Home #
When you log into an account by default the first timeline displayed is the Home feed, which is updated with your posts and posts of accounts you follow. The feed name at top is a menu that allows you to switch to another feed or related list.
Public #
The public timelines are those available to everyone (although in some cases the instance makes them available only to logged-in users).
Local #
The local timeline lists posts originating on this instance.
Global #
The global (sometimes called federated) timeline includes local posts and those originating elsewhere but available on this instance.
Bubble #
Akkoma has a Bubble timeline with posts from local and associated instances.
My #
The My submenu includes timelines for your favorited and bookmarked posts, the posts you’ve posted (not including boosts), and your profile feed as seen by others (including boosts). The Direct (mentions only) timeline is available on Mitra, Pleroma, and Akkoma.
Bookmarks #
Favorites #
Direct #
Profile #
Posts #
Lists #
List feeds are available in the List submenu, along with a list manager that allows you to create new lists. You can add accounts to lists after you follow them on their profiles. Some platforms allow “exclusive” lists that unclutter home feeds.
Followed Accounts #
From the feed menu, you can select the feed from a followed account or bring up the followed accounts manager, where you can followers and followees. To unfollow an account, tap on it to bring up the account profile and then tap on the unfollow button.
Followed Tags #
You can also select feeds from your followed hashtags, and manage your set of followed tags.
Discover #
Also in the same menu are discovery options, including trending accounts/posts/tags, account directories, and suggested accounts to follow.
Search #
Search will return some combination of accounts, posts, and hashtags (depending on the platform). On some platforms, tag statistics are available in the context menu (long press on a tag).
Instances #
The Instances menu option allows you to browse and log into instances just as when you first started the app. When you log into more than one session, you can switch among sessions with the menu on the left.
Announcements #
If your instance admin has made any announcements or notifications, they will be available in the timeline menu. You can react (or unreact) to announcements by tapping on an emoji.
Notifications #
If your instance admin has made any announcements or notifications, they will be available in the timeline menu. You can react (or unreact) to announcements by tapping on an emoji.
On platforms that support notification types, notifications are split into categories, otherwise a merged view is available.
Post #
The compose post option is at the bottom of the timeline menu. Since Mastodon changed their post visibility labels (“Quiet public?”), I made up my own. In addition, Fedicat supports mutuals only (accounts you follow and who follow you) post visibility on GotoSocial, and local only (distribution limited to this instance) on GotoSocial and Hometown (Glitch supports this in their web UI but not in their API).
