Guys check out pixelfed. Its better than Instagram.Same concept of fediverse as Lemmy and Mastodon.
Website: https://pixelfed.org
Servers: https://pixelfed.org/servers
Even has a android client called pixeldroid on fdroid.
Love PixelFed, I just like chronological and tag based systems. This way every user gets an equal opportunity to be seen. Unlike what’s happening with recommendation systems, where only a few super stars are pushed by the algorithms. If anyone like traditional illustrations, here’s my profile: https://pixelfed.social/i/web/profile/495699973550816234
Kbin replaces Reddit for me.
Why not lemmy?
Because when you search for a community on kbin, you can join communities from the search results. As far as I can tell, in Lemmy, you have to click into each community in order to join, so building my list of subscribed communities on Lemmy will take a while, especially considering all the server load problems Lemmy instances have been having with the influx of new users.
For me Lemmy is more accessible so i use it even that i know that kbin can not only see stuff from lemmy and kbin, but mastodon too (at least following people is possible)
So kbin has more features. As i was testing it there where some conversations about people switching for the better algorithm.
I think kbin is in general (with features) better but i like lemmy more.Kbin federates with lemmy so what’s it matter?
@float
@Yoz @activator90 Well, Lemmy.ml blocks kbin instances. Which is not cool, try to avoid that instance.
Different strokes!
@activator90
@Yoz Long story…
Exactly what I’ve been looking for! Does it include photo editing tools?
I would need an app on the Play store though, my phone doesn’t allow sideloading.
Is it possible to install a custom ROM on your phone? Would never use one that does not allow anything as basic as side loading
No to the custom ROM option. It’s due to my employer’s security policy. I would also never pay for a phone that I couldn’t fully control and customise but… I didn’t have to pay for this one. The main cost is losing sideloading.
You use your work phone as your daily driver? 😕
Yes?
I mean no disrespect at all I am simply curious as to why you do that. Do you also use a work laptop as your own?
I used to do tech support and a whole lot of people used their work devices as their own and I just do not understand why.
I don’t use my work laptop as my personal one, i have a personal gaming PC and tablet. If i didn’t have my tablet i might temporarily use the work laptop for personal stuff when travelling, instead of buying a laptop just for that.
Reasons for using the work phone: i don’t need to spend a lot of money duplicating the hardware i already have for free; i don’t need to pay for a phone/data plan to service that second device; i don’t need to carry two phones around (since i need to have the work one anyway).
Any particular reason you have in mind why one should not use their work phone? Or why is this surprising to you? Also not meant disrespectfully, only trying to understand where you are coming from.
Thanks for the response. Its weird to me because it’s technically not yours and at any time the company could do a something that wipes it, asks for it back or does any number of things and you’d have to go through a lot to back up all your stuff. Or be out of luck if one day they decide to implement a policy that removes access to some app you like to use.
Not related to you in any way but I had this one lady who had a company phone and she went and got all these accessories and stuff and when we switched phones she was livid about all these things she bought. I felt bad for her but like…it’s not your phone lol.
What phone do you have?
It’s not so much the phone (Samsung S22) as that it’s controlled by my employer’s security policy (which prevents sideloading).
You’re using your work phone for personal leisure?
Yes, why not? It arrived with separate profiles for work and personal.
At least in Finland it’s normal for some employers to offer to pay for your phone and plan and you can use the same phone all the time for both, personal stuff and work.
Try fedilab it across almost all the fediverse
I wanna give it a try, but I’ve been looking at the servers and I haven’t found the one for me and what I’ll use the account for. Nor do I know of any account on a pixelfed server I could be interested in following…to just follow accounts on completely different federated servers it wouldn’t make any sense to me.
I never used Instagram. I’ve tried Pixelfed and I don’t quite get it. Sure, you post pictures with captions, but I feel like there is emptiness. When I scroll through my followed users, I just see some art and photographs. I don’t know if I’m doing anything wrong, but Pixelfed doesn’t seem very active for me.
