#FastFeed for Tumblr

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Tumblr Clients to Use Other Than This Shitty App (but honestly thoooo...)

This is a long list and it's mostly me rambling about features that stood out to me. Also, going through these, no client here is going to completely replace the desktop or the app for most people. All of these clients have something up with them that, at least for me, hasn't made me stop using official tumblr options. Even the option I actually recommend to use is still just the official tumblr app while on desktop it's best to just use dashboard unfucker and xkit rewritten.

Think of these as companion apps for the most part.

Desktop

Washboard.ws: Browser || Free

Idk if anyone still remembers washboard?? I remember it being the first tumblr client I've seen people talk about back in the day... and, boy, does it still feel like it's back in the day.

It's a bit old feeling since it still using the older tumblr dash layout and I think some features don't work correctly like search not working and trying to reblog or like a post gives you an error. Their blog hasn't been updated in 2 years and the site feels like it hasn't been updated in 7 so while it's up and running, it's not very functional anymore. I just had to mention it because I appreciate it so much.

My Pros • Dashboard Views - List (Blockquote/Old Tumblr) • Viewable Posts - Text Only, Text w/ media, Photos, Videos, Audio • Posting - Redirects to Tumblr • Reblogging - Queue, Draft, Private, Schedule • Side Blogs - View, Reblog • Search Support - Clickable Tags Only • Messaging Support - Ask (redirects to tumblr) • Save Tags • Filter/Blacklist My Cons • Feels like 2009 bc of old dash design • Reblogging is broken • Liking is broken • No search bar

Ouga: Windows Desktop app || Free/OTP - $4.99

One of the desktop apps I've used for quite a while. It's ok, it feels better than Tumblast and 6tum (which isn't on here bc it doesn't work right and I've already made an exception for washbaord) to use but I've also had more crashes than Tumblast. Still, to me, it's the better working and easy to understand client on the windows store.

My Pros • Dashboard Views - List • Viewable Posts - Text Only, Text w/ media, Photos, Videos, Audio • Interruptions - Banner/Footer Ads • Posting - Queue, Draft, Private, Schedule • Reblogging - Queue, Draft, Private, Schedule • Side Blogs - View, Reblog, Post • Search Support - Bar, Clickable Tags • Messaging Support - Ask, IM • Download Support - Images, Videos • Filter/Blacklist • Activity Feed • Multi Account • Add Tags to Posts My Cons • Interruptions - Dashboard Tumblr Ads, Banner/Footer Ads • Crashes sometimes

Tumblast: Windows Desktop app || Free

So/so about this one. It works enough to make a post, reblog things, like stuff, but I think it's a little bit more clunky than Ouga. I do like this one feature that let's you have multiple tabs open. It's not a well working feature that sometimes crashes the app and searching tags don't always show with this enabled, but you can do it.

My Pros • Dashboard Views - List, Blockquote • Viewable Posts - Text Only, Text w/ media, Photos, Videos, Audio • Posting - Queue, Draft, Private, Schedule • Reblogging - Queue, Draft, Private, Schedule • Side Blogs - View, Reblog, Post • Search Support - Bar, Clickable Tags • Messaging Support - Ask, IM • Download Support - Images, Videos • Filter/Blacklist • Activity Feed • Multi Tabs • Add Tags to Posts My Cons • Look/feels like it was made for windows 8 & 7 mobile.. it came out for windows 10 • Searching bugs out sometimes • Can feel clunky • Icons aren't showing right now

Tumblesocks (updated fork): Emacs app(?) || Free

.... i....... tried.

I know I put this off for most of the month bc I had a feeling it'll be a bitch in a half to do (and I was right) but I didn't know I'd spend 3 days trying to get this client to work. Emacs itself was difficult to work with even though I went the simple way and the gnu install.

I tried this out in Windows. Got frustrated. Actually fucked with Linux. Got more frustrated. I'm pretty sure Linux users are probably like "this is so easy" and that's fine but there's a reason I hate Linux and I'm not cut out to test out Emacs. I'm sorry.

If you're interested I still have the links above. Gargle's fork is probably the best to use since it's said to fix a lot of things. But I absolutely invite anybody to reblog this or send me an ask explaining how to get this shit running in the most hand holdy way.

