A participation screen for 'mastodon.social' is installed on the first launch screen of the Mastodon official app, making it easy to create a new account
In major SNS such as Twitter and Facebook, the service provider is limited to one operating company. On the other hand, Mastodon allows anyone to establish a server called 'instance', and there are many instances such as 'instance specialized for image posting' and 'instance specialized for music-related information'. The concept of 'instance' is familiar to existing Mastodon users, but it is also true that many new users suffer from the problem of 'I do not know which instance to join'. Therefore, a button to join the instance '
A new onboarding experience on Mastodon - Mastodon Blog
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/05/a-new-onboarding-experience-on-mastodon/
In order to actually check the new initial startup screen, try installing the iOS version of the Mastodon official app. First, access the link below.
Mastodon for iPhone and iPad on the App Store
https://apps.apple.com/app/mastodon-for-iphone/id1571998974
When the Mastodon official application distribution page on the App Store is displayed, tap 'Get'.
Authenticate with Touch ID or Face ID and continue the installation.
Tap 'Open' when installation is completed.
Then the Mastodon application will start and the first startup screen will be displayed. There is a button 'Register with mastodon.social' on the first startup screen, so tap it.
Then, the rules of mastodon.social are displayed, so read carefully and tap 'Agree'.
Next, a link to the privacy policy will be displayed, so read it carefully and tap 'Agree'.
Then, the account creation screen was displayed. You can create an account on mastodon.social by setting 'display name', 'user name', 'email address' and 'password' on this screen.
Also, on the first launch screen of the Mastodon official app, there is a 'Search for other servers' button that allows you to search for instances other than mastodon.social.
By tapping the 'Search for other servers' button, you can search for participating instances from a wide variety of instances as shown below.
In addition, Mastodon's CEO Eugen Rochko said, ``Decentralization is the forefront of our mission and occupies a major part of Mastodon's DNA,'' and the change in the official app is just a consideration for new users. emphasizes its continued emphasis on decentralization.
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