We will explain quickly how to follow Twitter/X accounts with #Fedilab.
- Open the main menu > Manage timelines
- Tap on the + button at the top right
- In the pop-up, enter usernames (space or comma between them)
- Once the timeline is pinned at the top, you can long press the tab to change the name or add/remove followed accounts.
@apps
Earlier you mentioned a Nitter instance hosted by you. How do we go about using that?
Also, a missing step is to enable Nitter n
in the Privacy settings (Didn't work for me prior).
@noodlez1232
Our instance does not work via the web though it is hosted at https://nitter.fedilab.app
For following accounts you don't need extra steps, but it is available only in the last beta release.
@apps
Guess it's time to move back to Tusky.
@wortezimmer
Good choice. But if it is only about this feature, it was built as a helper for migrating.
@apps Does this add an actual "follower" to the Twitter account? or rack up page views for Twitter?
There are some accounts there I'd really like to see, but I want to limit how much I do anything that looks like "support" for the site
@HollyGoDarkly
No, this is more like "spying an account". You will have no interactions and the app will never communicate with Twitter/X servers.
Our Nitter service will communicate with Twitter servers and you will get messages through it.
@apps Thank you for the explanation!
@apps
Is the Nitter service considered a "user" from Twitter's perspective?
@snork303
Yes, because under the scene, Nitter needs a Twitter account to work. But for the final user using the service, there is no connection with Twitter.
@HollyGoDarkly
@apps
Thanks. So if I and @HollyGoDarkly and any other Fedilab users take advantage of this spy, we are one single user. Thanks for the service. I'll contemplate using it.
@HollyGoDarkly
These are exactly my feelings. I got it working on my Fedilab, but if it makes any sort of indication that I'm a user of Twitter on its bottom line I'll easily live without.
@apps
What beta version is required? I've got the latest from fdroid (3.30.0-beta-2) but when I add an account it says "No timelines was found on this instance!"
@apps
Love it. Thank you for your hard work!
@turquoisecake14
What version of the app?
@turquoisecake14
It's available in beta releases
@apps It works now. Thanks. I hope you will add Nitter bookmarks someday.