As far I can find, there isn't a client app for macos. I closest I saw was an app called MenuTab Pro for Tumblr which everyone was saying doesn't work (anymore?). From the looks of it, it would've fallen under "viewer" for me so I most likely would've skipped it anyways.

Android

Tumblr (revanced): Android || Free

So this post was made awhile back before tumblr was supported by the revanced community. I'm excited to see that, while I was testing all these clients out, some people have made tumblr patches for revanced!

There are very little patches right now. Most importantly the tumblr live icon is now gone and ads are supposed to also be gone but that sims a bit more finicky. It only says that dashboard ads are disabled and sometimes it feels like they are but then they come back in full force so you'll have to force close the app in settings and then they're gone again for awhile. The same with blaze post as it feels like they've also been disabled until it doesn't.

Even though these are early patches, it's still the only option I would replace the original app with. It's not a client so you still have to deal with Official Tumblr App Bullshit™ but you also get all the expected or good features of the tumblr app that some of these clients don't have. I would like to see more patches like hiding the badges or fixing how the disable ads patch work but it's still better than nothing.

This bit is long, sorry, but I wanna add it's worth picking between 2 versions of the tumblr app depending on how you like the layout. v28.6.0.110 (the version I use) has the old layout and some problems that come will it like tiny images in text post, not being able to reply with side blogs, and sometimes some things just stop... working at times? While any version after that will have the new layout what comes with it: tumblrmart icon, changed activity feed, new video/photo view. I love the old layout over the new one so I stick with v28.

Both versions have their goods and bads and is why I have 3 versions of tumblr on my phone. Using app cloner (better options are behind an otp. don't get the sub, it's not worth it) you can install different versions and see what you want.

My Pros • It's still the Tumblr app so everything you like is all here • No ads! (sometimes) • Tumblr Live icon is gone <3 • Am able to test out newer features that are actually useful and interesting (like collections and interacting from side blogs) My Cons •Blaze posts are still present at times • It's still the Tumblr app so almost everything you hate is still here • Badges are still visible as well as version newer than v28.6.0.110 will have the "add badges" button on your blog • Annoying pop ups like going ad free or whatever are still a thing if you're using any version with the new layout • Breaks like "but wait! there is more" and "check out these x" are still here • TumblrMart icon is still at the top corner on the new layout

TeeHub: Android/iOS || Free/Sub - $1.99, $3.99, $5.99/OTP - $8.99

TeeHub is no longer on either app store. You can download the latest apk and modded apk here

While this has become my new favorite android tumblr client, the free version of this app feels so limiting and the paid version don't feel that better. I'm still happy that they added the one time payment option because I'm tried of subscriptions but stuff like not being able to see text only post at all, problems with posting, and no filter feature is so annoying to me.

Currently, TeeHub, on the tumblr side of things, feels lacking but also on the same level as Tumbletail for Android. There is an OTP of $8.99 and 3 sub options of $1.99, $3.99, and $5.99. If you like this and want to support it getting better I'd say just do the OTP because while the pro features aren't anything important, paying 9 bucks once feels more worth it than paying around 50 by the time the month is over.

TeeHub is only my favorite android client right now because it looks nice. If Tumbletail fucking updated their app so you can post in the paid version and it didn't look like shit it'd be a different story.

My Pros • Dashboard Views - List, Grid • Viewable Posts - Text w/ media, Photos, Videos • Posting - Queue, Draft, Private, Schedule • Reblogging - Instant • Side Blogs - View • Download support - Images, Videos (paid) • Multi Account (paid) My Cons • Interruptions - Popup Ads(? they said there's ads but i couldn't get them to popup even on a separate phone soooo) • Subscription • Can't view text post • Can't post/reblog to side blogs • Can't post/reblog to queue, draft, schedule, or privately • Can't add tags to post • No search function • No filter/blacklist support • Posting videos/photos aren't working right now

Tmdroid: Android || Free

This one I love what they're trying to do I just think it needs more time in the oven. Some of my problems with this that aren't in my cons list are some of the dashboard settings in carousel view aren't available in waterfall view (the view I use in the image) and text post specifically don't have a square around them to separate them from other post. It's not that bad when it's a text post sandwiched between images but when there's text posts in a row, like in the image, it all looks like 1 text post.

