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Bady@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move

www.wired.com

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How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move

www.wired.com

Bady@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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The decentralized Instagram alternative is a great option if you want to back up your feed, focus on photo-sharing, or cut loose from Meta's empire entirely. And making the leap is surprisingly easy.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3228570

Pixelfed got featured on the Wired and here’s what @dansup@mastodon.social, the author of @pixelfed@mastodon.social, says:

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All those long nights working on backend scalability and performance improvements are about to be put to the test

I wasn’t anticipating this attention for a few more months, but I’m ready 😎

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  • ashtrix@lemmy.ca
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    Hope this gets Pixelfed the attention it deserves. The app has improved so much in the last few months.

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    Kbin/Lemmy is the only Fediverse thing I’ve been able to get into…Mastodon and Pixelfed just don’t have the things/people I want to follow. I only use Mastodon here and there thanks to the bird.makeup instance which clones people’s twitter accounts. If I didn’t…that feed would be a ghost town…Is there one that clones Instagram for Pixelfed?

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      Defo check out firefish.social if you’re not into Mastodon. It’s got a lot of lovely features I wanted out of other mastodon apps.

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        Yeah. Firefish is to Mastodon what Kbin is to Lemmy

      • dreamfall@artemis.camp
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        Cool, thanks for the info!

      • shinnoodles@lemmy.world
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        deleted by creator

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    Is there an android app?

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      Yes, but it isn’t on f-droid or google play.

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        The apps are listed on the official website. The official app is in public beta, but I hope it gets a public release soon. You can follow @pixelfed@mastodon.social on mastodon for updates. There are also 3rd party apps, but I haven’t tried any.

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    Pixelfed for iOS (Beta) still refuses to upload any of my photos from my iPhone.

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      Ultimated Privacy Achieved!! lol

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    Thanks for this, registered on the .de site and the app seems to work. Now to post some photos…

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    they got stories?

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      I am fairly certain they do.

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        The backend capabilities are there. The front end for the Web view must be enabled by the admin and the mobile apps currently lack the feature.

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      Yes. Scroll to the end https://pixelfed.org/features

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    @bady i haven’t used instagram in some years, it i still have a lot of photos and memories saved there from way back when. i might do this…

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    Awesome! Now, if only I could move my Mastodon toots or PixelFed photos to another server. Sure, I can redirect my accounts, but then I’m stuck with the old content on another feed.

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    Has this actually worked for anyone? I click on Review Uploads and the website either crashed or nothing happens.

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