I searched for and found a community on another instance, but I don’t see any options to subscribe… could someone ELI5? I must be missing something obvious.

I’m using Firefox via Android if that makes a difference?

Matt
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Normally in the sidebar section of the community

jecxjo
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Go to Communities then search and type in the full name e.g. !asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Click search and wait a moment

To know the name look at the front page for the community and its name will be under the display name (will start with a bang)

ds12
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Assuming you’re viewing on mobile, at the top of the page, there should be a Sidebar button. Click that and it will expand the sidebar. There should now be a Subscribe button for you to subscribe to the community.

Note that the URL should look something like <local instance url>/c/<remote channel>@<remote instance hostname>. For example, my local instance is Beehaw too and I’m trying to view AskLemmy on lemmy.ml, so it should be something like beehaw.org/c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

HSL
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This is more of a support question and belongs in !lemmy_support@lemmy.ml

Interact with it, such as a vote. The option will then appear.

@Ramaniscence@lemmy.world
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You can subscribe to another community by visiting {yourinstance.com}/c/{communityname}@{otherinstance.com}

For example: https://beehaw.org/c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using an URL instead of its name, which doesn’t work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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