We've updated our welcome screen in v1.116 with some fresh artwork by @odpomery.bsky.social

Includes different versions for light and dark themes!

February 09, 2026 - 20:26 UTC

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Ah, cute! 💕
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Do I have the option of making sure that artwork never appears on my screen?
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Please add the possibility of sending pictures in our private messages
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oh this is soo beautiful!
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it actually looks stunning
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@thebrewergame.com you were in a thread about this a few weeks ago iirc!
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What about gifs in DMs?
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Could the "Post" button on the top right be moved to the bottom right?
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really nice
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This needs to be the loading screen when opening the app. It’s beautiful.
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💯 I was thinking the same thing.
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This is great, I love the fact that dark mode doesn’t have to be pitch black and light mode doesn’t have to be blinding white! Will there be themes based on these artworks color pallets? I think that would be neat.
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Editing and automatically creating threads with long texts are the 2 key features certainly lots are awaiting.
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Hello Butterflies
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Please take this down or have an X to close it out @odpomery.bsky.social
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So cool!
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Yes,yes very nice...where the FUCK is the edit button?
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Any idea when group chat will be available?
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Looking good! 🦋 ☁️
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Nice!
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Nice one
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OD Pomeroy,Great choice.
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bsky's out here supporting real art in a time where that matters more than ever, and y'all just complaining about having no edit button 😔
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I'm assuming this is for iOS only, because this is all I'm getting on Android 🤷‍♂️
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Hello am new here
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🥰
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How many are we now???
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Any timeline for dealing with these scams? I recieved 2 just today.
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Please, we need the ability to turn off reposts on a per-account basis.

I'm having to decide to unfollow people because they're spamming me with reposts, and I don't want to turn them off globally.
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www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/082iFjZEB5rRp3Nvh6tNji4eA href="/search?t=posts&q=Shared_-_Child_Sex_Trafficing">#Shared_-_Child_Sex_Trafficing
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www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/082iFjZEB5rRp3Nvh6tNji4eA href="/search?t=posts&q=Shared_-_Child_Sex_Trafficing">#Shared_-_Child_Sex_Trafficing
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Love it 😊
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Nice! That’s cute 😊
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I don't get it, every new feature everyone is like "but I want X!" Really? Build your own free platform.
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that's nice but when can we send pics in dm?😭
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You seriously need to work on your algorithm. I just logged in after being gone for quite a while and I've randomly ran across like 4 or 5 dudes slapping their dick up on here even after reporting the posts and choosing "see less like this".
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Love it! Thanks for considering the dark mode users!
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Is this something that none of us will ever see because we’re already logged in and have no reason to log out?
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Making light and dark versions for something like that seems like an actual red flag that your devs are spinning their wheels making useless junk.
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Nice 👍🏻 somehow I feel I was there
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Beautiful... NOW - about that 'edit' function...
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A human artist? How refreshing. Thank you!
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People whining about no edit button when there is simply no need for it's
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*it
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We’re never getting an iPad app are we?
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I released an alternate client for Bluesky called Skyscraper a few weeks back and I have full iPad support.

apps.apple.com/us/app/skyscraper-for-bluesky/id6754198379

App is free, give it a go! Has post drafts, trending hashtag, and more.
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We were promised we could post pics in DM's ..

Still waiting.
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Cool. When do we get to turn off reposts on a per account basis?
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Thats actually awesome. It would be cool if you guys regularly hired artists here for new artwork to show up on the welcome screen. Great way to help showcase the thriving art community on the platform
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It would very much be nice if bsky wasn't just another soulless corporation but I wouldn't put money on it, they'll add some features but new art to make the place look better overall? No chance.

