De fedivers de la #MissatgeriaInstantània només n'hi ha dos: #DeltaChat i #xmpp
Però Delta Chat té millor aplicació, de llarg, tant per #iOS com per #Android i també per l'escriptori dels diferents sistemes operatius.
I és programari lliure, descentralitzat, protocol obert i auditat. I és europeu, no el controla cap milionari ianqui.
fedicat
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The time is probably right.
Back in 2022, when I was still using iOS, I wasn’t completely happy with the Fediverse apps that were available. I was mostly using Akkoma, and the interface I liked the most was actually its web UI, even on mobile. So I started playing with Xcode and put together the foundations of an app tailored to my needs.
A lot has changed since then and today we have great alternatives like IceCubes, Mona, Ivory, etc. Each one has strengths and weaknesses though, so I picked up my old project again and kept pushing it forward.
So I’m happy to announce that my app will finally see the light: I’ve been using it for the past few days and, in my spare time, I’m fixing bugs and adding missing features. I’m building it around my own needs, so it doesn’t have to “appeal to everyone”. I wouldn’t call it opinionated, but it’s definitely targeted.
The app will have one key trait: #snac2 support will be a first-class feature, not an incidental one. Many apps, especially on iOS, support snac as a side effect, but the experience is often not optimal. In this case, the choice is deliberate and it strictly follows the Mastodon API support implemented by snac. So snac will work properly (within the limits of the platform, of course).
Among the features already implemented: the app is minimal and lightweight (under 10 MB, including debug code), easy on RAM, and privacy-first (for example it strips EXIF data from media before posting, so the server will never see it). On snac it also cleans up the "Boosted by Aoderelay" messages that appear when using a relay, removes the character limit, and supports posting in Markdown.
I also added support for Apple Intelligence to generate alt text, both for the media I post and for media posted by others that is missing alt text.
Everything is processed locally through Apple APIs and only on supported devices. The results aren't amazing, Apple Intelligence is extremely limited, but in my opinion it's the only privacy-friendly and ethical way to approach it. And of course, you can disable it.
On Mastodon it supports all the main features: lists, quote posts, granular notifications (you can choose what you want for each category), notification grouping, multi-account support, and it works.
It's still missing a few things (block, etc.) and has some bugs, which I’m spotting as I keep using it.
As soon as it's stable enough, I'll invite a few people to test it. I still haven't fully decided how I'll distribute it: an Apple Developer account has a yearly cost, and I hope to reuse it for other projects too. So this app might be paid, with a trial period, but if possible (I still need to check what’s feasible) I'd like it to be free if you connect to one of the BSD Cafe instances, illumos Cafe, or any snac instance, including your own.
I don't know how long it will take before it's ready... but I can already tell you what it will be called.
It already has a name, and it's... MastoBlaster.
This name was chosen for personal reasons, and also because of its similarity to Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder, which even today feels relevant and fitting for the Fediverse.
Stay tuned!
#MastoBlaster #Fediverse #Mastodon #iOS #FediverseApp #Announcement #Apple #snac #snac2 #BSDCafe #illumosCafe
The time is probably right.
Back in 2022, when I was still using iOS, I wasn’t completely happy with the Fediverse apps that were available. I was mostly using Akkoma, and the interface I liked the most was actually its web UI, even on mobile. So I started playing with Xcode and put together the foundations of an app tailored to my needs.
A lot has changed since then and today we have great alternatives like IceCubes, Mona, Ivory, etc. Each one has strengths and weaknesses though, so I picked up my old project again and kept pushing it forward.
So I’m happy to announce that my app will finally see the light: I’ve been using it for the past few days and, in my spare time, I’m fixing bugs and adding missing features. I’m building it around my own needs, so it doesn’t have to “appeal to everyone”. I wouldn’t call it opinionated, but it’s definitely targeted.
The app will have one key trait: #snac2 support will be a first-class feature, not an incidental one. Many apps, especially on iOS, support snac as a side effect, but the experience is often not optimal. In this case, the choice is deliberate and it strictly follows the Mastodon API support implemented by snac. So snac will work properly (within the limits of the platform, of course).
