If you want to see trending posts on the official Mastodon mobile app, click the 🔍 magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the app but don't enter anything in the search box.
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If you want to see trending posts on the official Mastodon mobile app, click the
magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the app but don't enter anything in the search box. It will show you the trends by default.- "Posts" is trending posts
- "Hashtags" is trending hashtags
- "News" is trending links, often news but not always
- "For You" is a slightly misleading title, it's suggestions for accounts to follow based on how many follow them on your server -
If you want to see trending posts on the official Mastodon mobile app, click the
magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the app but don't enter anything in the search box. It will show you the trends by default.- "Posts" is trending posts
- "Hashtags" is trending hashtags
- "News" is trending links, often news but not always
- "For You" is a slightly misleading title, it's suggestions for accounts to follow based on how many follow them on your server@FediTips
There is a official Mastodon mobile App?
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@FediTips
There is a official Mastodon mobile App?If you search for "Mastodon" in the Apple and Google app stores the one labelled just "Mastodon" with a :Mastodon: logo is the official one developed by the same organisation as the Mastodon server software.
However, I'd strongly recommend people try the third party apps as well, as they tend to have more features: https://fedi.tips/which-apps-can-i-use-should-i-use-the-official-app-or-a-third-party-app/
The main reason the official app exists is because people were assuming there had to be an official app and searching for it in app stores.
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If you search for "Mastodon" in the Apple and Google app stores the one labelled just "Mastodon" with a :Mastodon: logo is the official one developed by the same organisation as the Mastodon server software.
However, I'd strongly recommend people try the third party apps as well, as they tend to have more features: https://fedi.tips/which-apps-can-i-use-should-i-use-the-official-app-or-a-third-party-app/
The main reason the official app exists is because people were assuming there had to be an official app and searching for it in app stores.
@FediTips
Thanks. atm I use tusky. Was just wondering, because although I tried many Apps, I never heard of an official one. -
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Thanks. atm I use tusky. Was just wondering, because although I tried many Apps, I never heard of an official one.Tusky is good!
You probably don't need the official app, it's mainly there to help new people discover Mastodon
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If you want to see trending posts on the official Mastodon mobile app, click the
magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the app but don't enter anything in the search box. It will show you the trends by default.- "Posts" is trending posts
- "Hashtags" is trending hashtags
- "News" is trending links, often news but not always
- "For You" is a slightly misleading title, it's suggestions for accounts to follow based on how many follow them on your server@FediTips How is the
magnifying glass "Trending" section compiled? I've heard that it's an algorithm.
Also wondering how often it's updated.
Do Trending posts change depending on what instance your account is on?
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@FediTips How is the
magnifying glass "Trending" section compiled? I've heard that it's an algorithm.
Also wondering how often it's updated.
Do Trending posts change depending on what instance your account is on?
It's basically the most boosted recent posts, and only one post per account is visible (to prevent popular accounts flooding the trends). Admins can optionally pre-emptively moderate trends to prevent nasty stuff trending on their instance.
The exact formula is in the source code but it's fairly simple and open. If I recall correctly it's updated fairly often, but there can be a delay due to moderation.
Each instance has its own independent set of trends.
