YSK: You can now log in to Pixelfed using your Mastodon account
EDIT: Not sure when this was implemented, but I first saw this post here - https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/686097
To be clear, this creates a separate Pixelfed account, it just uses your Mastodon info for quick profile setup and authentication.
Oh, I was going to ask why does it need access to everything and not just email, and that’s why.
Exactly what I was going to ask :-)
not to be spicy, but… in all honesty, what’s the difference between posting on Pixelfed or on Mastodon. Post image + caption. Same on both, except on Mastodon I can choose not to post an image. I know Pixelfed is image-first, but if your friends and followers are on Mastodon and see/like/reblog my photos there. why would one need/want a Pixelfed account to manage too?
Know what I mean? I’m just struggling to justify yet-another-social media account, especially as I wind down my time on IG.
Mastodon has limits for number of pictures. Pixelfed has higher limits out of the box. Pixelfed has image filters available. Mastodon doesn’t seem to. Pixelfed’s UX is oriented toward picture management. Mastodon’s is oriented toward the textual experience.
They’re different products that happen to share a protocol.
Perhaps the restriction to always have an image is the main point. Threads also seem just like Instagram, but without the photos.
ironically, with the push for Threads, after the pressure to post Reels in the IG feed, people have been filling Threads with images again lol. It really feels like Threads will be the new IG feed at some point.
Yeah, I get the idea is to force an image, but I guess I’ve been struggling lately with why bother with that limitation? Not sure if I’m describing it well.
And all of that is just an email, but different interface and a bit different rules will bring different people.
It’s “sign up” not “sign in”. It creates a separate account cloning all your Mastodon data (follows, profile pic, username…)
I just went through it. He’s correct. It still makes you create a separate account, it just copies some information from your mastodon account.
how about this post from the dev planning to use same account for Mastoson and pixelfed?
The post
is stillwas broken for Lemmy fyithanks for letting me know. looks like lemmy is trying to add
[https://lemmy.world/post
](https://lemmy.world/post`) in front of the URL so it doesn’t load wellLooks like it works now? It was a big gray box before on Connect, but now I can see it
i edited post to remove it, but here is the markdown
does it load the picture on your app?
This is super broken on Connect. Lemmy site shows the text but not the link.
Btw i think your markdown should be
![image](link)
on lemmy but yours looks like![image]([link](link))
ok i think this is only an issue when the post or reply is coming from Mastodon
i have a test account in lemmy and markdown is working as expected
No idea, but its taking up like 100x the space of a normal picture haha
this is ridiculous, we’re exchanging comments not related to the main topic (Pixelfed) XD