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PixelFed is an Instagram-style photo sharing platform on the Fediverse.

Find out more including servers to join at their new website:

➡️ https://pixelfed.org

You can follow PixelFed accounts from Mastodon and vice versa. For example, click on @Iancylkowski

There's an official iPhone app in public beta at:

  https://testflight.apple.com/join/5HpHJD5l

There's a third party Android app at:

 https://pixeldroid.org

Mastodon apps will also work with PixelFed accounts.

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Nov 15, 2022 at 7:18pmWeb
Show threadNafeon the BearNov 15, 2022
@feditips pixeldroid works like a charm. tusky seems to has issues with pixelfed lately.
Show threadCabinLoonNov 15, 2022
@Picturavis @feditips It would be cool if people replied with any favorite profile examples others to follow.
Show threadsredlumsNov 15, 2022
@Picturavis @feditips This sounds interesting! Gonna check it out.
Show threadMDMRNNov 15, 2022
@feditips Thanks for the information on the PixelDroid app! Definitely trying that out to see how it works for me.
Show threadVirtue signal 💉💉💉🇺🇸 🇺🇦Nov 15, 2022

@feditips @Picturavis

Please make your fedi services work nice with WWW. If not, Google and Apple will dictate fedi features and access.

Web UI has to be first-rate!

Show threadLeeNov 15, 2022
@tasket @feditips @Picturavis what do you mean by this? Are you saying that not having `www.`support somehow changes how it's treated by the Google and Apple app stores, or am I misunderstanding?
Show threadVirtue signal 💉💉💉🇺🇸 🇺🇦Nov 16, 2022

@lee That's part of it, but I'm referring to a complex social phenomenon where "everything that's worth anything = app". Therefore, there is a steep loss of mindshare for things like websites, URLs, etc. App stores then become the defacto registry and source of identity for network services.

We are close to that kind of Apple-Google duopoly now, gauging by the wave of disapproval against "Linux tech-nerd mastodon" for having the temerity to ask users to pick a site among a list of domains.

Show threadVirtue signal 💉💉💉🇺🇸 🇺🇦Nov 16, 2022

@lee I'd urge you to go on Twitter, search "mastodon" and browse what people are saying. Its >80% disapproval and comes from all walks of life.

I believe the #TwitterTakeover has exposed something extremely bad that has been evolving for years, and that the Mastodon migration is a make-or-break moment for the Internet & Web.

Show threadLeeNov 17, 2022
@tasket ah I get exactly what you're saying, and re-read your message. I think I might have been over-tired when I first read it.. yeah, that makes sense!
Show threadDtwoNov 15, 2022
@feditips @Picturavis can we browse pixelfed without creating an account?
Show threadFerrousNov 15, 2022
@feditips when I go to @Picturavis in Tusky I don't see any posts?
Show threadAnneNov 15, 2022
@feditips @Picturavis can you create a user account on Pixelfed via your Mastodon account or do you have to make a separate one?
Show threadMarg Eliz Nov 15, 2022
@feditips @annewalk @Picturavis I tried to create an account on @pixelfed using same email and username as my #Mastodon account. Said an account already existed. 🤷‍♀️
Show threadDJ Fragile ToolchainsNov 15, 2022
@annewalk @feditips @Picturavis I too have wondered this
Show threadGethin ColesNov 15, 2022
@annewalk @feditips @Picturavis that was my thought too
Show threadJohn M FloresNov 16, 2022

@annewalk @feditips @Picturavis

I'm brand new here but I think you need to be on a server/instance where Pixelfed is installed. Your current Mastodon server may or may not also have Pixelfed.

I hope some with more knowledge corrects or elaborates.

Show threadGerard Girbes BergesNov 15, 2022
@feditips @Iancylkowski ooh, probando la app en iOS :))
Show threadSilver DholeNov 15, 2022
@Iancylkowski @feditips now we only need one for video-sharing, like ig reels/tiktok
Show threadcalmwaterNov 15, 2022
@feditips @Iancylkowski Seemed a bit unnecessary, decentralized social network is mainly designed to avoid censorship. What could we gain from a decentralized instagram?
Show threadGethin ColesNov 15, 2022
@feditips @Iancylkowski entering a website without http:// gives a "format not supported error" which clears the other fields in the form. So I strongly suggest not writing a long bio at the same time as entering a website, lest you want to write it twice 🤦
Show threadWayne BurkeNov 16, 2022
@rodrigweez Thought you might find this interesting.
Show threadAndré Blin (Lowci)Nov 16, 2022
@feditips @Iancylkowski GOOD News!
Show threadKevin Renskers Nov 16, 2022
@feditips so you need to create a separate account over there? 🤔
Show threadFloNov 16, 2022
@feditips @Iancylkowski unfortunately following a mastodon account with a Pixelfed one does not show you the „Text only“ posts, neither in the Pixelfed nor in the mastodon app.
Show threadMieke SiemonsNov 21, 2022
@feditips @Iancylkowski thanks. I will try that instead of insta.