Today we've released a new update to our iOS app! It brings an improved sign-up flow, home screen widgets, and many accessibility improvements.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mastodon-for-iphone-and-ipad/id1571998974
@Mastodon Edit: turns out this is not excellent https://mas.to/@MikeBeas/109831830615676900
This is excellent
@neave @Mastodon Yeah, it’s pretty bad. The very first random server it gave me says if you’re not in New Zealand or connected to it, you can’t sign up. If I’m a new user looking at Mastodon for the first time, that’s a giant turnoff for me. Especially if I don’t understand the server concept, which is frankly not well explained on the app’s splash screen.
@Gargron @Mastodon @neave fair enough, but it seems like a lot of servers are gonna get caught off guard by this.
i was given this server for Jewish folks, which i am not. worries me that people with anti-semitic views could be pushed onto such a server by default and create problems for the users and admins there. even if they wouldn’t seek out the server to join, it is now presented to them as the default here. a bit of an issue i think.
@Gargron @MikeBeas maybe the UX should involve some helpers like, “This doesn’t seem like my cup of tea, try again”
Probably should have a tighter, more curated, selection of servers to randomly pick from, vs just a use-the-general-category situation. At least to start or until you can verify data cleanliness