Steve Troughton-SmithJan 26, 2023
You probably haven’t thought about it, but virtually all the half-decent Mastodon apps you can run on macOS are iPhone apps — they’re not available to the remaining Intel users at all. Really underscores why the ability to run iOS apps is important to the Mac going forward, even if the results are less than stellar
Show threadChris Adamson

@stroughtonsmith @charliemchapman Emphasis on “iPhone”. Unfortunately, a lot of the Mastodon apps aren’t even great as widescreen iPad apps, which is a sign that they won’t offer much when resized as macOS windows.

Look at the waste of horizontal space in @[email protected], as just one example. I use Ice Cubes on my iPhone, but for iPad, I prefer @tootapp, which unfortunately appears to have disabled running on Apple Silicon Macs. So, for Mac, I still use the web version.

Jan 26, 2023 at 2:57pmToot!
Show threadSlothdudeJan 26, 2023
@invalidname @stroughtonsmith @charliemchapman @icecubesapp @tootapp Hey, some of us LIKE that “wasted” space, for keeping the timeline at a readable width and giving it a very clean look. I can appreciate that some people prefer multiple columns, but those are not for me. ;)
Show threadChris AdamsonJan 26, 2023
@slothdude @stroughtonsmith @charliemchapman @[email protected] @tootapp It’s early days for Mastodon clients; I imagine we’re going to see lots of different approaches to satisfy different audiences.
Show threadSlothdudeJan 26, 2023
@invalidname @stroughtonsmith @charliemchapman @icecubesapp @tootapp Definitely. I currently have six different apps on my iPad, and they all have their subtle differences already. None are quite perfect for my preferences yet, but this is the most exciting time I have had with software updates for years.