Decentralized social network Bluesky roll out New in-app video and music player for links and new ‘hide post’ feature. New additions bring Bluesky user experience closer to X (Twitter).
The new video and music player works with YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Twitch embeds. Unlike X, where video autoplay is the default setting, Bluesky’s in-app player does not autoplay content. When users tune in to see or hear content, they must tap to trigger the content.
As for the new “Hide Post” feature, you can click it if you see something you don’t want to see again. The post will be removed from your feed and “if you access it directly, it will be placed behind a mask,” Bruski said.
In addition to these new features, Bluesky has fixed a bug that caused the list of muted and blocked accounts to appear as empty. This social network has also fixed his bug that caused an empty home screen and crashes that sometimes occurred while interacting with threads.
Today’s announcement comes just days after Bluesky finally allowed users to view posts on the platform without logging in. You still need an invitation to create an account and start posting, but you can read posts through a link. The move will allow publishers to link to Bluesky’s posts and embed them in their blogs. Additionally, users can now share her Bluesky posts in their individual or group chats.
Bluesky released iOS and Android apps in February and reached 2 million users last month. Bluesky is currently the only instance on the AT protocol, but is aiming for federation “early next year.” This means that it will ultimately function as a more open social network like Mastodon, where users can choose which servers they join and navigate to. You can freely operate your account.
Source: techcrunch.com