They do have a blog and this app does get updates so I've been keeping an eye on this. They seem to be very open and accepting to feedback unlike someone else on this list and that's really fucking cool.

My Pros • Dashboard Views - List (Waterfall), Grid (Columns), Carousel • Viewable Posts - Text Only, Text w/ media, Photos, Videos • Reblogging - Queue • Side Blogs - Reblog • Download support - Images My Cons • Weird UI • Unresponsive UI • Limited or clunky side blog support • Can't make posts • Can't reblog to draft, schedule, privately • No search function • No filter/blacklist support

Tumbletail (Lite): Android/iOS || Free/OTP - $1.99

*screaming and crying* I feel like... a disappointed parent. Except I'm not disappointed. I'm mad.

This was my favorite client all the way back in 2012 when I was forced to use an iphone 3gs. I loved the way it looked, the text post were easy to read, it was smooth to use, it had a tag history that made reblogging & making post easy for me who ran an acnl blog, had really good settings to mess around with.... Y'all... so much of this is just not on the android version.

And it fucking pisses me off lol. There's no reason for the android version to look so ugly, to be lacking in settings & features, to not give paid uses the ability to post when you can on ios?

While the android version of this app is usable, moving from the ios app to android and seeing how lacking it was comparably and seeing people give feedback to cathand (who did have a blog) but they went unanswered while the ios version still got updates... The ios versions aren't perfect but it's a much better experience than the android apps. And I'm a bit mad about that.

My Pros • Dashboard Views - Grid, List (change thumbnail size to huge) • Viewable Posts - Text Only, Text w/ media, Photos, Videos • Reblogging - Queue, Draft • Side Blogs - View, Reblog, Post • Search Support - Bar, Clickable Tags • Download Support - Images, Videos (via video player options) • Multi Account (paid) • Tag History • Add Tags to Posts My Cons • Interruptions - Banner/Footer Ads • Can only make post in the ios app??!?!?!?!??? • Polls are viable as text posts but are broken • Looks cleaner on ios • Non photo/video post could be better formatted • Text posts contents are too large and you can't zoom out to see everything • Photos/Videos made using the new text editor (Text w/ media) are seen as text posts • ios version have more features/settings • Only posts uploaded as photo/video (not text w/ media) will have clickable tags • No filter/blacklist support

Violet: Android/iOS || OTP - $0.99

Violet is a weird on. I want to see it get better but I also don't recommended it. It did get a price cut to $1 so, ya know, but I think as a client it's not good. As a viewer, it's usable. I don't like the carousel view I'd rather have a normal dash. Stuff like posting and searching aren't a thing and reblogging isn't as featureful as I wish.

This works best in the way we heart it and instgram do, not like tumblr does.

My Pros • Dashboard Views - Carousel • Viewable Posts - Text Only, Text w/ media, Photos, Videos, Polls • Reblogging - Instant • Side Blogs - Reblog • Download support - Images My Cons • Account login troubles • Polls redirects you to tumblr • Can't make post • Can't reblog to queue, draft, schedule, or privately • No search function (tags open tumblr) • No filter/blacklist feature

iOS (mostly the iphone bc i dont have a tablet)

Tumbletail (Lite): Android/iOS || Free/OTP - $1.99

yes we're back again bc ive been yelling about this for years but i"ll make it quick

Had this app since 2012 and I still recommended using it along side the tumblr app. Mostly because of how tumblr works today with their restrictions and inclusion of a filters list.

While text post in the dash view looks better than on android to me, open a text post the contents are so small but they fit the screen. I know the image shows that I have text size small but that's only because it doesn't change anything that I can tell so I left it alone.

My Pros • Dashboard Views - Grid, List (change thumbnail size to huge) • Viewable Posts - Text Only, Text w/ media, Photos, Videos, Audio • Posting - Queue, Draft • Reblogging - Queue, Draft • Side Blogs - View, Reblog, Post • Search Support - Bar, Clickable Tags • Download Support - Images • Multi Account (paid) • Tag History • Save Tags • Add Tags to Posts My Cons • Interruptions - Banner/Footer Ads • Polls soft crashes back to dash • Hard crashes a lot more than on android • Dash view only shows media and text post separately • Quote, Link, Chat, & Audio are sorted as Text Post since you can't view different types of posts like on android • Photos/Videos made using the new text editor (Text w/ media) are seen as text posts • Only posts uploaded as photo/video (not Text w/ media) will have clickable tags • Can't post videos • Can't download images and videos from Text w/ media post • Searching by clickable tags is broken • No filter/blacklist support

Tumbot: iOS || Free/OTP - $4.99

This is the most fine and normal client on ios so far and I honestly really love it for that. I found the only big problems I had was I couldn't post anything, you can't add tags when reblogging content, and that you couldn't reblog to queue. As a primarily queue user, that's annoying.

