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Tusky vs. Fedilab: A Real-World Client Battle for Mastodon

Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to Twitter, continues to gain popularity, and users are looking for user-friendly mobile clients to access the platform. Two Android apps stand out among them: Tusky and Fedilab. Both are free and open source, but offer different approaches to interacting with Mastodon and other Fediverse services. Tusky: Simplicity and style Tusky is a lightweight client for Mastodon, designed with a focus on a clean interface and Material Design compliance. It supports basic Mastodon features including posting, feed view, notifications, drafts and a choice between light, dark and black themes. The app is optimized for all screen...

How to Manually Install SlimSocial via APK

SlimSocial is a lightweight and minimalistic Android app for accessing Facebook without ads, unnecessary garbage and tracking. It is not available on Google Play, so it is installed manually via APK. It's safe if you download the file from the project's official repository - it's open, verified, and available on GitHub. To get started, you need to go to the project page: https://github.com/renzonicoletto/SlimSocial-for-Facebook. On the “Releases” tab (at the top or via the direct link github.com/…/releases) choose the latest stable version and download the .apk file. Usually the file is named something like SlimSocial-vX.X.X.X.apk. Before installing, you need to enable...