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User
+* **[Where I can find help?](help/FAQ#help)**
* **[Why do I getting warnings about certificates?](help/FAQ#ssl)**
* **[How can I upload images, files, links, videos and sound files to posts?](help/FAQ#upload)**
* **[Is it possible to have different avatars per profile?](help/FAQ#avatars)**
@@ -13,8 +14,7 @@ User
* **[What happens when an account is removed? Is it truly deleted?](help/FAQ#removed)**
* **[Can I subscribe to a hashtag?](help/FAQ#hashtag)**
* **[How to create a RSS feed of the stream?](help/FAQ#rss)**
-* **[Are there any clients for friendica I can use?](help/FAQ#clients)**
-* **[Where I can find help?](help/FAQ#help)**
+* **[What friendica clients can I use?](help/FAQ#clients)**
Admins
@@ -26,6 +26,24 @@ Admins
User
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+
+
+### Where I can find help?
+
+If this FAQ does not answer your question you can always reach out to the community via the following options:
+
+ * Friendica Support Forum: [@helpers@forum.friendi.ca](https://forum.friendi.ca/~helpers)
+ * Community chat rooms (the IRC, Matrix and XMPP rooms are bridged) these public chats are logged [from IRC](https://gnusociarg.nsupdate.info/2021/%23friendica/) and [Matrix](https://view.matrix.org/alias/%23friendi.ca:matrix.org/)
+ * XMPP: support(at)forum.friendi.ca
+ * IRC: #friendica at [libera.chat](https://web.libera.chat/?channels=#friendica)
+ * Matrix: [#friendica-en:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#friendica-en:matrix.org) or [#friendi.ca:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#friendi.ca:matrix.org)
+ * [Mailing List](http://mailman.friendi.ca/mailman/listinfo/support-friendi.ca)
+
+
### Why do I get warnings about SSL certificates?
@@ -98,21 +116,29 @@ When a certain language is forced, the language remains until session is closed.
##### Blocked
-Direct communication will be blocked. Blocked contacts are not included in delivery, and their own posts to you are not imported. However their conversations with your friends will still be visible in your stream. If you remove a contact completely, they can send you another friend request. Blocked contacts cannot do this. They cannot communicate with you directly, only through friends.
+Direct communication will be blocked.
+Blocked contacts are not included in delivery, and their own posts to you are not imported.
+However their conversations with your friends will still be visible in your stream.
+If you remove a contact completely, they can send you another friend request.
+Blocked contacts cannot do this. They cannot communicate with you directly, only through friends.
##### Ignored
-Not included in delivery but they will receive your posts and private messages. However we do not import their posts or private messages to you. Like blocking, you will still see this person's comments to posts made by your friends.
+Ignored contacts are included in delivery and will receive your posts and private messages.
+However we do not import their posts or private messages to you.
+Like blocking you will still see this person's comments to posts made by your friends.
An addon called "blockem" can be installed to collapse/hide all posts from a particular person in your stream if you desire complete blocking of an individual, including their conversations with your other friends.
-##### Archieved
+##### Archived
-Communication is not possible and will not be attempted. However unlike blocking, existing posts this person made before being archived will be visible in your stream.
+Communication is not possible and will not be attempted.
+However unlike blocking, existing posts this person made before being archived will be visible in your stream.
##### Hidden
-Contact not be displayed in your public friend list. However a hidden contact will appear normally in conversations and this may expose their hidden status to anybody who can see the conversation.
+Contact not be displayed in your public friend list.
+However a hidden contact will appear normally in conversations and this may expose their hidden status to anybody who can see the conversation.
### What happens when an account is removed?
@@ -154,39 +180,67 @@ Example: Friendica Support
https://forum.friendi.ca/feed/helpers/comments
-### Are there any clients for friendica I can use?
+### What friendica clients can I use?
Friendica is using a [Twitter/GNU Social compatible API](help/api), which means you can use any Twitter/GNU Social client for your platform as long as you can change the API path in its settings.
+Since the 2021.06 release, Friendica also supports the [Mastodon API](help/API-Mastodon) which works with many Mastodon clients.
