Bluesky@bsky.appposted: This update is rolling out on mobile now! If you don’t see the new video feed, try restarting your app once or twice to let the latest changes take effect.
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: We’re also excited to see that the @atproto.com community is creating video-only apps as well! You can follow along with their progress here:
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: With custom feeds, you can customize your Bluesky experience. The ability to swipe vertically between videos is specific to video custom feeds.
Standard custom feeds and posts that contain video don’t automatically enter you into a video timeline.
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: Independent no-code tools for building custom feeds like @graze.social and @skyfeed.app are already working on adding support for video feeds.
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: 📢 Bluesky 1.96.5 rolling out now
A couple of quick updates for everybody! Have a great weekend!
• On desktop web, clicking your profile pic now opens a quick account switcher
• You can now report a DM conversation without opening it
• Improvements to gestures on Android
On mobile, you'll also notice the Discover feed now shows "Trending" at the top!
Screenshot below, with bonus puppy content from TashasEv.
(You can disable this by pressing the X button at the end of the Trends, or in your Settings.)A screenshot of the mobile version of Bluesky. The "Discover" feed is active, and at the top there is a "Trending" section. It shows "New Orleans Attack", "Meghan Markle", and "Meta Leadership"
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: 📢 1.96.3 rolling out with some small features and fixes
• Enabled landscape orientation when viewing an image
• Crashfix for android video
• Fixed mute words in trending
• Updated localizations
• Added Greek translation
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: What a year! Bluesky opened its doors just last February. Since then, we opened federation, launched video, rolled out trending topics, and a whole lot more.
Happy New Year, and here’s to a great year ahead! 🎉
2024 In Review - Bluesky(bsky.social) It’s been a big year for Bluesky! Let's take a look back at everything that’s happened in the past year.
🎅 This is v1 and we will be iterating with your feedback
🧑🎄 You can disable it with the X button or in Settings
🎄 Your mute words transfer to Trending!
🎁 English only for now, while we test itTo find Trending Topics, click the magnifying glass icon on the bottom bar of your app or the right sidebar on desktop.
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: Merry Christmas from us to you 🎄🎁💙 We launched Trending Topics today, and you can find it by tapping the search icon on the bottom bar of the app or the right sidebar on desktop.Screenshot of trending topics launched on Christmas 2025. Topics trending include: Virat Kohli, Red Panda, Porzingis, Post Malone, Beyoncé, Gavin and Stacey Finale, Sixers, A Complete Unknown, King Henry, Joel Embiid, Pentatonix
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: 📢 1.96 is rolling out now (4/6)
You can now quickly change how replies are shown to you — with the settings button in post threads.*A screenshot of a post by Bluesky. On the top right, a “settings” button has been pressed and a menu is showing. The menu items include:*
*Show replies as Linear or Threaded*
*Reply sorting: hot, oldest, newest, most-liked, and random*
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: 📢 1.96 is rolling out now (2/6)
The Notifications screen now has a tab called “Mentions,” so you can more easily keep up with your replies and conversations.The Notifications page now has a Mentions tab.
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: 📢 App Version 1.96 is rolling out now (1/6)
In this release: a notifications Mentions tab, reserving your default username when you verify your account with a domain, and other improvements!Bluesky 1.96. Improvements: New "Mentions" tab in notifications. Usernames on .bsky.social are now reserved when you switch to your own domain. New button to change reply ordering and visual style in threads. Visual improvements to the app. New translations: Nepali, Khmer, and Romanian.
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
Quoted post from Altmetric@altmetric.com: There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky
Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03784-6
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: 📢 1.95 is rolling out now (3/6)
Bluesky receives numerous contributions from the community with every release. Thank you so much to our contributors, especially our many translators who help keep the application accessible to non-english speakers!
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: 📢 1.95 is rolling out now (2/6)
With this release, you can now display replies by “hotness,” which weights liked replies that are more recent more heavily.In the Settings screen, select “Content and media”Next, select “Thread preferences”You can still sort replies by recency, popularity, and randomly (“poster’s roulette”).
Bluesky@bsky.appposted: 📢 App Version 1.95 is rolling out now (1/6)
Lots of bugfixes and performance improvements in this one!Bluesky 1.95. Improvements: New reply sorting option: "hotness." Improved localizations. Smoother feed scrolling. You can now swipe away informational "toasts". Fixes: Camera photos no longer get stretched. Newlines no longer get dropped on copypaste. Lots of other bug fixes and performance improvements.
