Add blog post about QR codes on Android

content/posts/2023-11-10_Sujitech-donation.md

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 tags:
 - fundraising
 - mastodon
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+categories:
 - News
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 Today we would like to thank Sujitech for kindly donating $100k USD to Mastodon, by far the largest single donation to our non-profit so far. Building Mastodon, which encompasses the core software on one end, and two native mobile applications on the other, is not cheap, and we can only afford a handful of full-time positions right now, relying in many ways on volunteer work.
 
 Sujitech is a Japanese tech company whose mission is to achieve a truly free and open internet, and that has supported Mastodon in various ways for many years. They have saved multiple Mastodon servers from shutting down by taking over their maintenance when the original owners were unable to continue to operate them, and in 2021, we had teamed up to build the first prototype of the official iOS app for Mastodon.
 
-We believe that to make the social web succeed it is crucial for Mastodon as an organization to be able to offer full-time roles with market-based salaries, and continue to invest heavily in design and usability. As a non-profit, we rely primarily on your donations through [Patreon](https://patreon.com/mastodon) to achieve this goal. Thanks again to Sujitech to bringing us a little closer to it.
+We believe that to make the social web succeed it is crucial for Mastodon as an organization to be able to offer full-time roles with market-based salaries, and continue to invest heavily in design and usability. As a non-profit, we rely primarily on your donations through [Patreon](https://patreon.com/mastodon) to achieve this goal. Thanks again to Sujitech to bringing us a little closer to it.

content/posts/2023-11-21_Reply-prompts-Android/index.md

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 We’re also going to remind people when they’re about to reply to a post that’s over 3 months old. Posts from long ago are rarely a part of an active discussion, so such replies usually happen by mistake. These features will be coming to our iOS app soon, where we’re currently working on a big performance update. If they prove successful, we'll be bringing them to the experience on the web as well.
 
- Overall, we’re committed to ensuring folks on Mastodon have a pleasant experience posting. We hear time and time again how much people enjoy coming to Mastodon to have real conversations with real people. And we want to ensure it stays that way. We look forward to hearing what you think of the new prompts!
+Overall, we’re committed to ensuring folks on Mastodon have a pleasant experience posting. We hear time and time again how much people enjoy coming to Mastodon to have real conversations with real people. And we want to ensure it stays that way. We look forward to hearing what you think of the new prompts!
 
 {{< donate >}}

content/posts/2024-02-27_QR-codes-Android/index.md

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+title: "Mastodon for Android update"
+subtitle: "QR codes for easier profile sharing"
+description: "In our latest Mastodon for Android release, we're making it easier than ever to share profiles using QR codes, among a number of other usability improvements."
+date: 2024-02-28
+draft: true
+author: gargron
+tags:
+- mastodon
+- android
+categories:
+- New Features
+resources:
+- name: hero
+  src: hero.png
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+
+At the beginning of February, our team attended our very first conference at FOSDEM in Brussels. As a remote-only company, it was also the first time a lot of us met each other in real life. It was a very fun time, and a lot of people came up to take selfies in front of our company roll-up, buy our mugs, and tell us what they'd like to see in Mastodon. One thing became obvious: Sharing Mastodon handles in a loud hallway with a dozen conversations happening around you at all times is way too difficult. Wouldn't it be nice if you could just scan a QR code on the other person's phone? Well, this is what we've launched in our most recent [Mastodon for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.joinmastodon.android) release!
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+<video src="QR_centered.mp4" autoplay playsinline muted loop class="rounded-md shadow-lg"></video>
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+Simply navigate to your profile (or anyone's profile, actually) and click on the QR code icon next to the name to bring up a QR code that will allow others to open the profile on their device. There is quick access to a QR code scanner from that screen too. Scanning the code from our app will always open the profile in the app.
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+We want to make Mastodon as intuitive as possible, and a part of that is making sure you don't need to read documentation to understand what the different functions in the app do. We've updated the design of profiles to solve a common question that newer users tend to have, which is "what does the domain name in a Mastodon handle mean?". You can now tap the domain on a profile to bring up an information sheet that explains that decentralized nature of Mastodon.
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+In a similar vein, we've updated confirmation dialogs for all muting and blocking functions to explain what effects each action will have and what behaviours you can expect from the app as a consequence.
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+{{< donate >}}
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+### Other changes
+
+Other recent improvements to our app include:
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+- Rich share sheet info when sharing posts through Android's share dialog
+- Updated design for link card previews that displays the article's author and date
+- Easier to understand dropdown menus on profiles
+- Labels on the now more accessible tab bar at the bottom
+
+If you enjoy the app, please consider leaving us a review on [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.joinmastodon.android)!