Loops is officially live on the Google Play Store. To everyone on Android who's been waiting, thank you for sticking around. You've been asking for this since day one, sideloading builds, poking me in replies, reminding me you exist. I heard you the whole time. So here it

Loops (the Fediverse alternative to Tiktok) is now available for both iOS, and Android.

It was previously only available for iOS, or Android (via APK).

  • John@lemmy.mlEnglish
    194·
    2 days ago

    It’s like most of the fediverse… it sucks because there’s basically zero content/discoverability

    • myszka@lemmy.ml
      10·
      21 hours ago

      That’s true of many platforms but I think Lemmy is an example of the exact opposite. I just registered on my instance and now I get loads of interesting content from the general feed.

      In fact Reddit, which is supposed to have more content, failed to get me using it because I just found it boring, unlike Lemmy.

    • plutopos@lemmy.zip
      5·
      20 hours ago

      I don’t mind that, but what I do mind is that the advertised premise of the fediverse (one account for all socials) is kind of a lie

      The way it’s presented on jointhefediverse.net makes it seem like you can use one account across all federated socials. But it’s more one account for each social, across all instances of that social, with some interoperability

      • John@lemmy.mlEnglish
        5·
        19 hours ago

        technically you can. I’ve seen people post to lemmy from mastodon, for example. I’m not super knowledgeable about this.

        • Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works
          4·
          15 hours ago

          You can also do it the other way, and call out Mastodon users from Lemmy.

          I did that to Jason Scott once, though I think he was less than happy about it. I was just shocked it worked.

    • Spooge@lemmy.world
      820·
      2 days ago

      Yeah. The Fediverse DOES suck. You won’t hear it from the users here obviously, because of self-righteous anti-capitalist views that drove them here in the first place. And I’m not saying they are wrong or it’s a bad thing, but now you’ve got the furry/band kid table from the high school lunch room helping you form your political opinion and consume your time with AWFUL anime memes.

      This place may be the right fit for some, but a lot of people are here because they don’t fit in elsewhere. Some even claim that it’s the way they like it, but niche communities fail while copies of reddit communities are the only ones with engagement. That and the confusing system for platforms/instances will drive away everyday users who are used to an easy sign up. Lemmy/PieFed and Mastodon will probably carve out a tiny base of users over the next few years, but it’s doubtful that they will ever be mainstream. If reddit fails, another capitalist will swoop in and take their place.

      • myszka@lemmy.ml
        3·
        20 hours ago

        I think Fediverse isn’t really an exact alternative to proprietary social media. It’s a totally different way of engaging online, one which is more active, more conscious and more creative. So for people who want to be passive consumers Fediverse will always fail. But I believe more and more people are adopting the approach to using the Internet offered by the Fediverse so eventually it’ll grow to be the new norm.

      • meowcar420@lemmy.ml
        12·
        18 hours ago

        just block the anime meme communities if they bother you, the point of lemmy is to have a personalised experience

        • Krauerking@lemy.lol
          33·
          16 hours ago

          That is not the point of Lemmy.

          I’m so tired of people thinking the point of social media is to create a personalized echo chamber.

          • meowcar420@lemmy.ml
            53·
            16 hours ago

            the point of lemmy is being libre. i enjoy customizing my content instead of just being fed by an algorithm. its just neat having the ability of creating an echo chamber, even if thats not what you want. people should be able to absorb opinions in the way they want

            • Spooge@lemmy.world
              21·
              13 hours ago

              You’re being downvoted by an echo chamber for calling out the echo chamber.

            • Krauerking@lemy.lol
              13·
              16 hours ago

              LOL no. You dont just let an insane person run around wielding a knife cause they want to.

              Saying its ok to want to only hear exactly what you want is not how existence works and you will crash against actual reality when it doesnt care to live up to the expectations of online.

              • meowcar420@lemmy.ml
                32·
                16 hours ago

                like, why do you care? it’s none of your business how others form their opinions. even though i agree that it can be healthy and probably a good thing, people still have no obligation to confront themselves with differing views.

                • Krauerking@lemy.lol
                  23·
                  16 hours ago

                  Because I am a part of the world and an avatar to enact its will.
                  Which means, yeah I’m just another person you have to deal with. The fact that I can is why you have to deal with it.

                  Its weak and completely anti life to hide from all others for your existence. You might as well not at that rate. Existence is in observation. If you want nobody to observe you existing then you really aren’t living.

                  A life of no challenges and learning or differing opinions doesnt exist. Even rocks have to accept the opinion of rain.

                  • meowcar420@lemmy.ml
                    32·
                    16 hours ago

                    I think it’s a good thing that I could just choose to not deal with you anymore. I like having the option to choose the people I interact with and I think everybody should have that option. Also, thanks for sharing your views on existence and life.

      • John@lemmy.mlEnglish
        12·
        2 days ago

        You won’t hear it from the users here obviously, because of self-righteous anti-capitalist views that drove them here in the first place. And I’m not saying they are wrong or it’s a bad thing, but now you’ve got the furry/band kid table from the high school lunch room helping you form your political opinion and consume your time with AWFUL anime memes.

        I’m a “self-righteous” anti-capitalist, but I’m not a furry or band geek.

        That and the confusing system for platforms/instances will drive away everyday users who are used to an easy sign up

        I’ll never really understand this critique of lemmy/fediverse. It’s not that hard. You just, uhh, pick one. If you don’t like it, just pick another.

        If reddit fails, another capitalist will swoop in and take their place.

        I’m not sure about that. Most people prefer the twitter-like platform, short-form content. Reddit style is a dying model imo. It’s not even that useful anymore, as everything is hidden away in Megathreads.

        But yea, I doubt it will ever be mainstream. I’m fine with that though. Nothing I do is very mainstream. I’m just hipster like that I guess.

        • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
          11·
          2 days ago

          It’s not that hard.

          Literally any effort at all is too hard for the majority of people. They want the smoothest experience possible, to never have to think.

            • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
              4·
              18 hours ago

              Sure it is. Think about email - the majority don’t actually consciously pick pick an email service, they just get gmail by default and don’t spend even one second thinking about it. There’s no “default” choice here, so they get confused and scared.

              • myszka@lemmy.ml
                3·
                13 hours ago

                Yes, that’s what I mean: the Fediverse implies a more conscious and deliberate use of social media. It’s not intended for people who are more consumerist. So I don’t think the Fediverse itself competes with proprietary social media. I think it’s two different ways of using the Internet that are competing here.

          • John@lemmy.mlEnglish
            9·
            2 days ago

            It’s not any harder than any other platform I’ve had to sign up for for the past 30 years. I have no idea why some of you think it’s so difficult.

            • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
              81·
              21 hours ago

              Did I say it was difficult? Nope!

              These people are basically babies, they want everything spoonfed to them and don’t want to learn about anything.

        • Spooge@lemmy.world
          54·
          2 days ago

          It’s not that hard. You just, uhh, pick one. If you don’t like it, just pick another.

          You overestimate peoples’ abilities and wherewithal.

          • John@lemmy.mlEnglish
            4·
            2 days ago

            Choosing the default instance during signup isn’t what’s keeping people from using the fediverse.

            • Spooge@lemmy.world
              12·
              2 days ago

              I agree. It’s just a small barrier when it comes to the lack of content and sensitive community.

      • Zombie@feddit.uk
        103·
        2 days ago

        You won’t hear it from the users here obviously

        Are you not a user here? Are you a figment of my imagination?

        This place may be the right fit for some, but a lot of people are here because they don’t fit in elsewhere.

        Ah, okay, so is that why you’re here? Nobody likes or wants you because you’re an asshole, so you thought you’d come and be an asshole over here instead?

        Some even claim that it’s the way they like it, but niche communities fail while copies of reddit communities are the only ones with engagement.

        This community has engagement. Is it a copy of a Reddit community?

        Lemmy/PieFed and Mastodon will probably carve out a tiny base of users over the next few years, but it’s doubtful that they will ever be mainstream.

        Is that the goal of the Fediverse?

        I miss when trolls used to put effort into their posts.