(Little surprise, given that I was a long time Tweetbot user.) Even in beta, it felt incredibly reliable, offered a bunch of features that many other clients didn’t (timeline syncing, I’m looking at you), and had a slick, polished interface. I’ve been using Ivory for several weeks now, and it’s hands down my favorite of all the Mastodon clients I’ve tried. If you’ve been anywhere near Mastodon recently, you’ve probably heard some talk about Ivory, which has been in beta for the last month or two-a beta so popular that when Tapbots opened thousands of new slots they were usually snapped up within seconds. Rising from the ashes of the recently departed Tweetbot, developer Tapbots has officially launched its much-anticipated client for the federated social network, Ivory, for iPhones and iPads. Sometimes when the universe force quits a Twitter client, it launches a Mastodon client. Tapbots’s Ivory client for Mastodon launches for iOS, iPadOS It’s likely Apple will at some point correct this oversight, making Tyler’s tool no longer necessary-an eventuality that he’s not just ready for, but eager: as he writes on the service’s site, “Please Sherlock me, Tim.” But until then, this is one way to ease the transition to the federated social network. Not sastified with leaving it at that, Tyler also created a shortcut for macOS and iOS that makes the process even easier. Paste in any Mastodon post’s URL and you’ll get a new link, which will display nicely when you paste it in Messages. iOS developer Tyler Hillman has come up with a workaround: a web service that can provide the necessary metadata to show post content in Messages. ![]() Well, the ball may be in Apple’s court, but not everybody’s waiting for them to return the serve. Mastodon link previews in Messages currently (left) and using Tyler Hillman’s tool (right). It seems that Apple was taking additional steps to embed tweet information in their previews beyond the standard metadata. It was unclear to me exactly who to point the finger at here: Apple supposedly uses metadata from the open source Open Graph protocol to pull that information, so it seemed like it was potentially an issue with Mastodon…only the system’s creator, Eugen Rochko, confirmed in my mentions that they’d provided the appropriate information and it was up to Apple. Instead you get a preview that shows the poster’s profile image and their name, rather than the actual text or image of the post itself. Just the other day, I was lamenting one of my big frustations with Mastodon-that links to posts, unlike tweets, don’t display nicely in Messages. New tool generates more useful Mastodon link previews in Messages If you’re looking for a tool to be more thoughtful with the people in your personal and professional life that seamlessly integrates with Apple devices, you’ll love Clay! Try 60 days for free today! Clay has taken care to polish the small stuff because it matters-the exact timings and damping on the animations, the shadows on the cards, the haptic feedback on taps. Use powerful features such as natural-language search, dictation and note taking, reminders, birthday notifications, news updates about people you know, and more to deepen your relationships over time.Ĭlay is designed using Apple’s latest tech (the iOS app is one of the most advanced SwiftUI apps in production) to ensure the app is attractive, performant, and secure. ![]() It’s a stunning, intuitive, and private relationship manager, populated automatically from your email, calendar, Contacts, LinkedIn, Twitter, and iMessage.Ĭlay helps you be thoughtful with your relationships by creating and automatically updating beautiful cards for each of your contacts with context such as profile photos, bios, education and work history, location, and social profiles. ![]() In addition to being difficult to manage, this approach let important relationships, moments, and context fall through the cracks. Clay makes it easier to connect with people, to be more generous and responsive with our fellow humans who are core to our own personal and professional lives.īefore Clay, being thoughtful required relying on your memory as well as a mix of spreadsheets, notecards, address books, and other tools. Clay is a thoughtful relationship manager designed specifically for macOS and iOS. My thanks to Clay for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
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