Bluesky Extends Video Upload Limit, Adds DM Filtering in Latest Update

[MacRumors]

Bluesky has released an update that makes it possible for users to post longer videos to the social media platform and X (Twitter) rival. Version 1.99 of the app triples the maximum video length from 60 seconds to three minutes, addressing one of users' most frequent requests.

As shared in a Bluesky post, the platform has also introduced a new DM filtering system that helps manage messages from unfamiliar accounts. The "Chat Requests" feature creates a separate inbox for communications from users you don't follow, allowing you to approve or reject conversations before they appear in your main inbox.

Account muting has been simplified, too. Users can now mute directly from a post by accessing the three-dot menu, rather than needing to visit the user's profile first. Other improvements include enhanced reporting tools for content moderation and an optimized web layout for tablet users.

Currently, Bluesky reports over 32 million active users. While still trailing Meta's Threads in total users, the platform continues to gain popularity as an alternative to X. The update is available now on the App Store [Direct Link] for iPhone users running iOS 15.1 or later.

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[PappyKristopher]

Bots: The platform. I’ll pass.

 

[xmarcuswildx]

Bots: The platform. I’ll pass.

Is there a lot? Already? Can’t win man… just can’t win. Cmon digg2.0 figure it out please.

 

[Digital Dude]

Never heard of it…🤷‍♂️

 

[ThomasJL]

Bluesky is a better platform than X. Bluesky is also a better platform than Meta's Threads.

 

[123]

Bots: The platform. I’ll pass.

You're talking about X I assume.

 

[brofkand]

All social media platforms are lousy with bots right now, but X feels worse since so many of the bots have blue checks so they can get revenue share.

 

[mclaren1444]

People use this?

 

[wanha]

People use this?

heck yeah. It's fantastic.

 

[picpicmac]

People use this?

Yup. Currently it's the best of the short-post micro-whatever systems.

Xitter was trash even before its takeover... and FB is, well, FB.

Threads is ok but the entire community is so highly segmented that I just shrug my shoulders sometimes when I want to find someone.

 

[brofkand]

People use this?

I find that most people on Bluesky spend all their time there telling each other how much better it is than Twitter, even though they all know they're lying to each other. They just hate Elon Musk for some reason they can't articulate.

 

[wanha]

I find that most people on Bluesky spend all their time there telling each other how much better it is than Twitter, even though they all know they're lying to each other. They just hate Elon Musk for some reason they can't articulate.

You... don't believe there are things to massively dislike about Elon Musk?

 

[dabi]

Boring platform. Zero news, zero memes, half of the content is just people whining about X/Musk all the time.

 

[AndyUnderscoreR]

People use this?

Absolutely - it's the only social media platform I use that actually feels social. The killer feature is 'starter packs' - curated lists of accounts you can bulk follow.

 

[AndyUnderscoreR]

Boring platform. Zero news, zero memes, half of the content is just people whining about X/Musk all the time.

You're following the wrong people then. It took me seconds to find a news starter pack with 223 news outlets you can follow in one go, and there are literally 1000 starter packs tagged 'meme'.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Boring platform. Zero news, zero memes, half of the content is just people whining about X/Musk all the time.

Zero news and zero memes is the social media I'm looking for! ..no politics, too, please.

I find that most people on Bluesky spend all their time there telling each other how much better it is than Twitter, even though they all know they're lying to each other. They just hate Elon Musk for some reason they can't articulate.

I don't use BlueSky, and have never used Twitter pre or post Elon, but I can perfectly articulate my dislike for Elon if you'd like, point-by-point...and it started years before this recent nonsense.

 

[Ad47uk]

Boring platform. Zero news, zero memes, half of the content is just people whining about X/Musk all the time.

I find social media boring, full stop
Years ago in the days of MySpace, it used to be so much better and more interesting, but even on Facebook it is all the same thing these days, I have taken it off my phone, only have the messaging part on now. I just have a peek now and again online on the computer.
Before the net, we used to have BBS and Fidonet, far better those days.

Twitter I used for a week, many years ago, that was enough, and now I would not touch it with a bargepole.
It is okay having all these social media services, but there can be something as too many.
the only one I am a member of is Facebook and as I said, I have taken that off my phone.

I do use Discord, but that is not really a social media service as such.

I did think about Blue sky, but looking at the site and some of the posts on there, it don't look any different from Facebook and I doubt X/Twitter, what ever it is called these days is any better.

 

[tubular]

I've closed up my Xitter account and moved to BlueSky. And suddenly my timeline is not full of beef-brained w*nkers promoting Holocaust denial.

 

[breather]

Love BlueSky and the AT Protocol!

 

[AlexDeb]

Not bad so far. Probably the best platform to move to (from XXX Twitter).

 

[Supermacguy]

Is there an iPad native version? One that isn't locked into tiny phone mode?

 

[tubular]

Bots: The platform. I’ll pass.

I’m not seeing a significant bot population on BlueSky. They’re much much easier to dodge. Certainly nothing at all compared to the bot party called X I so happily left behind.

 

[jonnyb098]

Boring platform. Zero news, zero memes, half of the content is just people whining about X/Musk all the time.

Which is why it's been coined BlueCry!

 

[It’s always something]

Is there an iPad native version? One that isn't locked into tiny phone mode?

Not yet. Tweetbot is beginning work on an iPad client. In the meantime, I find that the web version works pretty well in Safari on my iPad mini 7.

 

[DavidLeblond]

I like that BlueSky only shows me who I'm following instead of defaulting to the Engagement Bait Feed. Feels like early days Twitter.