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Where can I access the Fediverse itself?

I am considering using a Fire tablet and a Chromebook and would like to know what OS I need to access the Fediverse suite of apps.

Is the Fediverse accessible as part of the Amazon and Google suite of apps?

Would I be able to access it on the Web anywhere no matter what device?

I intend to use the Fediverse everywhere if possible no matter what device I may acquire.

SomeoneSomewhere ,

Most Fediverse stuff has web front ends so that any modern browser will work.

My concern would be that Chrome is about to neuter ad blockers, and you can’t use a different browser without replacing the OS.

Both are also heavily privacy destroying.

user224 ,
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Based on this Chromebooks can run Firefox flatpaks.

helenslunch ,
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you can’t use a different browser without replacing the OS.

You can run Firefox on ChromeOS…

Chewy7324 ,

Since most of the fediverse is run by volunteers, blocking ads isn’t much of a concern.

Though I do agree with the sentiment and I love Firefox + uBlock Origin on my phone.

kali ,

The Fediverse is not an app in itself, but rather a collective term for all the services that integrate themselves with the ActivityPub protocol for federation.

This just means all the apps that talk to each other in a specific way.

Now, I don't know anything about Chromebooks or Fire Tablets, but to use Android as an example; I use the app 'Interstellar' to use Mbin. Mbin uses ActivityPub, and therefore is part of the fediverse. Also, I use Moshidon to login to my Iceshrimp.NET account. Iceshrimp also uses ActivityPub and therefore is also a Fediverse service even though it is completely different to Mbin, and I can't log in to Iceshrimp with Interstellar and vice versa.

If you want to find apps for the Fediverse you should look at the websites and source code repositories' readme's to find information about clients. E.G. For Mastodon clients you can check https://joinmastodon.org/apps

Also, if there are no apps for your platform, almost all services let you just use the browser. Like if you have a Mastodon account on https://defcon.social/ you can just open that link in Firefox. Good luck :)

helenslunch ,
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What? LOL you are accessing the Fediverse when writing this post.

I think you’re confused about what the Fediverse is. It’s comprised of a variety of software (mostly social media) that’s interoperable, meaning you can post on one platform, then read and reply from another.

You don’t need any app at all to access it. Apps are just frontends (user interfaces) to access the information submitted to the Fediverse.

Crumbgrabber ,

The Fediverse is both everywhere and nowhere. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!

RmDebArc_5 ,
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While there aren’t any apps pre installed, you can always use the website of the instance or a web front end. Check out join lemmy or join mastodon to see if there are apps for your OS, but since both devices you mentioned support android apps there should be plenty of options

muntedcrocodile ,
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First, say goodbye to any hope of privacy.

Second, the entire Fediverse is pretty much web-based.

There’s also a lot of great clients you can use as well. I use the ones on f-droid because open source.

ekZepp ,
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astro_ray ,

I just plugged in my Fire TV and tried running urusai.social on the default browser (Amazon Silk) installed in there. It's not the best experience, but you can certainly use Mastodon, Misskey, Piefed etc. Also, you can install APK files in Fire TV. And I assume these will work on a Fire Tablet as well.

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