It definitely is a good alternative for the original Instagram idea (a place for photographers to share their pictures) before Meta bought Insta and turned it into Facebook 2.0.
I feel like instagram is one one of those apps - at least the way I use it - that relies on a lot of your irl friends having it as well. I would love for them to be open to signing up to some fediverse platform but we’re not there right now sadly.
Yeah I’m curious if all the people in the comments that say they are using and enjoying it also have friends that signed up or if it’s just all meme accounts.
Tusky, the Mastodon app for Android, works with pixelfed as well.
As does Fedlab (also for Android, more ActivityPub oriented than specifically Mastodon).
Fedilab works well with Pixelfed, Mastodon, Friendica, and most generic ActivityPub servers. The big outlier is Lemmy. I can’t log onto my Lemmy account from any AP client I use; maybe the model is too different. Does AP understand the concept of “communities?”
I love the idea of this, but the only reason I check Instagram is to see what my friends are posting, which I couldn’t do on an alternative, sadly.
This is why I have a barebones Facebook account. Simply so people can reach me that only use that.
This being said it is also sandboxed into web browsers and I refuse to give them permissions for my phone.
That really is an issue. Shave your head, put an orange robe on and evangelize… I’ll try to convince as many people as possible in my friends circle!
This is actually why I’m excited for ActivityPub in Threads. I’m hoping that it can function as a gateway drug to the Fediverse.
“Like Threads? Then continue to follow all your friends there while moving to an ad-free Mastodon client!”
Totally, I really wish the panic would die down. I’d love it if I could bring my friends over here, and there’s no way they’re going to do that without something like Threads.
Lol
I use Instagram (well, Instander) for the bands I like. I wish I didn’t have to but it’s useful for these reasons. Ditched Facebook but unfortunately can’t loose them both 😤
Same for me. Same with Snap. I’ve never used SnapChat before, but once I actively went to parties it’s impossible to not use it.
Unfortunately, I can’t say the same thing that happened with reddit can happen with instagram/snapchat/Twitter simply because their users don’t give a fuck. The familiarity and existence of large content creators on those platforms create a much greater reluctance for their users to make the switch. Better alternatives for all have existed for years and yet no change took place because quality or ideology just wasn’t the reason people preferred those apps. It was what it is and even for me, similar to many people, making the swith just isn’t sensible as it wouldn’t mean shit without convincing 300+ people im connected to to make the switch with me and then again, they don’t care.
I’m using Pixelffed to get replace Imgur and IG at the same time. One, it’s federated image site I can use to share image links on Lemmy. Two, while I haven’t found any of my social circle on there, it let’s me see all pictures posted throughout the Pixelfed fediverse while a lot from Mastodon. I like this feature because it helps me expand my exposure to users and images I wouldn’t have seen otherwise on IG.
Instagram also has a full account data export feature, and Pixelfed can import from that data. When I used it earlier this week it seemed to ignore my latest posts, which use the webp format instead of jpg or png. But since the import is processed server-side once they resolve that I should be able to import from the same zip and get just those missing posts.
I didn’t know this was possible! Thanks for sharing, will give this a try.
The only reason I use Instagram is to see my friends’ statuses. I don’t use Snapchat, so it’s basically the only way for me to see what others are doing. Reddit didn’t really have any personal aspect, so it was easy to switch to Lemmy. But I don’t think I’m gonna leave Instagram anytime soon.
ditto for that. only in there to see friends and i havent posted for years.
I’m using a third party instagram app though. so, UP YOURS ZUCK THE ANDROID!
which app do you use?
am also very curious, didnt know this was possible. a more privacy-friendly instagram app would be amazing
yeah I need a 3rd party app for insta too Their official app is a privacy eating pest hence I use it on chrome android
Taking a quick glance of Pixelfed now, and while I don’t think I quite understand it, I didn’t really understand Instagram either
The two servers in the UK are a furry server and a Scotland server…
What appears to be the problem chap?
Suggests England is mostly furries
“We shall yiff on the beaches, we shall yiff on the landing grounds…”
