Feature Questions for Windows & Android Users

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Hi Manton and Micro.blog community,

I’ve noticed that Micro.blog has a strong focus on iOS and macOS, but as a Windows and Android user, I feel like we’re missing out on some key tools. I wanted to ask a few questions about the future of Micro.blog on these platforms:

  1. Windows App – Are there any plans for a native Windows Micro.blog app, or should Windows users rely on the web interface and third-party tools?
  2. Sunlit for Android – Since Sunlit is a great way for iOS users to post photos in a more Pixelfed/Instagram-style way, are there any plans for an Android equivalent? Right now, it seems like Android users have to manually upload photos via the web or the Micro.blog Android app.
  3. Web Editor Enhancements – I saw the recent update allowing direct posting from the Uploads section, which is great! Are there any plans to improve the web editor to support inline image placement and a more WYSIWYG-like experience? Making the web editor a little easier to use for posting would help, especially for those of us who are not as familiar or versed with HTML and markup.

I love the platform and want to make sure Windows and Android users aren’t left behind. Thanks for any insights you can share!

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Not to answer for anyone building the app, but, I’m pretty sure there are no plans for a native Windows app. I’ve never seen that discussed. And I’m pretty sure that the web editor is very intentionally not WYSIWYG and not likely to become WYSIWYG, based on what I’ve seen in the past.

Any app that can post to the XML-RPC/Metaweblog or Micropub standard can be used with Micro.blog though. So it’s quite possible some of those have the web or Windows experience you’re looking for.

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Hi jsonbecker,
Thanks for the response and suggestions I started looking out and trying out those micropub standard editor/writers you talked about and still deciding on one I like to use.

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We aren’t planning to develop a Windows app for Micro.blog, but I would like to have an Android app for Sunlit one day. Ideally all of our mobile apps would be available for both iOS and Android.

If you find a good standards-based app for Windows that works with Micro.blog, let us know! We can link to it from Micro.blog so more people know about it.

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Hi Manton. Thanks for the response. I can understand that seems like most of the user base is MacOS Centric. It is also encouraging that you will bringing Sunlit to Android I can live with that :smile: