2026 is the year Bluesky and the Atmosphere really come alive

here's what's next

bsky.social/about/blog/01-26-2026-whats-next-at-bluesky

January 26, 2026 - 21:07 UTC

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Cool! ๐Ÿ˜Š

But did you actually ever consider THIS feature... ?

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bsky.app/profile/rechtsfreierraum.bsky.social/post/3md4mwacdxc2c
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I'd like to be able to attach images to DM's ๐Ÿ™‚
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How about just, the app maintains your position on a refresh. That is a basic fundamental, especially in the official app.
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Great direction for Bluesky, and such a good post alex.
This is how you do comms!
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I don't want local stuff. I'm not interested in the news, events, people etc. in the country I'm currently living in. I already see ALL of them on local TV, news & outside. I'm going online to see the REST OF THE WORLD. Discover & learn about different cultures & meet different people. Thank you.
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One thing I've love to see is the ability to remove followers. I get random people follow just to try and grow themselves, hoping I'll follow back, but they have nothing I'm interested in. I want to be able to curate that space, too
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*I'd love to see

Also yeah, Edit button :P
Make the edit button expire after 30 seconds or so after a comment is posted, to help mitigate against fraudulent editing
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Stop using Amazon Web Services.
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Fuck your ALT text AI shit.

It cant even fucking read. GIF says "doch" AI says dock. A truck? tractor.
Pay someone, fuck, pay me, to make proper and AUTOMATIC alt texts to gifs.

AI IS WORTHLESS. a shit wrong description is worse than
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Hey guys... this team of gaza scammers is following you. Can we get them removed? They are bugging me constantly. I report them and another similar name comes up. Thanks!

Mahmoood's Family @dmahmoudsfa.myatproto.social
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We need DM groups

Also, retaliatory list making should stop being a Bluesky staple. If I block someone, they shouldn't get to put me on a random list, because they're mad about it.
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It would be a great progress if #Bluesky would notice that the world is bigger than the crazy USA.
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With due respect to US posters, I agreeโ€ฆ but itโ€™s kind of up to non-US folk to sign up and post, isnโ€™t it?
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still need "turn off reposts" option
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A million times, please ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ
@alexbenzer.com
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Wen creator monentisation?
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The minute I can multistream on here, I will give you my money ๐Ÿ’ธ
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I'd like a private "flag" option for posters I don't want to block or hide, but want to remember for whatever reason. I would use it to know in the future that they aren't worth engaging with. It wouldn't affect anyone else, or disrupt the flow of threads. Only I would know I've flagged them.
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Honestly this app sucks, hard to use, navigate and very few pluses. I stop in every couple months, h8t F.B. but this sucks.
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Oh shiiiit, nice!
Any chance of an official protocol roadmap like from previous years?
docs.bsky.app/blog/2025-protocol-roadmap-spring
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+1 would love an updated protocol roadmap

although FYI there was a protocol check-in published more recently :)

docs.bsky.app/blog/protocol-checkin-fall-2025
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Your doing a great job. So grateful to have found a site to discuss politics other than the toxic swill that is FB. Deleting my account on there was the easiest decision in the world. Kudos to you all.
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Will it include getting rid of the CEO who buddies up with people committing genocide?
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People have been requesting locked accounts or "circles" of accounts that can see otherwise invisible posts, the ability to remove followers, etc for over a year. Please consider giving us updates on these
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bsky.app/profile/pfrazee.com/post/3mckqnissw22s
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Ability to remove followers would be nice
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Lack of sports teams official accounts is a killer as is lack of gaming accounts
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Private profile is a need.
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up!!!
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Main things I'd like >

> Edit button (obv)
> Bluesky app polished up > display photos as a carousel. Looks better.
> Allow users to choose the DM service of their choice. DMs on Bsky are meh. Make it so when you click the DM button, it points to your messaging provider of choice, like @signal.org
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Less hassle for Bsky having to moderate DMs etc & also drives growth/relationships with other big tech orgs, like @signal.org & @bsky.app ๐Ÿค
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An app not in React Native would be welcome. It's slow.
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I wish you'd add a translate button. I like this site, but I miss the international side of twitter where I could follow non-english speaking accounts and still understand (or likewise be understood by english speakers).
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Since we are talking about product updates. I think a second look at Videos is key now that TikTok has fallen, perhaps longer videos. But also, theres is this idea for longer characters on posts - github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/issues/2551 href="/search?t=posts&q=issuecomment-3102836086">#issuecomment-3102836086
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I hope this happens for 2026 ๐Ÿคž
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I hope not... I like micro blogging, not walls of text.
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Whereโ€™s the native iPad app?
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Could you make it easier please to find the original post that someone you follow is commenting on. It's a bit convoluted at present. Love Bluesky!
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Is there ever going to be an Edit button?
Apart from all else, this is an accessibility issue, e.g. for people with dyslexia, reduced eyesight, arthritis, hand injuries, connective tissue or neurological illness, etc. Being a friendly place means being an inclusive place. Please give it a thought.
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All these sound great

