Tusky

mcc, 19 days ago to random

So Tusky development is picking up! We have a new social person so community communication should be better, we have a version 25 out and the pace of development has been speeding up lately.

The new version's big feature is it supports the server translation feature; if translation works for you on the web app but doesn't work for you in Tusky 25, we'd be curious to know about it.

https://mastodon.social/@Tusky/112377458150191677

ConnyDuck, 20 days ago to random

#Tusky 25 reduces app size despite more features

ConnyDuck, 22 days ago to random

#Tusky faqs now officially at https://tusky.app/faq/

18+ ConnyDuck, 1 month ago to random

This week we had the regular #Tusky Team meeting, and among a lot of good news (new team members, new release coming soon, huge refactorings being done) we also found some areas where we could need some help ->

ConnyDuck, 3 months ago to random

The newest #Tusky nightly crashes on Android 14 when sending a new post. I already fixed the problem, but now Google Play blocks the app update. I hope this is resolved soon, sorry for the inconvenience & thanks for testing Tusky!
cc @Tusky

Tusky, 5 months ago to random

Tusky is looking for contributors!

The #Tusky team has lost a few contributors this year for various reasons, and we need your help building a kick-ass Mastodon app!

While we would also appreciate more technical contributors, we are specifically looking for:

• a person who can manage or help with our social account
• a project manager who can help us draft a Code of Conduct

Please help us spread the word 😊

mcc, 5 months ago to random

Note re: Tusky 24: Last year I was trying to contribute to Tusky by implementing one small, standalone feature per release (other team members do much more! but I'm still unsteady with Android dev). At the START of 2023, I decided my project was going to be upgrading our video player. This turned into a HUGE project that took literally all year and a lot of additional work by Nik Clayton but it's in now! Tusky now uses MODERN ANDROID VIDEO instead of ANCIENT ANDROID VIDEO https://mastodon.social/@Tusky/111529747149677651

futurebird, 7 months ago to random

I’m sorry but the interface for adding alt text (image descriptions, which all images should have) on mobile is terrible in most apps. Here is tumblr and the Mastodon app. 👎 #mastodonsupport #mastodonapp #alttext

(please do not reply telling me to use desktop, I do, it’s great, or with other work-around suggestions. I just posted the names of 30 insects using OCR and a host of other tools— I’m the queen of work-arounds! the point here is that “accessibility” shouldn’t be an afterthought!)

Mastodons mobile app has you type in just one line at the bottom of the image.

glightly, 7 months ago to random

Things that have improved my Mastodon experience:

• Following hashtags important to me. You can follow a hashtag in the desktop client for Mastodon by first hitting the hashtag, then pressing the "follow hashtag" button on the top of the resulting page.

• Following people whose posts I kept seeming to miss even though I was following them. If you follow them, go to their profile and hit the bell icon to get alerts when they post. #FediTips

skyfaller, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

In the #Tusky Mastodon client, I really enjoy turning off:

• Account Preferences > Timelines > Download media previews
• Preferences > Show link previews in timelines

This can save bandwidth when I'm out and about on mobile data.

It also means that if I'm looking at my phone in the dark with a black theme, I don't get zapped in the eyes by bright photos. I just see the media descriptions, when people are kind enough to add those; my night vision is preserved.

Keep up the good work @Tusky!

essie_is_okay, 8 months ago to random

So after all this kerfuffle, I wanted to try the #tusky app out. First impressions is it's very clean, I like the UI. I really like the trending tags page. My astigmatism doesn't really like the white text in dark mode so I might not be able to continue using it.

The app I currently use is fedilab. I didn't use tusky at first because the Google Play rating wasn't great. But after reading through it, it seems to be people rating their experience of mastodon as a whole rather than the app. So the 3.5star rating seems very harsh with that in mind.

I really like the UI. I'm gonna use it for longer to get more of a feel. It definitely feels pretty plug and play. Or as plug and play as the fediverse can be.

AndyGER, 8 months ago to fediverse German

Wer das #fediverse und vor allem #mastodon auf einem Android device erkunden möchte, der hat die Qual der Wahl bei den Apps.

Die offizielle Mastodon App ist, mit Verlaub, zumindest für Menschen mit (Seh-)Behinderung eine einzige Zumutung!

#tusky ist sehr gut, recht übersichtlich und wird relativ gut gepflegt.

Neu im Dauertest bei mir: #megalodon. Die App ist sehr schön und strukturell gut aufgebaut. Man findet sich schnell zurecht. Einstellungen für größere Schrift: Leider nö!

claudiobrochado, 8 months ago to fediverse Portuguese

This feat that I've learned yesterday ( how old were you when you find out that we can browse directly through a user's multimedia in @Tusky ?) its soooo rewarding. Ahhhhhh.

And I'm such an illiterate digital grandpah!

#fediverse #tusky

Tusky, 8 months ago to random

Response to Nik Clayton

Our OpenCollective policy has always been that we will use our budget to enable contributors who would otherwise not be able to contribute. In one case, this meant that there was no publicly visible work, because the contributor did not manage to get it into a usable form, despite us helping them as much as possible. We recognize that we could be more transparent with our expense policy, and we will work on improving it.

#Tusky

https://opencollective.com/tusky/updates/tusky-contributor-response-to-nik-clayton

nikclayton, 9 months ago to random

Viewing images in #Tusky is about to get better, https://github.com/tuskyapp/Tusky/pull/3894

ironcatzion, 9 months ago to random

I kinda wish "Explore" was available in #tuskyapp. But on the other paw, my federated timeline is full of nice posts that possibly wouldn't have made it there.

Tusky, 9 months ago to random

The Tusky team is bigger than ever, but two more known faces are stepping back.

Hi everyone, maloki here. Conny announced his resignation to our matrix channel last night, and this has some people worried. We've been working on this hand over for months, as both him and I are stepping back.

We've now made an official update on our Open Collective , where you can also support the team going forward!

https://opencollective.com/tusky/updates/some-changes-going-forward

Thank you for all your thoughts and support.

sotolf, 10 months ago to norge

Gikk igjennom og oversatte de nye tingene i @Tusky appen, hvis noen andre har lyst til å bli med, og noen av oversettelsene føles krøklete ut i appen er flere øyne alltid fint å ha :)

https://weblate.tusky.app/translate/tusky/tusky/nb_NO/

#NorskTut #allheimen

maxamillion, 10 months ago to random

I pay monthly to support @Tusky and @fosstodon because I thoroughly enjoy both. I highly recommend everyone support their favorite open source clients and instances. ❤️

nikclayton, 11 months ago to random

Day 1: Trending hashtags

Mastodon servers can report information about the hashtags that are trending, and #Tusky now shows this information for you. It's accessible from the left-hand navigation menu, and you can also add it as a dedicated tab.

I've attached a screenshot so you can see what it's like.

The work was done by @knossos in https://github.com/tuskyapp/Tusky/pull/3149