Among the features already implemented: the app is minimal and lightweight (under 10 MB, including debug code), easy on RAM, and privacy-first (for example it strips EXIF data from media before posting, so the server will never see it). On snac it also cleans up the "Boosted by Aoderelay" messages that appear when using a relay, removes the character limit, and supports posting in Markdown.
I also added support for Apple Intelligence to generate alt text, both for the media I post and for media posted by others that is missing alt text.
Everything is processed locally through Apple APIs and only on supported devices. The results aren't amazing, Apple Intelligence is extremely limited, but in my opinion it's the only privacy-friendly and ethical way to approach it. And of course, you can disable it.
On Mastodon it supports all the main features: lists, quote posts, granular notifications (you can choose what you want for each category), notification grouping, multi-account support, and it works.
It's still missing a few things (block, etc.) and has some bugs, which I’m spotting as I keep using it.
As soon as it's stable enough, I'll invite a few people to test it. I still haven't fully decided how I'll distribute it: an Apple Developer account has a yearly cost, and I hope to reuse it for other projects too. So this app might be paid, with a trial period, but if possible (I still need to check what’s feasible) I'd like it to be free if you connect to one of the BSD Cafe instances, illumos Cafe, or any snac instance, including your own.
I don't know how long it will take before it's ready... but I can already tell you what it will be called.
It already has a name, and it's... MastoBlaster.
This name was chosen for personal reasons, and also because of its similarity to Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder, which even today feels relevant and fitting for the Fediverse.
Stay tuned!
#MastoBlaster #Fediverse #Mastodon #iOS #FediverseApp #Announcement #Apple #snac #snac2 #BSDCafe #illumosCafe
iOS 26.2.1 causing crashes, freezes, and severe battery drain for some https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/04/ios-26-2-1-causing-crashes-freezes-and-severe-battery-drain-for-some/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Rob Whittaker
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The last year I’ve been making a conscious effort to pivot away from proprietary/american tech, for a mix of reasons. I’m increasingly worried about #privacy, data collection, data sovereignity, that kind of things. Not wanting to have more or less my entire life stored on servers inside american privacy and data laws jurisdiction. Wanting to support #european tech. And, where possible, a preference for open source #foss #floss #libre software. I’ve been quite in the «apple fanboy» category for the last 20+ years, and deeply buried in the whole iCloud ecosystem. Partly because of Apple’s traditional stance on privacy, and the whole «if a service is free, you’re the product» thing. I used to look forward to #apple event keynotes like others do to football matches. The last handful of iterations of #macOS, #iOS, macs and iPhones has sparked steadily decreasing amounts of enthusiasm from me though. Anyway, the last year has seen me replace most iCloud services with @protonprivacy , my macbook pro with a @tuxedocomputers infinitybook pro running #linux, and my iPhone with a #Fairphone 6 running @murena /e/OS. And a patchwork of other services and apps to replace what I used to have. Here's a summary, and some questions to others. 1/n
I couldn’t find a Habit tracking app that I liked. They are all so needy, with bad UIs, poor data visualisation, and ill-suited to my use case.
I want to track frequency of both positive and negative events, then see their distribution and correlations.
I figured out a way to do this natively on #iOS by using the HealthApp in a slightly unintended way: define the things you want to track as Medicines!
jbz
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A friend sent me a reel about zoomer slang, I replied with "And yet you insist on teaching them Python"
I don't know if it made sense, but I'm holding my ground.
Per a qui ens agrada #Phanpy (excel·lent client web de Mastodon feta per @cheeaun) i fem servir #iOS, disposem d'una aplicació creada per Matheus Fantinel (@fantinel): iPhanpy
https://apps.apple.com/es/app/iphanpy-for-mastodon/id6755365082?l=ca
Jenniferplusplus
and 1 other
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https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/28/patreon-apple-tax
Just a reminder, for Turtle Island subscription transactions on Patreon, use a browser rather than iOS or iPadOS to avoid the 30% Apple extortion.
#Patreon #IOS #Apple
>>---> https://www.patreon.com/cw/TurtleIslandSocial
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/28/patreon-apple-tax
Just a reminder, for Turtle Island subscription transactions on Patreon, use a browser rather than iOS or iPadOS to avoid the 30% Apple extortion.