โ“Given the inevitable corruption of TikTok, any chance of bsky taking on a TT-type format option?

Mind, I donโ€™t even USE TTโ€ฆbut know its reach and hope BSky/Atmosphere can position to provide an alternative
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have a look at @skylight.social :)
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Ah yes, the one thing we're missing here. Tiktok's doomscrolling dopamine format...
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Hope you make the media tab more like a legit gallery so artists can better show off their work in one place. The sometimes endless media tab scrolling we have now just feels like work to navigate, especially if you want to find older pictures.
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Oh, yes, also, the ability to select what shows up in the tab. or to have multiple media tabs. artists should be able to shitpost like the rest while still being able to have their work seen.
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You might like @flashes.blue for that - iOS is available, Android is in beta testing.
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Honestly my top ask is a way to edit a post if itโ€™s wrong. And it say edited next to it so you know it has been edited. Annoying to have to delete and repost the same thing. Also increase the character count please.
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Nice ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป keep it up
็ฌฌไธƒ
Year of the Fire Horse ๐ŸŽ
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What's next? More censorship โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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Is it possible to open your feed at your last read post, or somewhere similar, along the lines of 'the app formerly known as Twitter'?
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Be nice if you could fix the UI to show only posts in my selected language
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Small note: Bluecast is also working seamlessly with Live Now, taking the page from Streamplace's book.
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Would be wonderful to have

POLLS & AN EDIT BUTTON.
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A feature i dont see get brought up often is removing followers. Feel like this is pretty basic but long overdue. Especially when things get bloated.
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up!!!!
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When can the GIF be sent and received in another way ??
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Are y'all just gonna keep being weirdly shitty mods?
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Edit button!!!!!!

Wait. What? Oh. Bleh.
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I wanr to abuse the hell out of it.
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I want to abuse the hellmourodjir.
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Edit button

Until that happens the other news is meh
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Why can't my posts come thro here?
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Waffles.
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โ€œHidden postsโ€ are a total failure in detecting what is relevant. Get rid of it. I wonder is op see the post before being swept away.
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I wonder who's the next integration ๐Ÿ‘€
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๐Ÿฆ  ๐Ÿ‘€
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Bluesky and the atmosphere really come alive ๐Ÿ’”
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Please, please, please give us a way to return to and edit posts when we see we left out a word or made a typo we didn't notice until after we hit the button to post. Please!
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An edit button for comments I hope!!!
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I hope to see it.
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If "Bluesky the official app for sports," what can we do to get more Formula 1 content on Bluesky?
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Please at least have the option to pick up where I left off chronologically instead of always forcing me to start with the most recent post every time I open the app.
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Please fix video encoding limitations, it's severely limiting for animators and gameplay.

github.com/bluesky-social/social-app/issues/8356
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#BanSingal #FreeLink
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People is asking for locks, and you gave them fireworks...
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Please let me read posts in inverse-chronological order, i.e., from my last read post to the present. That's all I really need :)
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@boostblue.bsky.social, @skeetsapp.com, and @skywalker.thereforeiam.eu (and others, Iโ€™m sure) all have this feature
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EDIT BUTTON, or just stfu. Come on man, we all make typos
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suggestions:

top of the list is an Edit Button, forums have had them for decades, and every other SM site and app have it as a basic feature

reporting and banning of genAi images and videos.

global setting to hide posts you can't reply to.

in place translation instead of an outside link
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More:

Ability to follow hashtags the same way you can users

Ability to disable reposts, including when viewing an account's main feed

Ability to either curate what ends up in your media tab, or at least the ability to create a separate, custom media tab that only includes media you select.
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Excited to see it mature. Practical tip: use custom feeds + Lists to cut noise, and note that federation can mean different moderation rules across serversโ€”check policies before moving your handle.
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Absolutely
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Edit post function, and remove the character limits, so I can post complete thoughts without having to speak in broken English.

