feditips Wish I could reccomend PWA but for me it’s really buggy and vad for some reason

@feditips the web interface in mobile devices is indeed very nice. the only thing I miss is badge notifications. or am I missing something?

@feditips Good tip. I didn't know this. Will give it a try.

@Gleng2 @feditips

You can install it as a pwa on your mobile and get notifications, etc. On iOS, only if you open your instance in Safari first.

In iOS from the share options, add to home screen. Android, open your instance in a mobile web browser, then use add (website) to phone option.

@feditips

I can debate that the web interface is an app on its own. Since I still couldn't find up-to-date and awesome client compatible with Linux, it's the only way I access Mastodon besides Tusky on Android.

@feditips The text box is too small for my liking but otherwise it's fine.

@feditips I like using the offical website interface as you call it on my computer but I have three keyboard shortcuts that don't work for me. Two are to move up and down the lists. The third is to open a new post. Other than that I'm finding it to be very good and most importantly accessible.

@akingson @feditips not on Android but doesn’t the app have the three dots menu with a menu similar to this screenshot on iOS?

@Carter @feditips
After update, official Mastodon app worked perfect for me. I can now edit and update + other stuffs.

Thanks for connecting

@akingson @feditips click the three dots on the right side of the post on the timeline/feed you are looking at (don't expand the post) and select bookmark from the drop down list.