I think the best way to describe this app is "chill". If I was able to make post and use queue/draft this would be my replacement app.

My Pros • Dashboard Views - List • Viewable Posts - Text Only, Text w/ media, Photos, Videos, Polls • Reblogging - Instant • Search Support - Bar, Clickable Tags • Multi account support (paid) • Download support (paid) My Cons • Interruptions - Banner/Footer Ads • Dark mode paywalled • No side blog support • Can't make post • Can't reblog to queue, draft, schedule, or privately • Can't add tags to reblogs • Crashes sometimes • No filter/blacklist support

MultiTab T: iOS || Free/Sub - $2.49, $5.99

MultiTab have old pricing structure list that is still up on the apple store page but is not longer effective since the subscription model was added, sadly.

Another app I would actually buy if they didn't only have fucking subscription options.

Compared to Tumbot it kinda feels less clean to me. Idky but it looks a bit clutter or busy even if you only have one dashboard tabs open. I also think post not having a boarder or a different background from the background isn't helping either.

But the way this app handles reblogging is so good and the custom dashboards that I've been wanting on this damn site for years is here but pretty limited. I'm sad that even paid users have a pretty small limit for how many people you can add to a "feedset".

My Pros • Dashboard Views - Grid, List • Viewable Posts - Text Only, Text w/ media, Photos, Videos, Audio, Polls • Posting - Queue, Draft, Private, Schedule • Reblogging - Queue, Draft, Private, Schedule • Side Blogs - View, Reblog, Post • Search Support - Bar, Clickable Tags • Download Support - Images, Videos (paid) • The most features/settings I've seen so far • Best reblogging menu I've seen so far • Multi Account (paid) • Multi Tabs (Customizable - 5 - free | 20 - paid) • Tag History • Save Tags My Cons • Interruptions - Banner/Footer Ads, Popup Ads • Subscription • Polls are viable but can't vote • Doesn't show or explains everything a premium subs gives you • Holds to reblog doesn't show all side blogs • Dashboard Feeds are limited even if subbed • Adding blogs to custom feeds don't always work correctly • No filter/blacklist support

[sublimefanwinnerlover]

FeedSet: My FeedSet

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(To import this feedset, open above feedset link in the FastFeed app. MultiTab for Tumblr is available on Apple App Store.)

[fastfeed]

[Update] Fullscreen view re-designed

Yesterday, we released a new app of FeedFeed series, FastFeed for Flickr. Along with that, we updated all the other apps containing following features.

Fullscreen image view re-designed. Previous scrolling fullscreen view was general and intuitive. But after repeated scrolling, it can make user feel somewhat dizzy. New fullscreen view is far more light-weighted, fast and still intuitive. In addition, 'Fade' transition effect option will remove dizziness totally.

More tidy look of grid view when with the footer. Grid view gets more margin with the footer. In fact, it was a previously used design before flexible grid layout. We give a slight modification to it to blend together with flexible layout. This change will make you more comfort even when using both 'All Photos On' and 'Footer On'.

You can view all notes of a post.(remove 50 max limit)

You can see all draft state posts.(support paging)

Change the order of 'Tab History' button with 'Tab Manage' button in tab action menu.

Anonymous user can make use of feedset menu.(The left menu gets available on anonymous mode.)

Experimental feature: Public following list at blog tab menu.

Additionally, for 500px app:

New categories supported: Aerial, Night.

Comment view supports @username format. While typing, tapping on user name will insert @username to current input.

New Grid view option: small info overlay over grid.

Low photo quality option added.

For Facebook Page app:

Reduce the occasional silhouette profile image.

PS. NSFW tag search issue has been resolved at this version. (New method does not work on anonymous mode. You should log in to use this feature.)

