The official Mastodon apps are missing two major features of Fediverse microblogging: the local and federated timelines. Whilst there are plenty of general-purp

The official Mastodon apps are missing two major features of Fediverse microblogging: the local and federated timelines. Whilst there are plenty of general-purpose instances, there are also those tailored to specific interests or communities. Many are small enough for one to be able to keep up with posts from local users (the local timeline) every day or two without missing a beat. These aren't entirely on-topic but they're usually strongly flavoured towards their focus and those I've used and perused have a strong community feel. The federated timeline is a firehose of all of the posts on instances that the home instance talks to and whilst it has plenty of chaff can also yield some gems which are sometimes worth the pastime. Although the use of tags in posts and profiles are the primary methods of discovery on the Fediverse, I've found both these timelines crucial in building a network and generally enjoying the platform. Look for clients further afield if you think these would be interesting or useful for you. My personal preference on Android is Fedilab https://fedilab.app/ https://fedilab.app/ , a snappy, feature-rich client that does not decide what content you're permitted to consume and even has a third-party push notification system which reduces the data footprint Google collects.