Be nice if we could change the entire site to be art though, y'know like our timeline over the art.
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yes please 🙏🏽
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I genuinely love this idea
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I believe Tumblr did something like this too? It'd be great if it's implemented!
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This this this this this
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love this idea!
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Pretty but shall we focus on core functionality first ?
I dunno, like:

- edit button
- remove this follower
- pics in DMs

Thanks
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it's just an image change dude, it's not that deep. as someone already mentioned, it takes like two seconds.
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and let's not allow FB or X links to be posted. I'm not on those platforms for a reason. I will NEVER click on those links
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I also thought that the edit post/comment/reply feature should be added two
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its not possible to remove followers given how the at protocol works. follows are your own and their own records and you can't control other people's records
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You can always check Github to see what the team is working on 😉
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Talk is cheap, open a pull request

github.com/bluesky-social/
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Dude I don't think that artist could have been adding an edit button instead.
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They just added drafts, let them breathe
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Ever heard of quick wins
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You can already edit on other clients like @anisota.net or even using something like @pds.ls
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But that's way too much work.
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"let me speak to your manager"
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How bout fixing the totally broken age verification system for UK users?
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Coloca privacidade eu te agradeço
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Finally!
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to be honest this looks pretty cool
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Add edit on a post.
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Would be fun if the splash screen would show this art as well. Perhaps use it to celebrate holidays and such.
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Thank you for the update.
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Dope! Glad to see the artist support, too. Thanks for that. 😊
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Private profiles pls
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Wait this is so cuteeee
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Still sucks on a tablet
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it's a pic of all the anonymous people who saved my lewds having a picnic to celebrate the last tranny user getting labeled "rude"
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So happy for you.

Scheduled posts??
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You display scenes of hell. That would be the most accurate depiction of Bluesky.
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Getting everything but passkeys now.
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Its really lovely
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Hi
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لماذا تطبيق @bsky.app لا يدعم اللغة العربية ،راسلتكم مرارا وتكرارا ولم نرى اي تحديث يدخل في ضمنه دعم اللغة العربية .
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@bsky.app please do more of this to bring on actual human artists ont his platform to commision for good work like this!
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Give this artist all the love
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It looks lovely!
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Que alegría que no sea un dibujo asqueroso de la IA, muy lindo
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I don't see that welcome screen? Is it just me?
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it´s just before logging in.
if you're logged you won't get redirected there
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Seeing an app support artists for a change is refreshing ❤️
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should be there in the splash screen as well!
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Can we have a version of the app for iPad?
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The illustration seals it: Bluesky as a utopian park, while Twitter lets itself turn into a dystopian sewer. Love it! 💙
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Pics in DM. We wants it!
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How about allowing Palestinians and trans people to participate in this app?
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A better update would be: the ability to edit posts if you've made typos.
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Gostei 👏👏👏👏
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Nice hand drawing
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Welcome screen but not in reality
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Nice 🦋
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How 'bout that memory leak though?
That real real nasty memory leak that's clearly and persistently present on PC at least?
Anything about that?
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Cool, so this is what I'll see every few days when I get randomly logged out. Surprisingly, that hasn't happened for a bit, but of course now I've mentioned it...
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oh, now I’m wondering if the implementation of this is why I was logged out at least four times today. It kept telling me my password was wrong to reset it . Which I did using the same password!
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Awesome!!!

I don’t see the themes , yet?
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At some point could we get an iPad version? The app is barely usable as is.
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I released an alternate client for Bluesky called Skyscraper a few weeks back and I have full iPad support.

apps.apple.com/us/app/skyscraper-for-bluesky/id6754198379

App is free, give it a go! Has post drafts, trending hashtag, and more.
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Oh that’s actually so cute 🥹
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Nice
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Please make the iPad version of your app useable
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MY DMs ARE OPEN FOR MY FUTURE HUSBAND 💍
I’m not here to waste time.
I’m here to find my forever person.
If you’re:
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User selectable regional trending please.
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don't rush them, will.. their vibecoding is rather slow inbetween their libslop-postings :)
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So cool
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Adding your art shows that Bluesky values aesthetics. Mr. @odpomery.bsky.social
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I wish there were a way to change what Bluesky region you're in. I'm stuck on us-east, in spite of having created my account on the west coast, and that seems to be the one that always glitches out.
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Cadê a versão temática do Fatal Frame Crinson Butterfly 2 Remake?
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Don't add the edit button! Keep trolling! It's good for engagement. 😏
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We request that Arabic be officially included in order for the platform to expand.
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REMOVE FOLLOWER PLEASE!
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I don't think that this will ever happen, educated guess
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pls update the size of the app for ipad and other tablets, i hate the small phone sized window sm 🙏🏻🙏🏻😭😭
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I released an alternate client for Bluesky called Skyscraper a few weeks back and I have full iPad support.

