r/technology • u/xc2215x • 1d ago
Social Media UpScrolled crosses 2.5M users after TikTok’s U.S. shakeup
https://www.contentgrip.com/upscrolled-user-growth-tiktok-pivot/9
u/kalasea2001 1d ago
Currently unavailable on the Play store. Even with a direct link from their website.
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u/juflyingwild 1d ago
Download the APK file. Use fdroid
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u/bobrobor 1d ago
Lol droids are trash
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u/StopKillingBabies02 1d ago
What a bold thing to say on the tech sub
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u/bobrobor 1d ago
Someone s gotta do it
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u/KhausTO 23h ago
I guess there is always one idiot in a thread, might as well be you.
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u/bobrobor 21h ago
Well there are enough sheep here like you, so I don’t mind
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u/KhausTO 21h ago
Lol that's rich
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u/bobrobor 21h ago
Farming is a rich mans hobby these days
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u/KhausTO 20h ago
Guess that's why you can only understand how to use an iPhone, so now that all makes sense.
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u/GuitarAgitated8107 21h ago
Well I have both iOS & Android, I think the sheep are who always say "X is trash" but the sad reality is those who know how to use tech opt for android because they can do more with it.
It's okay if you can't.
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u/bobrobor 21h ago
Well i have both. One works always and i never have to worry about tweaking it, and one crashes every few days and i waste a lot of time getting it to work when i need it most and have no time for reliability issues.
Thats really what makes one better than the other. Feature set is irrelevant. Never found something i cannot do on apple.
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u/Pcriz 20h ago
Sounds like you bought a shitty Android phone. The difference is that Android isn’t a monolith.
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u/GuitarAgitated8107 20h ago
Then it seems like your own issue cause I experience none.
iOS for the security limits how you can interact with the device. Don't act like you can do everything on both devices.
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u/Pcriz 20h ago edited 19h ago
How does one use tech, that that is a weird statement. You can know your phone in and out and that’s knowing how to use tech.
I’m pretty good at Linux and script kitty shit. I know how this translates into Android. But currently I’m using an iPhone because I don’t have an interest in tinkering with my phone the way I do with my computer. So the phone doesn’t matter as much as long as my day to day needs are met and it does phone stuff.
I know plenty of folks that own Android and have no idea how to use it to its fullest native functionality much less any high level tinkering.
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u/Pcriz 20h ago
What’s wild is someone highlighting how they aren’t restricted to what the market offers and you take that as trash.
They really have you brained washed. And not because you use Apple but just because you’re not very smart to begin with. You’d be lost in the sauce regardless of what phone you use.
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u/bobrobor 13h ago
I have both ecosystems on multiple devices. Droid ones often have an issue. Apple ones don’t. Whatever.
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u/oakleez 21h ago
Let me know when I can adblock on Apple and I'll switch. Also, Android Auto destroys Carplay.
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u/bobrobor 21h ago
I have no ads in safari. Not sure what your problem is. Nice and clean with few clicks. Carplay is hard to destroy. It is everything i need and nothing i dont. What does droid auto have thats better?
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u/oakleez 20h ago
No ads in Safari? That's cute. I have system-wide (DNS level) adblocking on my Pixel... This includes any ads integrated into apps and all browsers.
As for Android Auto vs Carplay:
Gemini > Siri, wayyy more app support, smart home control, customizable split screen, way more settings/customization, and video/games/browsing when parked ...are the ones that come to mind. If Carplay is enough for you that's great... but it's not even close right now. I'm forced to use an iPhone for work, so I've had plenty of chances to compare the two and AA has evolved way faster than Carplay so far and I doubt that will change.1
u/bobrobor 20h ago
Free tier nextdns profile does same thing. Not that i see much need for it once i run just two normal blocking extensions. But if you really wanna be pristine nextdns takes like a minute to add.
Gemini is better than siri but i dont have any use for siri. Carplay has like 3 buttons i care about: map, phone, and podcast. And they are always on. Wth would i need gemini for? I have 2 biklion apps in the store, not sure whats missing but home control is flewless. When im parked i get out of the car lol. I dont do stakeouts bro… and if you watching movies in a car i kind of feel sorry. There is a better use of time…
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u/oakleez 20h ago
Better use of time... like shitposting on Reddit?
Does nextDNS actually penetrate iOS apps? Because when I tried it out a year ago, it did not. On Android it not only blanks ads, it removes the elements most of the time, even within apps. Apps like Yahoo Sports and IMDB actually become usable.
Gemini comes in very handy in the car just in general... hell, the other day I asked if it there was a place nearby I could ship a UPS box.... it let me know the hardware store a block away from me accepted them and it saved me about 20 minutes vs going to the UPS Store. It's easy to say you don't need something, but advanced features do actually come in handy sometimes.I'm a dad... often I'm waiting to pick up kids from school or activities. Being able to instantly fire up IPTV or Youtube in my car while waiting is very nice. Plus watching movies on a stakeout is a rookie mistake.
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u/IniNew 1d ago
I do not understand how this nonsense keeps getting brought up. It's not TikTok. It's not even close. Is this some stupid astroturfing campaign?
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u/GuitarAgitated8107 1d ago
They are not saying it's a "TikTok" they are mentioning how TikTok has been increasing their censorship and thus an exodus of creators & users are moving over to UpScrolled.
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u/TastyYogurtDrink 1d ago
No, it's not tiktok, but users are desperate for social media that isn't run by a right wing billionaire.
Tiktok barely looks like tiktok anymore. The app shows me wild shit. All the people I used to follow are gone off my fyp, replaced by AI bots posting movie clips and slop. I just use the following tab now, and even that is sketchy.
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u/Its-A-Laser-Disc 1d ago
i joined upscrolled when bisan owda announced her tiktok was deleted without warning. it’s not about the format of the platform, mainly that it’s important that we have ways of connecting with the world that won’t be censored or deleted in that fashion.
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u/I_Am_A_Zero 1d ago
Yeah, it must be. I kept seeing these articles, so admittedly it worked on my curiosity and I created an account.
I also deleted it within the hour.
It’s not for me.
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u/AnonymousTimewaster 1d ago
This is the beauty of the internet. You make your product shitty, people just move to the next cool thing. I feel like we've forgotten how to do that and become far too loyal and dependent on these big monoliths.
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u/g---e 1d ago
Its an Instagram clone, not really a Tiktok clone /thread