@FediTips hey FediTips, is there a reason mastadon is telling me i can’t quote or boost anything?
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Are you unable to quote or boost anything at all, or is it just some posts? For example can you boost this reply?
What happens when you try to boost this reply?
@FediTips universal. I get “you are not allowed to boost this post”
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@FediTips universal. I get “you are not allowed to boost this post”
That's weird, you should be able to boost my post
What are you using to access Mastodon? Is it a particular app? Is it the website?
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That's weird, you should be able to boost my post
What are you using to access Mastodon? Is it a particular app? Is it the website?
@FediTips i’m using the Mastadon app from Mastadon gGmbH. I can check if it works from web separately, one sec.
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@FediTips i’m using the Mastadon app from Mastadon gGmbH. I can check if it works from web separately, one sec.
Could you try using the website for your server? For you that's https://mastodon.social
Also, could try boosting my reply specifically? I want to see what the notification looks like from my end
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@FediTips i’m using the Mastadon app from Mastadon gGmbH. I can check if it works from web separately, one sec.
@FediTips yep i can boost/quote from the website. Hm… so app specific or phone settings on app restriction specific. Weird
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@FediTips yep i can boost/quote from the website. Hm… so app specific or phone settings on app restriction specific. Weird
Okay, that's good, it means your account and server are working
You might want to switch to a web app or a third party app store app, most people prefer them to the official app. I've done a guide to all the options at https://fedi.tips/which-apps-can-i-use-should-i-use-the-official-app-or-a-third-party-app
Mastodon was originally designed for the web and third party apps. They only introduced the official app store app because so many people were searching the app stores for the word "Mastodon".
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Could you try using the website for your server? For you that's https://mastodon.social
Also, could try boosting my reply specifically? I want to see what the notification looks like from my end
@FediTips i am using mastadon.social as my server in the app.
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@FediTips i am using mastadon.social as my server in the app.
@FediTips also… i couldn’t boost your reply in the app so I had to boost your reply from the website first, then i could unboost it and reboost it within the app. But the app still won’t let me boost any of your other replies.
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@FediTips i am using mastadon.social as my server in the app.
Yup, you can use that account on any Mastodon-compatible app
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@FediTips also… i couldn’t boost your reply in the app so I had to boost your reply from the website first, then i could unboost it and reboost it within the app. But the app still won’t let me boost any of your other replies.
I would definitely try switching to a third party app or the web app.
