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Thanks so much for your interest! FYI the app is NOT available yet. I hope to start an open Testflight beta next week and will post the invite here.

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Yes, the underlying app would be able to connect to BlueSky and posts will appear on the Bluesky feed. This is because the underlying technology is the same as Bluesky.

Hm, I'm not sure. They had a few teething problems early because more people signed on than they were expecting, but seems fine. It's good a great supportive atmosphere which is very refreshing!

Do you know a way of downloading ones data from instagram without getting blocked or so? I would love to get all my stories and posts offline as its a visual diary for me more than something “to show others” and I’m quite fond of it… but def dont mind moving away from the mega social media monopoly

More info on release: bsky.app/profile/blue...

Blinky Social@blinky.social

Will come very very soon. @bluescreen.blue and @flashesapp.bsky.social share much of the same code base, so both are almost at the same stage. However, Flashes was a little more difficult to finish on time since it incorporates more media types (images) and there are more options (filters, etc.)

Can’t wait, I left instagram during covid. Miss posting my art. Started in Bluesky and I respect people who are using it. Love reading Solnit and Applebaum. Never was one to use twitter but used instagram a lot. I’m more of a visual person.

I'm excited for this platform as IG allowed me to create visual art with my poetry and I intend on abandoning that app soon. Will be tuned in! Here's an example of what I do over in the - elephant graveyard -

Please make it easy to switch between your personal and hobby/interest feed. I do a lot of family travel clips that are only for my family and posted under my real name as well as stop motion that I post under a separate account . Need to keep them separate while also being easily switched to.

This may be possible, as Skeet-threading was introduced. So subskeets with images could add more images to a Rolodex ala insta (which maxed out at 10) As for video it might be able to queue up a playlist of 1 minute videos that were in a thread.

Is the plan to make this open source for contributions? If so, is this also in React Native like the official BlueSky app? I would be interested in contributing if so.

I left FB behind and recently joined Bluesky. I wish I knew how to completely delete it but your profile still remains. I like Instagram but I hate Zuckerberg so much I want out too. So I’ll wait for for Flashes.

I can tell you from experience that I have friends who exited FB many years ago and recently and I can still find their profiles and everything they thought was deleted. To be honest everything you post on the web no matter if you deleted can still be found.