Loops is Now on the App Store
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42381980
F-Droid when?
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I guess it is an "improvement" that we can replace corporate brain rot with community brain rot, but this isn't going to change my mind about short form video.
It should be horizontal, amirite?
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42381980
Had a look out of curiosity only scrolled through about 5 in my browser but noticed the audio still continued from previous videos. I'd say that's rather a big issue.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42381980
I just learned that loops is developed by the Pixelfed project! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixelfed#Loops
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Funny enough I tried a few videos without signing up, and it doesn't seem as bad? It's a HUGE improvement, in fact.
Tiktok was putting me off because main content in its peak was "teenagers dancing."
Meanwhile the "average age in lemmy is 20 years older than reddit" rule applies to loops. I doubt they will ever have "npc streams."
Still dislike short-form content tho so I will pass, but pretty good community nonetheless.
Tiktok was putting me off because main content in its peak was “teenagers dancing.”
I mean it depends on what you want to get from social media. I would argue that things got worse afterwards when it stopped being teenagers dancing and started being right-wing influencers spewing their propaganda. Ultimately, social media should be made by the people contributing to it and how it develops depends on what the users want, not on what you want.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42381980
it has actually good content too! and it's not all drowned in politics, which is good. most people don't wanna hear the 100th news article about trump in a week.
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They're packaging it for fdroid, so it'll be out soon
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It should be horizontal, amirite?
KOLANAKI
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42381980
What instance should I make an account on? I can’t use my lemmy account, right?
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I guess it is an "improvement" that we can replace corporate brain rot with community brain rot, but this isn't going to change my mind about short form video.
I do not understand the desire to have alternatives to the world‘s dumbest format. We had good video platforms that worked. Users had agency. Short form video stripped everything away that made the internet a great place once. It‘s poison for society. It needs no alternatives. It just needs to implode.
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It should be horizontal, amirite?
That makes no difference. The problem is the length and the passive acceptance of what the app serves to you.
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What instance should I make an account on? I can’t use my lemmy account, right?
Well, according to the Join loops website, Loops federates with Mastodon and Pixelfed only, so you do need to make an account either on Loops or one of those other media sites. Do note that your Masto or Pixelfed instance would need to federate with Loops instances. I wish I could verify but I don't think my Pixelfed instance federates with Loops.video
As for which instance to pick, you can see a list at fedi.db and filter by Loops under the "All Software" drop down menu. Do you want the main popular instance? Do you want to focus on a topic? Do you want to stick with your country? There's not many instances as of now, so maybe stick with the original Loops.video, since you can always migrate later.
Edit: Instance migration isn't available yet, but it's planned on the roadmap for Q3 2026.