[nerdstrings]

Tumblr’s new censorship – what does it affect?

In simplified terms, Tumblr as a company maintains three separate codebases:

iOS Tumblr: The code that runs the Tumblr app on Apple mobile devices (iPhone or iPad).

Android Tumblr: The code that runs the Tumblr app on Android mobile devices (Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, etc.).

Web Tumblr: The code that runs tumblr.com, which is what you get whenever you access it via a browser like Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, etc., regardless of the device you use.

The new censorship of certain tagged content only applies to iOS Tumblr. @wip’s post about this, which is driven by Apple’s policies: https://wip.tumblr.com/post/671184848292118528/an-update-on-the-tumblr-ios-app

Android Tumblr and web Tumblr are NOT censored this way. For example, you can search for and browse the “#mine” tag on both Android Tumblr and web Tumblr. You cannot do the same on iOS Tumblr as of Dec. 21, 2021.

(The inanity of which tags have been censored is beyond the scope of this post.)

If you have an Apple mobile device and want an uncensored Tumblr experience (well, still not uncensored, but at least at parity with other device users’ experiences), you’ll have to disregard the official Tumblr app, and instead access tumblr.com on your device’s browser. Safari is the default browser that comes preinstalled, but you can get other browsers, like Chrome and Firefox, on the App Store. (Browser privacy is beyond the scope of this post.)

(Also beyond the scope of this post is alternative iOS apps you can use to access Tumblr, instead of the official app. But I will tout one that’s been my favorite for years: @fastfeed’s “MultiTab for Tumblr,” which, being in the iOS ecosystem, isn’t immune to the exact same Apple policy bullshit, but for now I can still browse the #mine tag in it, at least.)

Tumblr staff makes it sound like this disparity will be temporary. Given their track record, I do in fact believe that they’re actively working on it, but I don’t have high hopes that this will be resolved in both a swift and satisfactory manner. As someone in corporate marketing who works closely with an IT department that also has issues accurately estimating project timelines, for things much less complicated than a worldwide social media experience, I understand why Tumblr can’t tell us anything more concrete right now. That doesn’t mean it’s not frustrating – particularly given that they won’t tell us what’s been censored. @bannedtags (who I cannot actually tag - coincidence? I think not) is attempting to compile a manually-vetted list, for reference. See this post for a link to the list: https://bannedtags.tumblr.com/post/671586251017797632/a-growing-list-of-banned-tags

If you are someone who regularly posts original content, I recommend looking over that list. I’m usually not an advocate for doing weird shit in order to fit the bounds of arbitrary platform-specific limitations, but in this case, if your engagement experience on Tumblr is heavily driven by follower interactions on your original posts, it’s probably worth rethinking how you tag your stuff so that iOS users will actually see it. Check out @tagreplacer (link is in their description) for an easy way to swap out censored tags on your blog. Godspeed.

[quiescentgale]

((Idk if this is Dumblr being dumb. But apparently notification system doesn't work. Like notification of you being tagged in certain posts, your Ask being replied to, who's following you recently, or your RP partner reblogging a reply. I got barely anything at all.. and I have to go back to look at the notes and realised... oh it's being replied to. <<;; ))

[dylshoney]

Kk ahhhhh so i just checked on the actual tumblr app it doesnt come up but i use this weird ass app called fastfeed t2 and if u search usernames sayingloveat2am its fucking all there literally im reading it right now this is NOt A drILL I AM NOT CALMNM

i’ve never heard of it but catch me in the app store if there’s a chance im taking it

[bonkbonkgrup]

Using FastFeed to look through my old posts since Tumblr won’t let me access my own archive. This blog was so much better before December.

[manedwoof]

Announcement

Due to being able to use the app FastFeed for Tumblr on my phone, I will no longer be abandoning this account. It will still only be used for posting furry art, though.

Big thanks to @bunnyburrow-pie-fox for telling me about it!\

That being said, just because I will keep queuing things here doesn’t mean that you can’t still follow me on Twitter! @yotewoof

[felixkerrm2m]

With the new changes to the IOS version of Tumblr. Certain content is being blocked from view. The posts are still there if seen on a computer.

A work around for IOS is FastFeed T1. It’s a little outdated but does the job for you to keep supporting your favorite tumblr’s.