#Patreon #IOS #Apple
>>---> https://www.patreon.com/cw/TurtleIslandSocial
Okay, so... In light of all this government surveillance and hacking going on, I'm in search of a true proper fully anonymous, secure encrypted messenger. I tried to like Signal, but with the US Gov using it and it being infiltrated, I don't think I trust it, anymore.
(Don't worry. I'm keeping Telegram for all the folks who won't use anything else because they're Stockholm'd babies afraid of new experiences or refuse to use other apps because they're stubborn fussy brats. Just don't expect me to use it much because it's unsafe, AI-infested, and loaded with censorship bots.)
I also want to send in-line images and videos, and also other files to my friends, without an absolutely lame af size limit like 100MB or less. (Ideally, there should be no limit, or a very large limit like say, 2GB.)
The messenger can be either P2P or distributed/decentralized.
Element/Matrix looks okay but it's designed for business, enterprise, corporate, IT, and white collar office nerds who use things like Slack, Teams, Zoom, etc and need their whole communication system integrated into a single app.
Wire seems to be going this route as well.
Tox is a newer one, and seems to have the right idea about personal chat apps, but their own website states that it is unstable and being heavily developed so there will be lots of bugs and other issues.
Session looks like a great contender, but it's pathetic file size limit of 10MB is abysmal and completely unacceptable.
I'm running out of options, here.
If anyone has any suggestions, please share.
(and don't be a smartass and suggest that I code my own, because I can't and won't.)
#chat #messenger #insantmessenger #encryption #e2ee #p2p #decentalized #privacy #privatecommunications #linux #android #windows #mac #ios
Matt
boosted
A great time to remind you all that there's a website, browser addon, and app that can remind you when you are about to use a non-European service and suggest a European alternative:
🌐 https://www.goeuropean.org
🧩 https://www.goeuropean.org/browser-extension
📱 https://www.goeuropean.org/brandsnap-go-european-app
If you're in the US and you want to reduce the risk the vendor will fuck you over on behalf of the government without looking suspicious? Much as it pains me to say it, Apple's track record in refusing to assist the FBI in the San Bernardino case is a strong signal there
@mjg59 This only holds true if you blindly trust #Apple & the security level of their software.
Their policies may change any time as we've seen in many cases of big corps already.
Their ability to provide secure software is mostly a myth from old times. They pushed extremely embarrassing security bugs multiple times which not only means that their testing processes are insufficient.
https://karl-voit.at/cloud/ has a few of their failures with respect to #privacy & #security.
Having absolute trust in a shareholders obliged company, you may face massive backfire some day.
If you are *really* looking for maximum level of protection, there's nothing better as a #Pixel 8 or higher (also from 2nd hand market) with #GrapheneOS flashed (it's very easy via web browser + USB cable and a 2nd #Android device) and a self-chosen level of #Google integration.
You may go without any Google service at all or you can opt in for a sandboxed version of them.
HTH
Em :official_verified:
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Overwhelmed by Apple Intelligence? CNET explains how to disable it entirely on iPhone, iPad & Mac with just a few clicks. Regain control! 🔧❌ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-turn-off-apple-intelligence/ #AppleIntelligence #iOS #TechTips
Overwhelmed by Apple Intelligence? CNET explains how to disable it entirely on iPhone, iPad & Mac with just a few clicks. Regain control! 🔧❌ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-turn-off-apple-intelligence/ #AppleIntelligence #iOS #TechTips
spla
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M'heu preguntat per Memoriumm, i m'agradaria demanar-vos un tastet. Estic polint l'algoritme de dificultat de l'entrenador mental i em cal "feedback" real.
M'ajudaria saber:
Puntuació màxima heu aconseguit en el nivell difícil.
Algun text que es pugui millorar en català? ✍️
La teniu aquí per a iOS i Android així que he programat botons per cada plataforma:
https://linktr.ee/memoriumm
Som-hi! #Reus #Català #Privacitat #Android #iOS #Memoriumm
@spla @urgui @jordi_prats @elfalleret @asllop