Glenn Fleishman
Ivory is out! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivory-for-mastodon-by-tapbots/id6444602274
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Jan 24, 2023 at 6:38pmWeb
Show threadBrian LevyJan 24, 2023
@glennf don’t think I ever clicked a link that fast!
Show threadBrian HoggJan 24, 2023
@glennf it looks pretty nice, but I wonder if the market for Mastodon is willing to pay a subscription fee to use it.
Show threadsegv11Jan 24, 2023

@brianhogg @glennf I can't say I mind. I'm supporting development. I'm voluntarily donating to Ice Cubes as well, and I'll decide later which I prefer. Both options are so much more polished than some of the options I've tried, though don't read that as a criticism of their hard work.

I care less about cost and more about open platforms.

Show threadBrian HoggJan 24, 2023

@segv11 @glennf totally valid. I would prefer to donate to the person running the mastodon instance I’m on as a first step, but they haven’t made that possible.

(I’m checking out both ice cubes and ivory, so I might change my tune on the latter if I like it enough)

Show threadGlenn FleishmanJan 24, 2023
@brianhogg They have a huge installed base of Twitter users and had thousands clamoring to get into an alpha test. They don't need a million subscribers and I think it's likely they can get 10,000s
Show threadBrian HoggJan 24, 2023
@glennf Fair enough. I hope they succeed!
Show threaddreambrother808Jan 24, 2023
@glennf Very impressed so far! Ivory greatly improves the Mastodon experience.
Show threadben.suthersJan 24, 2023
@glennf congratulations. Let’s give it a whirl.
Show threadKeith SoltysJan 25, 2023
@glennf
I installed it on my Pixel but there are too many missing features for me to use it right now. I will check back in a couple of weeks.
Show threadGlenn FleishmanJan 25, 2023
@ksoltys it’s not available for Android
Show threadKeith SoltysJan 25, 2023

@glennf Well then I have been burned by a fake. I've uninstalled it.

Update: Per a down thread post from Tapbot it's not a fake but an old project from someone else using the same name.

Show threadKarlJan 25, 2023
@ksoltys that’s how you know you’ve made it! When the imposters come out of the woodwork. @ivory
Show threadKeith SoltysJan 25, 2023
@karl
I am hoping there was no malicious code buried in it.
@ivory
Show threadKarlJan 25, 2023
@ksoltys @ivory is do some heavy duty checking to be sure. Usually those bad actors don’t put out crapola like that without some payback or purpose.
Show threadIvory by Tapbots Jan 25, 2023
@ksoltys @karl You'll be fine. That's actually a very old project by a developer who stopped working on it. We talked to him before picking our app name. 🙂
Show threadKarlJan 25, 2023
@ivory @ksoltys great - thanks for the update. Whew!
Show threadKeith SoltysJan 25, 2023

@ivory @karl @glennf OK, thank you for letting me know. I was worried I might have pickef up something bad.

Do you haven't any plans for an Android version?

Show threadkcǃJan 25, 2023
@ksoltys if you haven’t already also make sure to de-authorize the app (if you logged in): In the web interface, go to preferences > account > authorized apps > revoke access for the fake!
Show threadKeith SoltysJan 25, 2023
@exkclamation
Thanks. I will do that.
Show thread✨🏳️‍⚧️Timelord Iroh(she/her)Jan 25, 2023
@ksoltys @glennf this version predates the new iOS ivory.
Show threadtonofpuddingJan 25, 2023

@ksoltys @glennf not technically a fake, it existed first. The Tapbots guys actually checked with the dev if they could use the name and he said it was an abandoned project so sure.

https://tapbots.social/@ivory/109728007260424906

Ivory (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] no ivory on android is actually an old project that was abandoned. We talked to the developer about it before choosing our name. 🙂 The developer would have taken it off the store, but he said he didn’t have the login credentials to manage it.

tapbots.social
Show threadKeith SoltysJan 25, 2023
@tonofpudding @glennf Yes, I found that out after my original post. If I can find it, I'll go back and edit it with an update.
Show threadbifyuJan 25, 2023
@glennf I get the following attempting to sign in to mastodon.social
¯\_(ツ)_/¯