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 "omg u still use twitter"
yes.

after over a year of using amethyst (my go-to nostr app for reasons), it still does not consistently work/load in the feed

i have been troubleshooting again and again since this morning to post this; and i can imagine it being as frustrating for the devs, but i have little motivation left to report this bug over and over

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 could also not interact with the feed that did load in or post anything to it

fdroid version apk
vpn on
android huawei, software up to date

i tried open closing reopening etc, clearing cache, changing vpn to different one within the same country - various times throughout morning.. only randomly worked again just now
https://v.nostr.build/eOqG.mp4 
 @Vitor Pamplona only after the app finishes processing all giftwraps that it starts loading everything else 
 if this is the cause, then respect for determining it so quick 
 The discovery tab is the last to load. So that could be it. Or if you are using relays that limit in the amount of subscriptions or filters, they will cut the discovery tab requests :( 

You can also try moving the app to the background and back to the front again. That forces the restart all connections with relays. If this restart fixes it, let me know. 
 how long do u recommend me leaving it running in the background the next time this happens ser? I'll try to remember it  
 I think that’s alright for nostr at the moment.
Loads of bugs and I can’t remain engaged either and finding it okay without being in Twitter either. It gives me time to touch grass. 
 i have been pretty persistent with problems and choosing clients that seem to function best - coracle and primal are my go-tos and i don't use mobile at all, and anyhow, because i'm building nostr stuff i use it even sometimes just to talk about my work and test my relay

but i think overall the standard of reliability of clients and relays is still in the early beta phase... still so many wonky, quirky things, insecure, buggy clients and relays...

i personally tried to use amethyst on my motorola G51 running android 12 and my last attempt it was rejecting my valid nsec - so then i installed plebstr and then after that again decided that using it on mobile was not a good idea

and i quit using social media altogether 3 months ago, it was almost a whole month before i came back to nostr after about a month on it last year

you will not regret to stop posting, or even just reading that trash on Xitter and the rest, once you get used to it

i follow some news sites that are generally decent but that's it for my contact with the media... it's just not good for your mental health 
 yess, i hear ya

but the app is meant to work as a social media app and it is good to stay realistic (the majority of people, especially younger gens, are not on desktop as a user)  
 PWAs hit more targets... PWAs can't be censored by walled gardens 
 yes it's beautiful fr

were just used to apps somehow, hope it will chance.. 

it's weird, bc it does take less effort to go to a site thsn to install an app
 
 the web engine is slower than the native apps, especially on iOS

i prefer apps in all cases tbh but the walled gardens and the lack of decent cross platform GUIs make it a lot more difficult to maintain an app 
 I think the software is running better so far. If you can't send a message properly it may be the repeater(relay). 
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The web version of the app is actually very good.
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 amethyst has a webversion? didnt know

i am not a fan of using webversions on mobiles, it feels weird lol 
 (nostr:nevent1 does not display here beteeen brackets btw) 
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 so i missed that u meant nostr webclients. in general