Fuck you tumblr! You’ve tried doing this multiple times in the past… yet here you are, trying it again. I give it a few weeks. The tumblr communities you try to ban, are the communities that keeps your doors open. You learnt that lesson last time when mass accounts switched/diversified to other platforms and you lost ad revenue. This new ban is just your Bandaid to the issue by placing the blame on Apple’s App Store terms and conditions.

[thebibliosphere]

So tumblr's new safe mode is shitty, and I went searching for a new ios app and found one that doesn't appear to be implementing safe mode at all, it's called FastFeed T2 and it's free on the ios app store (not available on android, sorry). It also doesn't have ads that I can see and is way more customizable. There's no fast reblog feature, but it's definitely way less shitty. Thought your followers might want an alternative to the official app since the new update is so awful.

Thank you for the rec, I will keep my eyes out for an android version too.

I just got back to my desk to a whole bunch of tags and asks wanting me to reblog petitions and protests for all this bullshit. What a nightmare. 

(This is why us fandom olds tell you that demanding censorship for “harmful” ships is a bad idea because they never actually go after people like the nazis and predators. This is what they did on livejournal back in the day, targeting people who posted LGBTQIA+ stuff in their tags. They even deleted people’s blogs if you were deemed to be using tags considered “inappropriate” by the algorithm so you had rape survivors who tagged their posts for trigger warnings getting deleted because they posted about rape. Mass censorship like this doesn’t work and yet here we are in the year of our Lord 2k17 and lgbtqia+ content is being considered by default nsfw and harmful to children, and yet my selfie just got stolen by a porn blog with full frontal graphic nudity and I’m the one having to file ownership so that tumblr can remove the theft in “1-2 weeks”. Isn’t this just magical.)

[fastfeed]

[Notice] NSFW Tag Search Not Working

From a few days ago(maybe 2017-08-02), NSFW Tag Search feature did not work properly. If your tag search is not refreshed, please turn off 'NSFW Tag Search' at Settings -> Feed/Posting Settings. Safe tag search is working normally.

NSFW Tag Search was a experimental feature and our previous method is blocked. We're trying to find a better workaround. We are hoping to release a patch as soon as possible. BTW, we're in the middle of uncompleted update works, so patch may be delayed slightly (expecting less than 1~2 weeks).

PS. This issue has been resolved at the updated version (v3.3.0, released at 2017-08-12)

PS2. New NSFW tag search will not work on anonymous mode. You should log in to use this feature.

[nerdstrings]

(The legibility of this post is rough so I'm manually adding some infographic-screenshot flare.)

I posted 2,151 times in 2021

44 posts created (2%)

2107 posts reblogged (98%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 47.9 posts.

I added 3,954 tags in 2021

#supernatural - 1286 posts

#fanart - 690 posts

#castiel - 522 posts

#dean winchester - 442 posts

#destiel - 363 posts

#text post - 173 posts

#cas with wings - 145 posts

#random tag - 123 posts

#spn meta - 109 posts

#misha collins - 97 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#cas has to stop him from spending on the ridiculously-expensive olive oil because the normal-expensive kind isn’t that much less better dean

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

“[The theater] is how I escape.”

“So theater’s a distraction; is that what you mean?”

“A distraction is momentary. An escape helps you heal.”

15 notes • Posted 2021-01-05 01:48:26 GMT

#4

I needed to remind myself of a vaccination-related thing but I got confused and excited by past-me’s choice of abbreviation when the reminder popped up

17 notes • Posted 2021-04-19 16:54:31 GMT

#3

Tumblr’s new censorship – what does it affect?

In simplified terms, Tumblr as a company maintains three separate codebases:

iOS Tumblr: The code that runs the Tumblr app on Apple mobile devices (iPhone or iPad).

Android Tumblr: The code that runs the Tumblr app on Android mobile devices (Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, etc.).

Web Tumblr: The code that runs tumblr.com, which is what you get whenever you access it via a browser like Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, etc., regardless of the device you use.

The new censorship of certain tagged content only applies to iOS Tumblr. @wip’s post about this, which is driven by Apple’s policies: https://wip.tumblr.com/post/671184848292118528/an-update-on-the-tumblr-ios-app

Android Tumblr and web Tumblr are NOT censored this way. For example, you can search for and browse the “#mine” tag on both Android Tumblr and web Tumblr. You cannot do the same on iOS Tumblr as of Dec. 21, 2021.