apps.apple.com/us/app/skyscraper-for-bluesky/id6754198379

App is free, give it a go! Has post drafts, trending hashtag, and more.
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What about updating your discriminative policy against Palestinians? When are you gonna stop that?
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I love ❤️ that. #Bluesky 🦋😎✌🏻
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Can add to when enter into the app #Bluesky 🦋 when you are logged in. Also when get messages from #Bluesky🦋 you should add a butterfly 🦋 sound🔉I think 🤔 that would be cool. 😎 ✌🏻
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Can we have an edit function? Pretty please? For Valentine's Day? ❤️
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Edit button...please
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I would love an edit button. Until we get one my proofreading skills will keep improving.
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It's beautiful connect bluesky with Lemmy community plis
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Like it, but would love an iPad version of the app. Causes so many weird issues on iPadOS
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I released an alternate client for Bluesky called Skyscraper a few weeks back and I have full iPad support.

apps.apple.com/us/app/skyscraper-for-bluesky/id6754198379

App is free, give it a go! Has post drafts, trending hashtag, and more.
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Hmm.. 🤔
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Really wish more enhancements were coming so we can abort Threads. This is your window to become the replacement
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Yes! I love @odpomery.bsky.social ‘s work! Didn’t even know he was on here. ☺️
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I have never seen a welcome screen. How to you evoke it?
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Oh. I never sign out so i never see it.
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Excellent. Now what are you going to do about the flood of pedophile "art" and bestiality "art" floating on your platform?
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As long as there are f*ckingly annoying bugs in the iPad app, I give a shit on welcome screen design or any other gimmicks!
And having to use external apps (eMail) to report this is more than annoying! Why not in-app reporting? Are you too dumb to implement this?!
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Pics in DMs???
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I loved it💙
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OK, but it's infuriating when I switch apps to get my 2FA code, it has me reenter my username and password then issues me a new 2FA code. I shouldn't need 2 devices to log into the app.
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Please improve the iPadOS version. It looks awkward on iPad Mini as it doesn't go full screen.
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Love the diverse community centric theme....keep goings guys you're doing great 👍
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The new drafts feature is a lifesaver! Finally, I can overthink my posts in peace. 😂 Great update!
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me gusta cuando ponen detallitos asi. extraño la animacion que habia al abrir la app.
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This is really important. Essential! Almost as important as private accounts or a field for pronouns in the profile. You really know how to prioritize what's most urgent for users!
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Wow that’s wonderful!
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Can we get an update where you remove the Nazis ?
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🤜🏽🤛🏽
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Appreciate that a real human artist was commissioned for this, and not Gen 'AI'. 👌
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Another Bluesky W
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Thanks!
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Me: OOOHHH NICE
ux me: but what about type contrast as the bg color transforms….noooooo 😂😅
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I don't have that weird black notch on my screen.
#AndroidRocks
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Very nice but can we have post editing next?
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nice
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i need one for desktop as well
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Really like this platform, as opposed to the angry vile things on Twitter.
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Looks great! I do think you should refocus your priorities a bit tho...
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Thank you for supporting human artists!!!
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That dark mode version is actually kinda lazy for this scene, c’mon. Should have removed some of the people, at the very least.
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We love to see an app actually supporting its community, huge W tbh
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Bluesky are you okay look at the timestap
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*blackhole*
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just allow us to remove followers and have private accounts!!!!!
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Oh, I love it. It's friendly and inclusive.
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Please, we need a change to the home screen so that the feeds are in icon tabs and take up less space 🥺
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there is a proper save button now, in case you are still using the janky feed
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The welcome screen is basically a digital handshake — designing separate versions for light and dark instead of just inverting colors shows real craft. Most apps cut that corner. Does the artwork shift mood between themes or stay consistent?
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Would be soooooooooooooo cool to keep this theme going inside the actual app too
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Shame almost nobody would see it as you get logged in automatically!
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Nice.

WHERE'S THE FUCKING EDIT BUTTON ?
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Someone cut it out.

