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Mastodon’s QR feature lets users quickly share any profile by tapping a QR icon next to the username in the Android app.

This generates a unique QR code that others can scan to instantly open the profile in their app or browser, making it much easier to connect-especially at events or in noisy environments.

Would a similar feature benefit Lemmy?


https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/28/24086164/mastodon-is-making-it-a-lot-easier-to-share-your-profile

https://bgr.com/tech/x-adds-live-video-on-spaces-while-mastodon-adds-qr-codes-for-sharing-your-profile/

https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/28/mastodon-users-can-now-share-their-profile-via-qr-code-on-android/

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/02/mastodon-for-android-update/

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[–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 hours ago

Or just copy the link to your profile page and feed it into your favourite QR code generator?

[–] rbn@sopuli.xyz 68 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

From my perspective Lemmy by far isn't as user-centric as Mastodon. In Mastodon you mainly follow people whereas in Lemmy you subscribe to communities.

And this is the reason why I use lemmy and not mastodon.

[–] ByteMe@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I just wrote almost the same comment with you xd

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

I up-voted your comment as well. ❀️

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 21 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Serious question: Do people share their lemmy account with others irl?
Not even my closest friends and family know my username let alone random strangers. And I intend to keep it that way.

[–] B0rax@feddit.org 2 points 8 hours ago

Well there once was a guy who wanted to know my Lemmy name, but only because I didn’t have a mastodon account

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 8 points 13 hours ago

Absolutely not. It's the perfect, anonymous, community engagement that's so great here.

[–] rbn@sopuli.xyz 5 points 13 hours ago

I never did, but I also don't know any other Lemmy user in person, so I guess it's pretty pointless to share my profile.

[–] ByteMe@lemmy.world 30 points 15 hours ago

I can't see any reason why. Profiles on lemmy are not that important, you don't have to follow anyone, communities are the center of everything.

[–] JayGray91@piefed.social 16 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

To add to what have been said, instead of QR code for users, have it for communities instead. That's what Lemmy/threadiverse is more built around.

[–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 hours ago

Yeah, it's like the other commenters all identified that Lemmy is based on communities not users, but stopped JUST SHORT of coming to the right conclusion. Community QR codes!

[–] Nyticus@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

Agreed. It's a good question so glad they brought it up, but it's not a good fit for Lemmy.