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Needs two simple things to make it truly usable
To be worth using and to make it functionally usable for me: Needs push notifications on lock screens and needs basic "people you follow"-type information listed on profiles. The second is SO IMPORTANT when you're setting up and starting from scratch again. If you're a big account on Twitter it's not easy switching over to begin with, but it's almost impossible without some help sorting. These two things would fix a whole lot: lock screen notifications get eyes to the app, and shared/known followers to help you nest and settle in. Then, obviously, video.Show lesstherealtamishow
Getting better!
User for a few weeks now. Since then they’ve added a few new features and updates seem to be steady flowing. App has nice look. Very reminiscent of early twitter. Much better than threads as it is. You can actually search posts with keywords. Just need something like the trending page and we’re solid here. Changing to 5 stars if that day comesShow lesssanderopop
More than fine!
Don’t listen to the low star reviews. Any issues that have been raised are those to be expected from a budding and early site/app. A waitlist is to be expected while the structure of the place is being set up, there is a GitHub page to openly show what is being worked on at the moment, and self content labeling was just implemented. The team is listening and learning from the failures of Twitter, and I’m all in.
To those of you complaining about the waitlist, don’t expect anyone to reward your childish outbursts with an invitation. We’d rather go on without you.Show lessBreloomsGarden
Can’t view adult content on mobile…
As an nsfw artist, not being able to view nsfw on mobile is disappointing. I can view it on desktop. It is a bug so I’m sure it’ll get fixed. However, the moderation options are a great sign. I’m am a huge advocate for them. It allows people to express themselves while also keeping vulnerable parties, like children and traumatized people, safe. Too many companies go straight to “everyone must be squeaky clean and child safe” and it destroys creativity and genuine connection. Being able to post what I want to create and know that it won’t land in the laps of people isn’t meant for is freeing and bodes well for bluesky.Show lessSpencart18
Has some issues as an app
Yes, I'm comparing it to the Twitter app. (Not the X app; I haven't updated since before the takeover so it's still Twitter. 😈)
It is missing: DMs, Bookmarks, a memory of people you searched for (I use that as a mini-list of people whose home feeds I read so they don't get lost in the firehose), and *the ability to select text*. That last one means I can't take advantage of my iPhone's innate ability to translate selected text, and thus understand skeets (posts) when the "translate this" doesn't kick in.
I do like how it handles replies to threads that dangle off posts in the thread: you get everything, rather than having to go up and down to select posts with replies.
But the inability to select text is REALLY ANNOYING.Show lessArchangel Beth
People are salty that the closed beta app is in invite only
It’s not finished yet. They’re still testing. It’s in invite only for that reason. Bluesky is still in beta, and review bombing because you’re mad you can’t get in is childish. If you think it’ll be invite only forever, you’re mistaken.
Anyways, Bluesky is a solid twitter competitor and overall I’m happier on it than I was on twitter. I’m not getting random right wingers and transphobes I don’t interact with at all in my home feed thanks to Elon Musk, and the replies are actual replies instead of unrelated memes, onlyfans girls, blue checks contributing nothing to the conversation, NFT/cryptobros, etc. The community is also much more positive than twitter so far. I’m liking the features such as custom feeds, and I’m excited for when federation is fully finished and for new features to comeShow lessZoobium
The IPad OS app doesn’t refresh
I will have to put it on the iPhone iOS, but as it is right now on iPad, the app doesn’t refresh. So, I can’t look back on what comments I posted, it doesn’t update the number of followers, and I can’t know if the comment replies are updating or it is taking a long time? For days, it shows the same numbers and same replies I made from a while ago.Show lessHadashot Kashot
Barely functional on iPad
Click on an image, instead of enlarging to full size I see half of it. Most of the time I can’t read the alt text either, it’s not on screen anywhere. When I try to type a skeet, the iPad keyboard covers up the text so I can’t read what I’m typing until it’s posted. Thinking maybe I’ll delete the app, but I was having difficulty logging in in Safari. On my desktop the Blue sky stuff works fine on the webpage in Firefox.Show lessCan’t review without a nick
Serious issues with bigotry
I know it’s an invite only beta, but the management has put zero thought or effort into moderation (until it causes a scandal). Even when changes have been made re moderation there is no meaningful communication from management. Looks like they are embracing the self-moderation style (blocking) of other sites who are also infested with bigots except bluesky launched (beta) with no ability to block anyone.
There is no Trust & Safety team, which they almost managed to get by with until they hit 250k+ users at which time trolls started creating accounts using slurs as usernames (including the n word). This is particularly egregious given management had invited big accounts from black twitter to build community on Bluesky when they first started accepting testers.
This site, and it’s federation once that launches, will be deader than mastodon without moderation. Hope the VCs stop throwing money at Bluesky until moderation tools and a trust and safety team are in place.Show lessKelli BE
Bro that waitlist 💀
I don’t think having a waitlist which sends out invite codes at a glacial pace is a very good idea. Not only does it delay growth of the site, but many will lose interest and maybe even forget about the site by the time they finally receive their invite a year later. If you don’t have the resources to account for a social media, which is obviously going to have lots of people joining it, maybe just don’t host one? Threads by Instagram started right out the gate with no invite system. Side note: the exclusivity factor of the site that the invite system provides does not entice people to join, it makes them not even want to bother.Show lessDerpsens
