#AskFedi what's the best third party Android app for Mastodon??

[grob@mstdn.social]

@CathyBikesBook I settled on Tusky for a less cluttered interface after FediLab had too many features I did not need (no FediLab hate!).

[schroedingershund@social.vivaldi.net]

@CathyBikesBook

Regarding Tusky: I've read that some users complain about a lagging behaviour today. So if that happens to you - be aware that it might just be a temporary hiccup.

In general, I've been through 3 or 4 apps and finally stuck with a "homepage icon" on my android that simply launches my web browser.

Reason why I wasn't satisfied with the apps was that they overcomplicated the whole stuff and most of them didn't make it easy to use alt text in pictures, set toot language, etc. But then again, that's like 3 years ago and these apps probably received updates for the respective features in the meanwhile?

[krisukris@wspanialy.eu]

@CathyBikesBook I'm using Moshidon - very good for me

[canageek@wandering.shop]

@CathyBikesBook Best is very subjective, but I'm a big fan of Subway Tooter. it's very customizable, works really well on both tablets and phones and handles multiple accounts. the best of any I have found.

[zyd@yap.zyd.lol]

@CathyBikesBook Commented on your other post before I saw this, my bad. It's not offered as an android app on any store/repo, but: Phanpy. It has so many useful features like posts that will show replies as a branching thread so it's significantly easier to follow conversations. Or grouping boosts. Or the ability to "switch" to some other instance and see if you're missing interactions/replies because federation be (or not) federating.

The mobile version is great, and its a PWA (progressive web app) so it can kinda be installed as an app from Firefox. Can help you do that if you'd like, if you end up trying it and like it. Lemme know!

[canageek@wandering.shop]

@CathyBikesBook Oh, and I believe it's on both fdroid and Google Play. It's definitely on fdroid, I'd have to double-check Google Play

[cathybikesbook@mstdn.plus]

@Canageek its on Google play. Don't see it on FDroid

[canageek@wandering.shop]

@CathyBikesBook I stand corrected and apologize

[cathybikesbook@mstdn.plus]

@Canageek no need to apologize.

[crossgolf_rebel@moppels.bar]

@CathyBikesBook@mstdn.plus the best first Party App is #Fedilab and then #Tusky.

mastodon is the worst third party app

[z428eu@quietmoon.org]

@CathyBikesBook On Google Play, Rodent used to have a few interesting features such as grouping posts by author. #phanpy on the web is great, comes with a bunch of interesting features too. Fedilab might be the most feature-laden ones of these but it feels a bit slow compared to Tusky or Moshidon. Would be interested to know, though, whether there's something you're missing in the Mastodon client - that might be of help providing good suggestions. 😊

[cathybikesbook@mstdn.plus]

@z428eu I like the layout and color scheme of the Mastodon web browser. I'm on Android.

[z428eu@quietmoon.org]

@CathyBikesBook I'd give Moshidon a try then. It feels rather slick and has a bunch features that make it stand out a bit compared to Mastodon. 😊

[realgene@hachyderm.io]

@CathyBikesBook
I've been using Moshidon since I joined.
It's not perfect, but it's also very stable, and infrequently updated, which I consider a plus.

[moopet@toot.cafe]

@CathyBikesBook every time someone asks this I read the thread and find apps I never knew existed, which is cool... but I try them out and then fall back to using Tusky anyway :) Maybe it's better or maybe it's just familiarity.

[stomata@procial.tchncs.de]

@CathyBikesBook@mstdn.plus when I was on mastodon I mostly used moshidon only because it displayed edge to edge images.
Maybe also because I could follow other instance's loac timeline. I still have moshidon installed for this feature on Sharkey.
But I remember using @phanpy@hachyderm.io , @elk@m.webtoo.ls and https://pl.mkljczk.pl as web frontend

[candide@vis.social]

@emsquared Thank you for the Phanpy recommendation! I've been using it for a few days now and I absolutely love how it handles boosts! I thought it being a PWA would be an issue, but it actually works out really nicely. I like it even more than my previous favorite web app, Elk.

[emsquared@social.coop]

@candide ah great. Glad you are getting on with it. Bit quirky at first but it works really sickly. The catchup feature is the secret weapon. Enjoy.

[emsquared@social.coop]

@candide Still got love for Elk BTW. Used it for a long while but Phanpy has that X factor.

[candide@vis.social]

@emsquared Absolutely! I still prefer Elk on desktop.