Here is a list of known working clients:
-* Android
- * [Friendiqa](https://git.friendi.ca/lubuwest/Friendiqa) ([F-Droid](https://git.friendi.ca/lubuwest/Friendiqa#install), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.qtproject.friendiqa))
- * [Fedilab](https://fedilab.app/) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/app/fr.gouv.etalab.mastodon), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.fedilab.android))
- * AndStatus ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.andstatus.app), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.andstatus.app))
- * Twidere ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.mariotaku.twidere), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twidere.twiderex), [GitHub](https://github.com/TwidereProject/Twidere-Android)
-* SailfishOS
- * [Friendly](https://openrepos.net/content/fabrixxm/friendly#comment-form)
-* Linux
- * [Choqok](https://choqok.kde.org)
-* Windows
- * [Friendica Mobile](https://www.microsoft.com/de-DE/store/p/friendica-mobile/9nblggh0fhmn?rtc=1) (Windows 10)
+#### Android
-Depending on the features of the client you might encounter some glitches in usability, like being limited in the length of your postings to 140 characters and having no access to the [permission settings](help/Groups-and-Privacy).
+* [AndStatus](http://andstatus.org) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.andstatus.app), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.andstatus.app))
+* [B4X for Pleroma & Mastodon](https://github.com/AnywhereSoftware/B4X-Pleroma)
+* [DiCa](https://dica.mixi.cool/) (Available at Google Play)
+* [Fedi](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fediverse.app)
+* [Fedilab](https://fedilab.app) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/app/fr.gouv.etalab.mastodon), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.fedilab.android))
+* [Friendiqa](https://git.friendi.ca/lubuwest/Friendiqa) ([F-Droid](https://git.friendi.ca/lubuwest/Friendiqa#install), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.qtproject.friendiqa))
+* [Husky](https://husky.fwgs.ru)
+* [Roma](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.bigfig.roma)
+* [Subway Tooter](https://github.com/tateisu/SubwayTooter)
+* [Tooot](https://tooot.app/)
+* [Tusky](https://tusky.app)
+* [Twidere](https://dimension.im/) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.mariotaku.twidere), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twidere.twiderex), [GitHub](https://github.com/TwidereProject/Twidere-Android))
+* [TwidereX](https://github.com/TwidereProject/TwidereX-Android)
+* [twitlatte](https://github.com/moko256/twitlatte)
+* [Yuito](https://github.com/accelforce/Yuito)
-
+#### SailfishOS
-### Where I can find help?
+* [Friendly](https://openrepos.net/content/fabrixxm/friendly#comment-form)
+
+#### iOS
+
+* [B4X for Pleroma & Mastodon](https://github.com/AnywhereSoftware/B4X-Pleroma)
+* [Fedi](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/fedi-for-pleroma-and-mastodon/id1478806281)
+* [Metatext](https://apps.apple.com/app/metatext/id1523996615)
+* [Roma](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/roma-for-pleroma-and-mastodon/id1445328699)
+* [StarPterano](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/starpterano/id1436972796) Uses an OAuth method where you have to manually copy and paste the provided code.
+* [Stella](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stella-for-mastodon-twitter/id921372048?l=ms)
+* [Tooot](https://tooot.app/)
+* [Tootle](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/tootle-for-mastodon/id1236013466) entered hostname must match in upper/lower case. Currently crashes on "Status" type notifications.
+
+#### Linux
+
+* [Choqok](https://choqok.kde.org)
+* [Whalebird](https://whalebird.social)
+* [TheDesk](https://ja.mstdn.wiki/TheDesk)
+* [Toot](https://toot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
+* [Tootle](https://github.com/bleakgrey/tootle)
-If you have problems with your Friendica page, you can ask the community at the [Friendica Support Group](https://forum.friendi.ca/profile/helpers).
-If you can't use your default profile you can use an account at a public site [list](https://dir.friendica.social/servers).
+#### macOS
+
+- [Mastonaut](https://mastonaut.app/)
+
+#### Windows
+
+* [Friendica Mobile](https://www.microsoft.com/de-DE/store/p/friendica-mobile/9nblggh0fhmn?rtc=1) (Windows 10)
+
+Depending on the features of the client you might encounter some glitches in usability, like being limited in the length of your postings to 140 characters and having no access to the [permission settings](help/Groups-and-Privacy).
-In case you do not want to set up another account on Friendica, you can also use one of the following channels to reach out for help:
+#### Web Frontend
- * [Friendica Support Forum](https://forum.friendi.ca/~helpers)
- * [Mailing List Archive](http://mailman.friendi.ca/mailman/listinfo/support-friendi.ca) you can subscribe to the list by sending an email to ``support-request(at)friendi.ca?subject=subscribe``
- * XMPP/Jabber MUC: support(at)forum.friendi.ca
- * IRC: #friendica at irc.freenode.net
- * Matrix: #friendi.ca or #friendica at matrix.org
+- [Halcyon](https://www.halcyon.social/)
+- [Pinafore](https://github.com/nolanlawson/pinafore)
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