(The inanity of which tags have been censored is beyond the scope of this post.)

If you have an Apple mobile device and want an uncensored Tumblr experience (well, still not uncensored, but at least at parity with other device users’ experiences), you’ll have to disregard the official Tumblr app, and instead access tumblr.com on your device’s browser. Safari is the default browser that comes preinstalled, but you can get other browsers, like Chrome and Firefox, on the App Store. (Browser privacy is beyond the scope of this post.)

(Also beyond the scope of this post is alternative iOS apps you can use to access Tumblr, instead of the official app. But I will tout one that’s been my favorite for years: @fastfeed’s “MultiTab for Tumblr,” which, being in the iOS ecosystem, isn’t immune to the exact same Apple policy bullshit, but for now I can still browse the #mine tag in it, at least.)

Tumblr staff makes it sound like this disparity will be temporary. Given their track record, I do in fact believe that they’re actively working on it, but I don’t have high hopes that this will be resolved in both a swift and satisfactory manner. As someone in corporate marketing who works closely with an IT department that also has issues accurately estimating project timelines, for things much less complicated than a worldwide social media experience, I understand why Tumblr can’t tell us anything more concrete right now. That doesn’t mean it’s not frustrating – particularly given that they won’t tell us what’s been censored. @bannedtags (who I cannot actually tag - coincidence? I think not) is attempting to compile a manually-vetted list, for reference. See this post for a link to the list: https://bannedtags.tumblr.com/post/671586251017797632/a-growing-list-of-banned-tags

If you are someone who regularly posts original content, I recommend looking over that list. I’m usually not an advocate for doing weird shit in order to fit the bounds of arbitrary platform-specific limitations, but in this case, if your engagement experience on Tumblr is heavily driven by follower interactions on your original posts, it’s probably worth rethinking how you tag your stuff so that iOS users will actually see it. Check out @tagreplacer (link is in their description) for an easy way to swap out censored tags on your blog. Godspeed.

112 notes • Posted 2021-12-26 17:09:32 GMT

#2

So the chocolate guy™️ has a Netflix show now (School of Chocolate) and it’s actually amazing because he’s a genuinely kind and thoughtful person?? Like I’m expecting a Buddy from Cake Boss jerk situation, but Amaury (the chocolate guy!! he has a name!) is actually truly interested in his students’ success and purposely phrases his criticism in a supportive, constructive way that aims to build confidence and help overcome the emotional difficulty of a failure. To invoke an ancient meme, the chocolate guy is truly a cinnamon roll too pure for this world.

449 notes • Posted 2021-11-30 02:15:28 GMT

#1

Impressing my dad and his friends with my theory that Star Trek The Motion Picture is the origin of the Borg

1026 notes • Posted 2021-07-09 20:48:05 GMT

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Okay. Two hours and an anxiety attack later, I got lucky and found I'd saved it as an autofill password in a rarely used browser on my old laptop. That..was too close. @insanetwocubes, thanks for the tip, unfortunately I was neither in the web browser nor the native app so I was limited by the options in a third party app at the time. Will remember that for future reference though! This blog is accessed through the FastFeed T2 app for Tumblr, because of its functionality, gesture based navigation, and streamline style - it helps us keep on track. When we open it it takes us right back to where we were - every other app takes us to the dashboard where we're inevitably distracted by things when we meant to write or research! (Also because XKIT for iOS finally actually fully died; long live XKIT!) ...wow we reread that and it reads like a commercial, well done Rani rofl

[linxiaolin]

FastFeed 这款 Tumblr 客户端还不错。

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9 Best Tumblr Apps for Android and iOS (2019)

9 Best Tumblr Apps for Android and iOS (2019)

Tumblr is a blog and a social networking site that you can use to publish multimedia content and other relevant things. The site offers a platform to rediscover your potential by linking your interests with other people.

The website features are easily accessible through its dashboard interface. Anything, from a single image to a particular link, can be posted on Tumblr. Through Tumblr,you can…

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check out an app called FastFeed for Tumblr 2. no ads and a whole bunch of other nice features.

do the omnipresent ads for that fucking Imprisoned Concubines In Forced Pregnancy Sultans Game make anyone else feel like puking