Get some moderators for feeds. I'm tired of seeing sports posts in WorldNews, and I'm tired of seeing fetish / porn in the Video Games feed. 3/4 of my blocks are this.
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And another thing.

PC version - in Notifications, I want to be able to click a link in the notification to "See Thread". I made a post, someone replied to it, and all I see currently is their reply, and a lot of times I don't remember what I posted, so I have to manually scroll down THEIR feed.
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Two other things.

1) Fix your moderation parser. SPACES MATTER. I need to be able to block *exact* strings.

2) I need the ability to block articles from specific websites. If someone posts a link to said website, I don't want that post coming up in any of my feeds. Those posts waste my time.
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And no, I don't want to shut off sexual content globally. I'm just sick of seeing it instead in the Video Games feed. If I want porn, I can get it anywhere else. It's difficult to get the best video game news from legacy media these days, as they're almost all corporate shills.
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@dennycarter.bsky.social It's now officially official: "We've heard people calling Bluesky the official app for sports."
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How do you turn off the filter for adult content?
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I like the idea of the going live ring around the profile pic! Will it get to a point where that will be automatic when I go live on Twitch, or will it be limited to manual updates only? I'm just getting back into streaming and I'd love to set and forget that feature
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Please add a softblock function with the ability to get removed from lists (at least public ones, if private lists should become a thing!) owned by that person.

Many people are misusing lists to insult, or miscategorize people as racist and otherwise. Larger lists are used to shift discourse.
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www.celticmusicradio.net/danny-kyle-open-stage-day-11-celtic-connections-january-28-2026/
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How about kicking the regime off this platform. Why the hell is the fucking WH allowed to use this platform to spew their lies?
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@bsky.app really miss the hotkeys that old twitter had -- quick access to lists, home, likes, etc.. Also, a better search, filters to search, even it just accounts you follow, or in a given list/feed
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Could we please have a better DM version? I wish to send pictures and short videos please! ๐Ÿฅบ
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Please let us turn off reposts per account ๐Ÿ‘
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Hopefully endless "improvements" and new features WILL NOT be arriving.

One of the biggest annoyances is software, systems, ecosystems that just try and continually pile on new "innovations" rather than just being.
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Good to know drafts are on the way, and topic tags could be interesting. But thereโ€™s only one thing I really miss from Twitter, and Iโ€™d literally pay for this:
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Still no group chats, media in dms, and an edit buttonโ€ฆ?
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Would love your feedback on what we put out yesterday:
bsky.app/profile/xmtp.bsky.social/post/3mejvtunmcd2l
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I think it would be better to add something like standard.site integration and mostly discourage the usage of large threads. I know many people are just used to those now but I really feel like they're an active step-down from regular blog posts in basically every way
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Aside from that, it's really cool that you're planning on actively growing the ecosystem as a whole. It's really the right time to start playing things a bit less safe and I'm looking forward to seeing more shoutouts to other AT apps in the future
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They'll introduce drafts and I'll still just delete, amend, repost. These geniuses are wasted on me.
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pls add that when you block a account you disapear from their lists - There are so many idiots who put you on them and false accuses you with that
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Absolutely fucking not.

The lists are needed to protect minorities. If a Nazi/troll could just block you to get himself removed from a blocklist, you might as well remove blocklists all together.
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Is there any info on how apps outside of streamplace can participate in the Live avatar badge feature? Does it require publishing a specific lexicon?
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Yep, it's an app.bsky.actor.status record, here's an example: pdsls.dev/at://did:plc:3lrf6zdan6pmjgd2ohrnyl3q/app.bsky.actor.status/self

Currently there's an allowlist of sites that get to use it, but presumably Bluesky is open to continue expanding it: github.com/bluesky-social/social-app/blob/fb9f2ce68e3c6faf8a9a91ce3a95ccb00a6fdec9/src/components/live/utils.ts href="/search?t=posts&q=L39-L54">#L39-L54
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Please fill the void lift by TikTok as it has been taken over by Trump cronies
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there's @skylight.social for that :)
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A lot of huff and puff and little substance.
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Don't care what you do as long as you offer opt outs for people who don't want whatever your developers feel are "must have improvements".
Sick of the way software and web companies think we should have no say in what they put on *our* devices.
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Better analytics for posts and profiles
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It still borders on inexcusable that you donโ€™t have an iPad native version yet. As an iOS developer, I know how almost trivial it is to do so. Please consider making that a priority.
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I am experiencing some really weird shit with my account now?
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Ok, so an increased video length and better video viewing experience are a guarantee, good to know.

