Hey everyone, Lily here with some cool news for all you Mastodon fans! I know some of you have been wondering why you can’t see older posts from users on other instances when you're browsing your home instance. Well, here's the scoop: Mastodon has a feature that lets you share all your posts, but not every instance turns it on. That's why your experience can differ depending on which instance you're on.

After a bit of experimenting, I found a neat workaround that lets you see posts from other instances without leaving your own. Just keep in mind, this trick only works if you're using one of the web client mods for Mastodon. If you're using the regular web client, you might not see these extra features.

One of the client mods you should check out is Phanpy. It has a built-in feature that makes it easy to view and interact with posts from other instances. I've given it a go, and honestly, it’s my favorite so far—it really smooths out the whole experience.

That said, there's also elk.zone, which comes packed with even more features than Phanpy. I’d recommend trying out both to see which one fits your style better. Happy exploring, and stay tuned for more updates and tips!

It took me less than 10 minutes configuring everything, and the newly released Spotifyd, combined with spotify-qt, solved my headaches using #Spotify.

I don’t have to deal with the awful, buggy, laggy, and icky Spotify default #webapp anymore

Hat jemand einen Tip für einen #WebClient für Mastodon für Windows?
Gibt es welche mit Übersetzungsfunktion so wie bei #Tusky und #Fedilab?

A list of alternative webclients for various #fediverse software:

Notes:
* webclient: you use your own credential from your own instance
* Listed are: official webclient hosts; or an instance list.
* Optional: other instances.
* In alphabetical order.

For #Lemmy:
1: #Nemmy — https://nemmy.app
2: #Slemmy — https://slemmy.libdb.so
3: #Voyager — https://vger.app

For Mastodon and #Pleroma:
1: #Brutaldon — https://brutaldon.org — also works with text-based browsers like Lynx.
2: #Halcyon — https://www.halcyon.social/instances.php|| https://halcyon.mstdn.social — Twitter-look
3: #Phanpy — https://phanpy.social — also works as a PWA
4: #Soapbox — https://fe.soapbox.pub

For #Mastodon:
1: #Elk — https://elk.zone || https://elk.infosec.exchange — default in https://mozilla.social
2: #Pinafore — https://pinafore.social
3: #Semaphore — https://semaphore.social
4: #Trunks — https://trunks.social — with mobile clients

#frontend #webclient #ActivityPub

For more, see: https://codeberg.org/fediverse/delightful-fediverse-clients

For anyone using the native Mastodon web site/app annoyed by the HUGE boost/favourite notifications esp. when the original post contains a link card, there are two ways to get them out of your way:

1) Find the Notification settings button top-right of the notifications feed (after the ' Notifications' title bar button). Toggle on the 'Show filter bar' option.

Now you have a bar across your notifications feed - pick the 2nd one, 'Mentions', for example.

Forgive my occasional enthusiasm pointing out changes I notice to the #Mastodon #webClient. It's fun to see it evolve. Nothing like an active, evolving #FOSS ecosystem!

Noticing that end-of-toot hashtags, in a toot with pics, get placed below the pic now! That's a *much* nicer presentation.

Seems to be new in the rev 4.2 beta rev.