Justin VelgosNov 11, 2022

Made an iOS Shortcut to let you follow someone from a different Mastodon instance without the copy/paste hoop-jumping.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/e109c8e6b8c0420c902134049b13c064

Once added to your Shortcuts app, you can share a Profile (or webpage or text that contains a profile link or username) to this Shortcut to be taken to the Follow confirmation page without ever copying or pasting anything.

Let me know if you find it helpful or run into any issues.

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Show threadDavid Koontz
@justin RE Mastodon iOS shortcut ... tell me more I'm not very knowledgable about Mac shortcut creation... How do I use that?
Nov 11, 2022 at 6:36pmWeb
Show threadJustin VelgosNov 12, 2022

@DavidKoontz The Shortcut link should open the Shortcuts app (if on a recent iOS/macOS), ask if you want to install, and then ask you to enter your Mastodon instance.

Once setup, when you’re viewing a profile from a different Mastodon server and open the Share sheet, a “Follow on Mastodon” option should appear in the list and choosing it will skip the steps where you have to enter your username or copy/paste a URL and instead take you directly to a Follow confirmation screen.