But these features are what people ACTUALLY want. I'm counting on y'all to get cracking on some of these.
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Do people want longer posts? On X, having to tap "see more" on a tweet was a horrible user experience. And often not worth it.

I'm not against longer content in general, but I don't think it fits microblogging sites like Bluesky. Or, it has to be a bit more thoughtful than just making posts longer.
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the biggest thing i want is an edit button. i dont care if its "impossible" because everything is permanent, you can keep an edit log or something, ANYTHING.
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Not everybody wants all those things.
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Personally, Iโ€™m pretty meh about every proposed feature on this list โ€” except longer character limits, which I think would be a bad idea and Iโ€™m very much against.
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you can see Likes on other people's accounts in @graysky.app (and maybe other clients, not sure)

for @bsky.app they took a product decision not to surface a Likes tab (even though they're public of course), and I think it's very unlikely they'll reverse that
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people getting fussy about a longer character limit: maybe 2000 is a bit long but like. 500 would be a massive improvement!!! it feels like a much better balance between room to write and readability to me.
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Yeah these all sound good
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you can use this if you wanna download videos
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longer character limit is kinda wild
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Finally, the edit button :D
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The last one. Yes
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I'd also like the ability to add ALT text to photos that have already been uploaded. There are times where I forget to and I'd have to make a separate post with it included.
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and drafts!!
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As much as I despised using Threads, I do miss its higher character limit and edit button.

It's bothersome to make a post, notice an error, then have to delete it just to fix it!
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Need all of these features like yesterday please and thank you.
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It would be nice to solve the app storage size thing. It takes up a lot of space on our devices.

Unless Iโ€™m supposed to skeet less. Lol
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Could you please allow us to edit old posts?

We appreciate the new drafts feature.
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Private accounts. Please.
And the option to remove followers (blocking should also do this)
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Is this when you get rid of bigots? Maybe stop harassing marginalized communities? Do anything to not be terrible?
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This is great, but I regret to respond that the fundamentals are not in place. I really wish I could say that they were, but they're not.

We still don't have group DMs, sorely needed for group scheduling. Hashtags and custom feeds are better, but still not consistent. You know the gif deficiencies.
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not to mention drafts. every single day that we don't get drafts, it gets more and more comical. a feature that's been around on twitter EASILY 10 years, i'm 29 and i remember using it in high school on a fan account.

i use a third party bsky app (skeets) that manages to do it.
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I'm sure I'm not the first to comment, but PLEASSSSEEE can we have more options other than clicking the Heart emoji to respond to a post. With all the savagery, heartbreak and tragedy going on in the world at the moment, I want to acknowledge a tragic post appropriately, not with a pink heart!
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can you please ban the porn? it's gross to see it roll across my feed.
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Go to settings, then moderation, and disable adult content. You wonโ€™t see it anymore.
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Will it continue to be so USA-centered?
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Got good news: www.eurosky.tech/
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Stop deleting posts criticising ICE
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When can we upload our own gifs?
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You should be able to already!
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any waffles coming this year?
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Can we have pictures in chats, please?
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One of my bigger wishlist items lol
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Hi Alex, thanks you for continuing the update this app's service. I hope with each day that there will be more and more people who can use Atmosphere, both customers and developers.
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Is there a lay-person's summary of this? Don't understand a lot of it.
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Being able to send images in direct messages might be a welcome addition
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I hope you are not referring to d*ckp*cs.
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Do we finally have a Head of Communications? It seems to be removed from the open roles. ๐Ÿ‘€
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Can I suggest time and date stamping videos?
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Despite my reservations about Meta, I find Threads easier to use than Bluesky. The UX, engagement, and features like the 500-character limit and long-post embeds make a noticeable difference. Bluesky is improving, but UX and design decisions count.
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I just hope that Bsky doesn't become another X and remains a simple, elegant, and open place, like Twitter used to be, when it was just a tweet.
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private/authenticated records pls
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I've joined this social media space the moment this new year arrived. I may hope this goes well.
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Another day, another disinformation post left up on this siteโ€ฆ

