...and this is done! Your Mastodon clients should pick up the new Social.coop character limit of 1000; this might require a reload, and you might see 500 momentarily when you start composing a post prior to it updating to 1000, but it is our understanding that this should work for everyone no matter the client you use from this moment on.

This fulfills the community intention originally expressed in the 2024 Loomio vote: https://www.loomio.com/d/C4HKmTOa/proposal-to-revisit-extending-the-character-limit-for-posts/.

This took some time due to competing priorities and us wanting to test the solution thoroughly before trying it in our production instance. Thank you for your patience!

@flancian Mobile app interface for creating a new post with a dark theme. At the top, the header displays “New post” with a close (X) button on the left and a send arrow on the right. Below, a rounded button reads “Public, anyone can quote,” followed by an avatar (yellow duck with a rainbow on a green background) and the text “In #Flancia we'll meet [@]flancian[@]social.coop.” Underneath, the input prompt says “Type or paste what's on your mind.” The bottom section shows a keyboard with QWERTY keys, a “500” character limit, and icons (image, charts, emoji, warning, globe) above the keyboard; the keyboard also features “EN · DE · ES” language options.

Mobile app screen showing a post composition interface with a text input field, keyboard, and various action buttons. At the top, the status bar displays time "01:11" and icons for notifications, battery, and connectivity. The text input field shows the placeholder text "What's happening?". Below it is a QWERTY keyboard with a "TOOT!" button on the right, and icons for attaching files, adding emojis, and other actions. In the top right corner, there's a user profile icon of a yellow duck with a rainbow, and an "EN" language selector. The keyboard includes a "GIF" button, a microphone icon for voice input, and a language selection bar at the bottom showing "EN · DE · ES".

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