snakeApr 20, 2023
dansup

Pixelfed isn't perfect.

People like you help improve and shape the project in many ways.

We listen, and love constructive criticism.

Please don't hesitate to give feedback on how we can improve our project!

I've replied to the harshest critiques and almost every time I'm able to resolve the issue and change the opinion of that person.

Pixelfed is powered by people like you, don't forget that ❤️

Apr 14, 2023 at 11:48amWeb
Show threadSteffen VoßApr 14, 2023
@dansup I registered my account in August 2018 and I am impressed by the development. It's such a nice community.
Show threadChristof Damian 💙💛Apr 14, 2023
@dansup
The main thing I'm missing is better discoverability for people to follow.
I use the discover functionality sometimes, but recommendations based on followers and followed tags would be cool.
Show threadmuznyoApr 14, 2023

@dansup i'd like if android version felt more native

that's why i still prefer pixeldroid

Show threadMullaneyApr 14, 2023
@dansup where is the best place to give feedback?
Show threadNachoApr 14, 2023
@mullaney @dansup the matrix or discord server is great
Show threaddodothedev Apr 14, 2023
@dansup
I don't know if I'm missing it, but an easy way to share posts on #Pixelfed to our #Mastodon account would make it perfect to me. If I've missed something, I apologise.
Show threadWeltraumeindringlingApr 14, 2023
@dodothedev @dansup Yes, same here, too. #Friendica allows automated re-sharing of posts from other federated accounts. But sadly it doesn't work with my #Pixelfed account. Seems that posts from my Pixelfed account don't show up at my Friendica account at all. This seems to only apply to posts fom Pixelfed. Mastodon, Plemora, Friendica and others work well.
Show threadPhilipKingApr 14, 2023
@dansup I think discoverability is weak at the moment. There are some easy wins like being able to follow hashtags in the Pixelfed app (You’ll soon find new people to follow) . Look at the user friendliness and think of how to avoid errors like not being able to post because your instance (which most users have no control over) isn’t up to date.
Show threadMariusz K. GrzecaApr 15, 2023
I have been using Pixelfed since late 2020 and basically throughout that time there has been a constant issue with federation reliability. The problem applies to both my own posts (sometimes they do not appear on the official Pixelfed instance, on pixelfed.de, or on mastodon.social) as well as the posts of people I follow (almost every day I can see that some posts from people I follow do not appear on my timeline). This problem also affects comments.
Show threadMariusz K. GrzecaApr 15, 2023
The second problem is the lack of a local cache for media from posts coming from other instances. With Mastodon, the server prefetches images at the time of federation, which makes scrolling through the timeline more enjoyable because you do not have to wait for the images to load every time. For example, with photos from the mstdn.tokyocameraclub.jp instance, images can take several dozen seconds to load.
Show threadMariusz K. GrzecaApr 15, 2023

The third problem is the lack of proper boost /share support.

The fourth problem is the absence of posts from followed hashtags on the main timeline.

Show threadDen Spier Apr 18, 2023
@dansup The iOS app is great, but I haven’t figured out how to follow hashtags.
Show threadSimon 🌻Apr 18, 2023
@dansup Daniel, looking at signing up. What instance would be best for someone in the UK? I’ve looked a few times but without signing up. Thank you.
Show threadRob AdamsonApr 18, 2023
@dansup Hi. New to the Fediverse via Mastodon. For me PixelFed has a different value proposition than Mastodon. Looking for an Insta alternative I started with the PixelFed Beta app and my instance I joined to test it out went and disppearred on me. No warning whatsoever. As this is my photo library, I’m now far more inclined to self host PixelFed than I am Mastodon to retain control of my pictures/data. This is one area PixelFed itself needs to better supportive of compared to Mastodon.
Show threadRoma KomarovApr 18, 2023

@dansup when I tried it, my main issue was how instances did handle the file resolution and size — there was always a big discrepancy between what is stated on the “max photo size” and what I was able to upload — the images were always downsized and re-compressed even when I tried to optimize them manually.

It would be really nice for the upload form to be more transparent on what would happen with the image, and have a way to preview the final result.

Show threadAfif R.Apr 20, 2023
@dansup zoom on photo straight from the timeline (like IG), I dont wanna tap, slide to next page to zoom