diff --git a/drafts/The State of Mastodon Clients on iOS.md b/drafts/The State of Mastodon Clients on iOS.md index b005be34..6b889ff1 100644 --- a/drafts/The State of Mastodon Clients on iOS.md +++ b/drafts/The State of Mastodon Clients on iOS.md @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Naturally, the app inheriting the work/resources established by Mast and Roma, c ### [DUDU (嘟嘟)](https://bit.ly/duduios) -DUDU (or "嘟嘟," which translates to "Toot," appropriately,) definitely wins for *Cutest Iconography*. It's a non-English-native application with exceptional English support, which I personally appreciate very much. Compared the entries immediately above, DUDU represents a much more modest interpretation of what a Mastodon client can offer. Its robust, free of over-animation, and - most distinctly - very *wide*, which might have something to do with the "designed for iPad" subtitle on its App Store Page. +DUDU (or "嘟嘟," which translates to "Toot," appropriately,) definitely wins for *Cutest Iconography*. It's a non-English-native application with exceptional English support, which I personally appreciate very much. Compared the entries immediately above, DUDU represents a much more modest interpretation of what a Mastodon client can offer. It’s robust, free of over-animation, and - most distinctly - very *wide*, which might have something to do with the "designed for iPad" subtitle on its App Store Page. ![Tootoise for iOS](https://i.snap.as/AZ7fRWc7.png) @@ -208,15 +208,21 @@ I very vaguely remember happening upon StarPterano in my very first moments on M I would imagine those _real_ iOS developers among you should find [StarPterano’s GitHub Repository](https://github.com/pgostation/StarPterano-iOS5) particularly interesting, considering. In the interest of preservation, I have [forked it](https://github.com/softwarehistorysociety/StarPterano) as well, and fully intend to dive in to its code, one of these days. The audio player embedded above cites a three-second .mp3 file in the repository which perhaps once accounted for the “Sounds” toggle still found in the Settings menu of StarPterano’s current build. I couldn’t get the app to reproduce it, which is actually what set me on the hunt that led to the repo. +![Ore2 for iOS](https://i.snap.as/Ln2L96Qa.png) + +### [Ore2](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ore2-for-twitter-mastodon/id1107176601) + + + ![tooot for iOS](https://i.snap.as/b0GaeasV.png) ### [tooot](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tooot/id1549772269) -Inadvertently, I have saved the best story of the lot for last. Developer and researcher Zhiyuan Zheng documents both the narrative context leading up to the creation of his first app, [tooot](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tooot/id1549772269), as well as the philosophy behind its design in “[Building my first app - toot](https://xmflsct.com/2021/tooot/).” His reference to the downfall of a prominent social app in mainland China called Douban - and the “Douban Refugees” which resulted - are alarmingly missing from all English news organizations save for [a single _Quartz_ article](https://qz.com/1726194/the-decline-of-douban-an-online-sanctuary-for-chinas-liberals/) from October 2019. He eludes to a “boom” of Mastodon adoption in the past few years and cites a lack of “user friendly mobile clients” which I can only assume to be a conundrum specific to China. +Inadvertently, I have saved the best story of the lot for last. Developer and researcher Zhiyuan Zheng documents both the narrative context leading up to the creation of his first app, [tooot](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tooot/id1549772269), as well as the philosophy behind its design in “[Building my first app - toot](https://xmflsct.com/2021/tooot/).” His reference to the downfall of a prominent social app in mainland China called Douban - and the “Douban Refugees” which resulted - are alarmingly missing from all English news organizations save for [a single _Quartz_ article](https://qz.com/1726194/the-decline-of-douban-an-online-sanctuary-for-chinas-liberals/) from October 2019. He eludes to a “boom” of Mastodon adoption in the past few years and cites a lack of “user friendly mobile clients” which I can only assume to be a conundrum specific to China. “With the aim of contributing to the community and to this movement, I decided to take my quarantine time to build an enjoyable mobile client for Douban Refugees,” he explains. -> The core consits of 3 needs: 1) what I can read; 2) what I can write; 3) what I have done. +> The core consists of 3 needs: 1) what I can read; 2) what I can write; 3) what I have done. [[Continuing to Explore Social Ownership]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/notes/APP Notes - The State of Mastodon Clients on iOS.md b/notes/APP Notes - The State of Mastodon Clients on iOS.md index 91918acb..004b45b1 100644 --- a/notes/APP Notes - The State of Mastodon Clients on iOS.md +++ b/notes/APP Notes - The State of Mastodon Clients on iOS.md @@ -106,7 +106,34 @@ * Certainly the closest candidate for replacing Toot!, personally. * ~~[Apparently looks great on iPad](https://reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/mxymr1/_/gvrz8mz/?context=1).~~ +*** + +# Unmentioned, but currently in Public Beta and/or For Sale + +Tusker Icon + +### Tusker +* [Testflight Link](https://testflight.apple.com/join/wtB7HYvG): `https://testflight.apple.com/join/wtB7HYvG` +* [Shadowfacts Web](https://shadowfacts.net/): `https://shadowfacts.net/` +* [Shadowfacts Fedi](https://social.shadowfacts.net/users/shadowfacts): `https://social.shadowfacts.net/users/shadowfacts` +* `![Tusker on iOS](https://i.snap.as/82RtZcyl.png) ` +* The only entry with reasonable landscape mode support: `![Tusker Landscape Mode!](https://i.snap.as/jZudSEdQ.png)` +* [Repository](https://git.shadowfacts.net/shadowfacts/Tusker): `https://git.shadowfacts.net/shadowfacts/Tusker` +* Configurable text display format +* Thanks to [wakest](https://social.wake.st/@liaizon)! + +#### Dan Sup Posts + +* [Digital Wellness](https://mastodon.social/@dansup/103796555138527843) +* [Group Notifications](https://mastodon.social/@dansup/104016091796357585) +* [Compose UI](https://mastodon.social/@dansup/104881923076765100) + +--- + +## Notifications + +* Toot!'s sound notifications always came first, then Mercury. *** @@ -189,29 +216,8 @@ * [[Zhiyuan Zheng's Portfolio]] * `![tooot for iOS](https://i.snap.as/b0GaeasV.png)` -# Unmentioned, but currently in Public Beta and/or For Sale - -Tusker Icon - -### Tusker - -* [Testflight Link](https://testflight.apple.com/join/wtB7HYvG): `https://testflight.apple.com/join/wtB7HYvG` -* [Shadowfacts Web](https://shadowfacts.net/): `https://shadowfacts.net/` -* [Shadowfacts Fedi](https://social.shadowfacts.net/users/shadowfacts): `https://social.shadowfacts.net/users/shadowfacts` -* `![Tusker on iOS](https://i.snap.as/82RtZcyl.png) ` -* The only entry with reasonable landscape mode support: `![Tusker Landscape Mode!](https://i.snap.as/jZudSEdQ.png)` -* [Repository](https://git.shadowfacts.net/shadowfacts/Tusker): `https://git.shadowfacts.net/shadowfacts/Tusker` -* Configurable text display format -* Thanks to [wakest](https://social.wake.st/@liaizon)! - -#### Dan Sup Posts - -* [Digital Wellness](https://mastodon.social/@dansup/103796555138527843) -* [Group Notifications](https://mastodon.social/@dansup/104016091796357585) -* [Compose UI](https://mastodon.social/@dansup/104881923076765100) - ---- - -## Notifications - -* Toot!'s sound notifications always came first, then Mercury. +### Ore2 +* [App Store Page](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ore2-for-twitter-mastodon/id1107176601): `https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ore2-for-twitter-mastodon/id1107176601` +* [Imgur Embed](https://imgur.com/gallery/VSJDi3p): `https://imgur.com/gallery/VSJDi3p` +* (Non-English) [Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/cathandore2?s=21): `https://twitter.com/cathandore2?s=21` +* `![Ore2 for iOS](https://i.snap.as/Ln2L96Qa.png)` \ No newline at end of file