But tell me again how video length is gonna waffle this place up @jay.bsky.team

bsky.app/profile/thedanalytic.bsky.social/post/3mdgwqaah3k2z
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Why does every job have to be for seniors? ๐Ÿ˜ญ I been looking for a junior dev job for 2 years
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There hasn't been a junior dev job in existence for over 20 years. By the time I went for my MS almost 20 years ago, "entry-level" meant 5 - 7 years of paid work experience, with experience in specific programs and / or hardware. The last time entry-level meant 2 years of experience was in 1998.
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As masters of 300 characters, it would be splendid if the ability to have more would make #Bluesky ever more useful. The limit makes creating content a challenge to impart important information.
x?
reddit?
#BSKY moves ahead into new territory increased content capacity redefining its own usefulness.
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Try out @leaflet.pub ... It's a blogging platform on the ATProtocol which is what BlueSky is built on. You easily share long form here on your same account.
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pictures in chat, please? ๐Ÿฅบ
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I'd say coupled with the ability to turn it on and off on a per user basis. Sadly a lot of twats around
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Group chats would help a ton with the live feel ๐Ÿ’™
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Definitely
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Start by enforcing your ToS against hate speech. Ban Singal and all the US gov accounts
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Private accounts

Private accounts

Private accounts

Private accounts

Private accounts

Private accounts

Private accounts

Private accounts

It really is a short list
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You gotta do something about all the trolls and bots.
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private accounts are necessary ๐Ÿซฉ this is literally the only thing that keeps me from finally deleting X
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and maybe an option to remove followers?
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For two years now, you have been unable to fix the bug related to hashtags, which I have reported to support multiple times
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can you please make comment threads collapsible like they are on reddit.
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1. Promoting other AT apps seems like a very promising avenue.

The Bluesky app will gain massively and indirectly if another app goes Super Mainstream.

2. ctrl-f ["communities" 0/0] nOoOoOOOoOOOOO

3. Minor: "open roles" link at the bottom is a broken link.
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link fixed!
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Heh yeh, nothing on communities was a disappointment, but with cross-linking between apps we can at least do community shims.
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Would love the ability to EDIT! Will you be selling out to the oligarchs anytime soon?
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I don't know how to let people know otherwise, but the open roles link near the bottom of the post returns a 404
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fixing now, thanks!
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Drafts could be saved locally in the application or browser. How feasible is this implementation?
Is improving accessibility for users with disabilities part of the platform's improvement plans?
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drafts are on the way very soon
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bluesky hosts ICE nazi fascists.
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Something similar to Spaces on formerly known as Twitter would be VERY nice!
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Idk if this happens to everyone but my TL starts at the top so I miss a ton of posts and have to scroll back down; is there a way to fix that?
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Are stocks on sale ?
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Please let us turn off reposts for individual accounts.
It's sad to unfollow someone simply because they flood your feed.
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Hi Jay, Alex. My idea. With openai and others building stronger user authentication. We seem to be building social media forts, entrenchements. Could Bluesky build a mittleplace where verified players from other Smedia come to share news ideas. Inviting common people to the wild but in a safer way.
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I love the new upcoming changes ๐Ÿคžโค๏ธ
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Still no mention of an edit feature ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿฅฑ
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both @skeetsapp.com and @anisota.net support post editing. they are bluesky clients
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Test reply
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I just want an edit button and character limit higher than 300 ๐Ÿฅฒ.
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"retroactively moderating people who are mean about the protected category of 'ICE agent'"

your product sucks shit
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"the atmosphere really come alive"

...is this a joke about the ongoing winter storm hammering the USA right now?
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Dudeโ€ฆ. Iโ€™m pretty sure itโ€™s a pun because the app is called bluesky
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Add a feature to remove certain followers like on Instagram. I don't want porn bots to follow me.
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Private accounts would be a good thing.

Also, can we PLEASE HAVE AN EDIT BUTTON FOR OUR POSTS?
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Yeah. Still no iPad layout though. Portrait or landscape. A basic thing.
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suggestion: not automatically banning every account opened from Gaza.
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End-to-End encrypted DM Chat would be nice to add.
Personal conversations should always be private.
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Private accounts please ๐Ÿ™
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