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This magazine is dedicated to discussions on the federated social networking ecosystem, which includes decentralized and open-source social media platforms. Whether you are a user, developer, or simply interested in the concept of decentralized social media, this is the place for you. Here you can share your knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions on topics such as the benefits and challenges of decentralized social media, new and existing federated platforms, and more. From the latest developments and trends to ethical considerations and the future of federated social media, this category covers a wide range of topics related to the Fediverse.

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Using my kbin.social account to login into other fediverse apps (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was under the assumption that I can use one fediverse account across all ther fediverse apps, but this doesn't seem to be the case.

I.e. I downloaded the mastodon android app and tried to select kbin.social as the server, but it gives an error.

Same for jerboa, it won't let me connect to kbin.social, saying invalid credentials.

Is this something on the roadmap or am I simply wrong with my assumption?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's confusing, I know 😅 You use one account to log in to a platform you like and it should[¹] give you access to everything else through Federation.

[¹]: ActivityPub is the underlying protocol used by the majority of federated platforms, so it should work albeit on a basic level, because some platforms don't support advanced text-formatting, others are arranged in threads, etc. so, YMMV.

For this reason, I find it useful to have one account per platform.