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Mastodon on iOS is walled (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by podbrushkin@mander.xyz to c/mastodon@lemmy.ml

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Twitter is criticised for being closed for those without an account.

Download Mastodon official app for iOS;
Launch it.
Congratulations! Create an account or go away.

I think maybe it would’ve been cool if Mastodon was… open for everyone?

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[–] dastanktal@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So go to the website? Even bluesky makes you make an account to use the application while the site is free to browse.

[–] podbrushkin@mander.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

I feel like this fact can be treated as possibility to get an advantage, not as an excuse.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've noticed that a lot of the apps do that, but in a browser you can view things just fine.

[–] podbrushkin@mander.xyz 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, same applies to PixelFed. Ice Cubes client doesn't require an account, but it crashes regularly.

I was hoping to get a better experience in the dedicated official app. There's nothing wrong with that. In a browser even twitter can be accessed without an account (even though unofficially), that's not the point. "Just go to browser" approach can be taken further: "just go to another social network".

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah I agree, it's a really odd thing to require an account to use the app.

[–] RockBottom@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago

Browser?