'Edit button'

So they did.
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It's next to the proofread before hitting submit button 👍
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Drafts and private accounts
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drafts are real! check the post before this one
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please ios 26 sdk in official app…
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Yup, I signed out and back in specifically to verify this.👍
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Can you add the possibility to mute reposts from users I follow, thanks.
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I want this feature as well!!!
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Go to settings, and it’s in following feed preferences
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Cute 😍
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The design is reminiscent of a cover from a Jehovah's Witnesses Watchtower magazine...
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Is the original version available and licensed under any open Creative Commons license?
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love that and would like to see it more (am always logged in)
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Love that!
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Sure, everyone wants more stuff, but I will always appreciate a nice illustration made by an artist! 👍
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It’s nice to see some actual artist support! Maybe you could do some spotlights someday
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This app really is a lovely little space.
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I have a question and at the same time I don't know if it's a glitch. But I see that I have 4 subscribers, and here it shows that I have 3. Can you help me explain this?
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And yet, from the details: after he posted his post, I wrote a comment there. But then he suddenly (Disentegrated), no channel, no posts, nothing. Only the number of my subscribers hasn't changed. Can someone explain to me how this can be fixed, and what is this bug?
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Please add:

Optional chronological feeds (no algorithm)
Ability to follow hashtags
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When I block someone, can BlueSky get rid of them from my counter? They should no longer be a "follower" if Ive blocked em. Purge those bots!
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Come on, without bots I have like three followers.
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Sounds amazing! I am so glad to hear that!
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Sounds amazing! I am so glad to hear that!
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Nice!
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A whole month of work for customization?

Dont get me wrong, its a nice add, but is it a NEEDED add?

Like... I dunno, Country location from poster, or not seeing posts I cant reply to option, or anything to stop trolls from existing on your platform?

Are you developing, or just maintaining?
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I think my #1 feature request would be the ability to mute reposts by a person, but still see their original posts. Twitter had it and it was handy for reducing clutter. I think bluesky's culture of people reposting their own thread replies makes this extra important.
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most code is open source (minus the AppView):
github.com/bluesky-social

you can see the entire development process
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Just saw it looks really smooth good job!
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How about FIXING Bluey so us Brits DO NOT HAVE TO FORK OVER OUR ID
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yayy they finally got that landing thing from mastodon app
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nice! but what about images in the dm?
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IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL (and the update too)
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Could you add the ability to hide like and retweet numbers? It would be great for my sanity 😅
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Cool
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So? Update the app to fix spelling mistakes. And let us send media in DMS. Let us post music from our devices.
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Black dark theme opening screen is quite... ugly, with a background that is even not fully black! Please correct this, thabks
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Gotta add a couple dudes arguing in the back somewhere
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Hi there, do you have human beings that read and respond to comments, or are you just a bot?
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EDIT BUTTON
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How does someone get this screen?
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Can you give us an update so that we can send photos and GIFS in the DM’s, please?
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would be great if this is my welcome page
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Can you link to your app? Im worried about installing a fake
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Too bad. I don't use BlueSky on my phone. I use it on my desktop.
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Thanks for using art made by a person and for crediting them! 🙌🏼
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Thanks, I appreciate the dark themes
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I love this. This is a fantastic idea. If anyone reading this would like to follow me I would love that. I post a lot and I ramble. But the pictures are nice.
If you like:
Majick
Witchcraft
Tai chi
Taoism
Buddhism
Bmx
Skateboarding
World events
Photography
Art
Human rights advocacy
Funny stuff
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Wozld be nice to update your interface so i finally can use this app COMFORTABLY on my ipad mini
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Love that branding!
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I'd prefer an edit button
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yeah cool nice etc

now, can we have audio posts?
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Supporting real Artists instead of AI-Slop 🫶 toda raba Bluesky 🫶❤️‍🩹
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How about instead of a new welcome screen and draft posts, you unban Link
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will that stop palestinian censor?
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I dont think they can stop it because its a 3rd party filter thing/block list (I don't know too many details) but basically its jot bluesky that controls that because its an open protocol (atproto)
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sad I'll never see this myself
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😲
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Can we get a version where you swap the number of dogs and humans? Asking for a friend...
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#Pupsky
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