we're testing a new beta version of the Notifications tab!
it has new tabs to help you notice priority notifications, and it uses new grouping logic to reduce noise (e.g. when one person likes a bunch of your posts).
disclaimer: it's a beta, not a final version. send us your feedback! :)

Every time I open an image and close it, the UI does this. It depends on how far down I scroll before opening an image.

Also, it resets the feed to the "top" instead of on the post of the image I expanded, leaving a blank header above that.

One last edit: Unable to repost due to it snapping back to the top of the feed.

I have to say it is a sheer joy to have a 500 character limit on Mastodon, along with being able to edit posts. Could Bluesky do the same?

CAN. WE. PLEASE.

This is CRAZY. Bsky was founded in 2019!!!

See all 400+ #Transportation posts from the art show

Every Saturday the Blue Sky Art Show picks a one-word theme and people post to the hashtag all day. This week was transportation.

how we looking fam
lots more to do, but we're taking our promise to spread The Good Word of the Atmosphere very seriously
all content and design is still WIP, but we hope to have this in beta testers' hands very soon
as I've mentioned before, we're starting small with only a handful of lexicons
but the architecture we're currently building on will eventually allow for more rapid adoption of additional lexicons, so we'll expand as soon as we feasibly can 🙏
also, yes, enhanced link cards like we've got for Standard Site compatible websites are also enabled by this foundational work, we hope to work on those soon as well
also also, the Activity tab will be a feed of Atmosphere activity from the people you follow, but we're not ready to show that just yet 😅

bsky post: https://bsky.app/profile/esb.lol/post/3mykmj6n3222b

Best way to convince a friend to join Bluesky?

Let them see it first. bskycheck.com now shows Bluesky's trending topics: click one, read the posts and the replies, no account needed. If they like it, signing up is one click away 😉

Feedback and requests welcome

I'm looking for a way to have my Following timeline automatically scroll to the very top and show the newest posts as they happen, without me having to manually refresh or tap a "New Posts" pop-up.
Does the official app have a setting for this that I'm missing? If not, are there any third-party clients (like Skeets, Graysky, etc.) or browser extensions that support this "live stream" timeline behavior?

Have been getting a lot of them recently. Is this normal for other artists? Should I just ignore them or something?

Also new in today’s v1.136 update: iPad support!
One of our most-requested features is finally here in beta.
Try out the Bluesky app on your iPad, and if you see anything off, let us know under Settings > Beta features.

Dear Bluesky users,

Bluesky has updated to Version 1.136.

In this new version, you can add links that redirects to your Patreon, Ko-Fi, web or newsletter, and more. Learn more details here: https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-22-2026-introducing-profile-links

Also, the support for iPad will now become available: https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3myi3k45jh22z

It's game changing! Happy posting on Bluesky, everyone!

v1.136 is live!
Introducing: Profile links
We want independent writers, artists, developers, and creators to be able to build and fund sustainable projects on Bluesky.
Help your followers know how to support you by adding buttons for Patreon, Ko-fi, your newsletter or website, and more

Bsky post: https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3myi2ihquwk26

The app used an obscene amount of data this month. I wasn't monitoring it until today though. Does this data usage make sense for how long I use it? I do recognize that I use it much longer than the average user.

I tried searching this sub for "data usage" and saw people that called themselves regular users say it takes up like 6GB a month.

Is it because I mostly follow artists? With all those images?

It seems that more and more posts on Bluesky are images of text. I’m guessing one reason people do this is so they can use annoying fonts and text effects, but sometimes the text in the images matches the default Bluesky style. Why are people using images instead of just posting?

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I started an art account and while I haven't been hit by the moderation team, I'm concerned. I'm being told to hit up other art accounts, like and repost and engage in the comments. How often should I do this daily and stop basically?

Like I said, not considered spam yet but I'm so worried since I'm liking random art accounts and leaving comments during boring parts of my work shift to look engaging. I don't want to be too unsocial but I don't want to come off like an annoying bot.

What's considered bot behavior? I'm hyper focusing on my new art account but I don't want to shoot myself in the foot, y'know?

I'd post a picture but I don't think I can. I'm still in the 20-30 range of followers and I'm friending artists that I can find.

As a fun weekend project, I set up an automated 24/7 stream that fetches real-time trending topics directly from the Bluesky API and displays them as a continuous live news ticker.

It works with

Backend: A custom Python script running on a dedicated Linux box.
Data: SQLite for deduplication + fetching live Bluesky trend data via API.
Visuals: Overlayed on The Phantom of the Opera (1925) for a chill, public-domain background aesthetic (for now)

If you want a silent, passive news ticker running on a second monitor while you work, feel free to drop in and check it out!

https://www.twitch.tv/nottombrady1

Would love any feedback or feature ideas for the script!

There's too many fascistic liberals that block you for the slightest infraction against the liberal hive mind.

Bsky post: https://bsky.app/profile/safety.bsky.app/post/3myaysousrs2o

If you want to be one of the first people to use Profile Links launching...very soon... please reply below!

I was wondering if there were any updates on bluesky adding private accounts as a feature? I know it was mentioned in their 2025 roadmap but 2026 is nearly over and I haven't heard any mention of it

W Social says users must verify themselves before they can post, yet most of the top 25 posters have no verification records and between them have created over 250,000 posts.