Diaspora/Website

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Using the mobile interface

<strong>Note:</strong> if you are using a handheld device, you will be viewing the diaspora* interface designed for smaller screens. %{mobile_link} for a guide to the mobile interface.

<strong>Note:</strong> if you are using a laptop or desktop computer, you will be viewing the diaspora* interface designed for larger screens. %{desktop_link} for a guide to the desktop interface.

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Tapping the “drawer” icon (three horizontal lines) opens the navigation menu, which contains:

your pod’s name, which takes you back to the stream page;

an asterisk icon, which takes you back to the stream page;

links to your <strong>Stream</strong> and <strong>My activity</strong> pages;

an icon to create a new post;

an icon to open the “drawer” containing further options.

links to your <strong>My activity</strong>, <strong>@Mentions</strong>, <strong>My aspects</strong> and <strong>#Followed tags</strong> streams (see below);

a personal drop-down menu with:

a link to your profile page (see below);

a link to a help section;

a link to toggle between mobile and desktop interfaces;

a log out button.

If you’re viewing diaspora* on a handheld device, the interface will look quite different, because you’ll be using diaspora*’s mobile version. The header bar is simplified, as in the first image below. Click the “drawer” icon (three horizontal lines) to open the navigation menu. Click your name in this menu to open your user menu. All the options are available, but they’re in different places.

Beneath the header is the main content stream.

The “stream” is your home page in diaspora*. It aggregates all the posts available to you. That is: