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@beaconbits.app
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📍 Drop a beacon. Pin your photos & posts to the map, tag friends, and cross-post to your atproto account. beaconbits.app

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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 19/09/2026
Hey thanks for asking! Check out our user input linked here: userinput.app/s/did:plc:j5...
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Collect feedback: post ideas, vote on what matters, and watch them go from planned to shipped.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 08/09/2026
Thanks again to all of our amazing BB users for reporting bugs and ideas for this app. 🙏 We've got some awesome things in store, so stay tuned! 📡
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 08/09/2026
Last but not least is a new world layer for showing @lexicon.community events in the map view.

Use it to find and read about events around the globe or in your area.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 08/09/2026
We've got some sweet updates for beacon posts. Image uploads now work without having to post to Bluesky, and we've raised the upload limit up to 10. We've also increased the character limit for posts up to 2000, and added support for Markdown with the new @markpub.at lexicon.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 08/09/2026
You can now import check-ins from Foursquare/Swarm, Google, Yelp and various other geo formats. A lot of work went into making sure imports go smoothly, but would love your help testing this beta feature across all formats. You'll find this under Settings -> Import Data
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 08/09/2026
The September BB update is live! This release is packed with improvements and new features, so let's get to it. We'll start with our most requested feature...
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 07/09/2026
Writing up a new release thread that includes our most requested feature… 👀
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 30/08/2026
New world layer incoming...
A drawer ui in beacon bits, showing a new events world layer. With a list of upcoming events and an option for creating an event
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 12/08/2026
Thanks for the kind words, Diego! 🙏
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Diego Vicente @diego.codes · 12/08/2026
I wrote a short piece on the ATProto services that I am using and/or have inspired me to start hacking away at the protocol – come in and try to find something you like!
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My 2026 Field Guide to the ATmosphere
My social media life after years of abandoned platforms, or how I learned to stop worrying about vendor lock-in and started hassling friends to join ATProto.
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Boris @bmann.ca · 11/08/2026
Revamped @beaconbits.app flow is GREAT. It’s fast and makes whatever you want optional to be optional.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 10/08/2026
This should be fixed now. Thanks again for the heads up
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 09/08/2026
Ah right on! I'm about to step out for a bit, but will look at this and hit you up in a DM to help diagnose
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 09/08/2026
Ah good call. I noticed you have to contact them for a csv export. Let me see if I can get an example for what their data looks like.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 09/08/2026
That’s a cool idea. Let me think of how to best implement that and make it easy to organize
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 09/08/2026
Happy to report we're almost wrapped on an importer for various check-in/map services. Main ones will be: - Swarm/Foursquare - Google Maps/Timeline - Yelp - Day One - GeoJSON Anything else we should add?
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 08/08/2026
This world layer system piggybacks off the work that was done for the #ATmospherconf anomaly experience. We’re looking for more ways to integrate world layers with other atmosphere apps, so stay tuned for more details. Thanks again to our dope BB community! 🧡
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 08/08/2026
We’ve got some cool new features landing in today’s BB update. We’ve added drafts to make it easier to check-in later so you can stay in the moment. We’re also adding our first world layer for @brickster.at. This layer allows you to post brickster creations to the map and view them in AR.
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Brickster @brickster.at · 07/08/2026
Time to bring multiplayer brick building to the atmosphere. Brickster is now available for everyone to try! Supports 12 player multiplayer, saving creations to your atproto account and exploring with @rpg.actor sprites. brickster.at #gamedev #atdev
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Brickster — Build anything, together.
Build playful 3D brick creations with friends, then save them to your ATProto account.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 05/08/2026
Check this post for good info on porting those over. The memories feature uses the location of an old image to create a post from the past. You'll find it under the Use Photo option in the quick menu.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 05/08/2026
We’re working on a few import options from other services. What platform are you importing from? For adding past check-ins, you can use the memories feature which lets you add beacons with past dates.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 04/08/2026
Any BB users going on a flight soon and wanna help us test something? 👀
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 03/08/2026
That's fixed. Thanks for the heads up!
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Joe Basser @joebasser.com · 22/07/2026
@montoulieu.dev any documentation or advice on creating @beaconbits.app check-ins from an atmospheric ticket scan? 👀
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 22/07/2026
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Visual Space Gallery | Beacon Bits
Three artists including Rachael’s studio mate Ideet Sharon, Atsuko Yoshimura, Seiji Kuwabara
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 22/07/2026
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Democracy Brewing | Beacon Bits
Boston meetup!
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 22/07/2026
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Lev Bukhman Theatre Lounge | Beacon Bits
Scoping out the venue before the event starts
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 22/07/2026
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West Edmonton Mall | Beacon Bits
It’s not a Barber family Edmonton visit without a trip to WestEd. Yes, that’s a boat inside the mall.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 22/07/2026
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Rüdesheimer Platz | Beacon Bits
Rhein Valley wine festival (where my family is from). Wine by the glass directly from the wineries there. People bring food and blankets and buy by the glass or bottle.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 22/07/2026
A new BB update has landed! We’ve squashed some bugs, optimized a few things under the hood, and added snazzy new open graph cards for share embeds. Here are some beacons from our awesome community to help show it off:
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Teon ⁂ @teonbrooks.com · 16/07/2026
Foursquare just pushed out a UI redesign and I think it's now officially cooked 😢 After 15 years of consistently using it, I think I will be turning my attention to @beaconbits.app. Fortunately I've built an import tool in @passports.social. I'm afraid to flood the firehouse with 10k+ posts 😅
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 29/06/2026
Here you go! userinput.app/s/did:plc:j5...
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Beacon Bits | userinput.app
A feedback board on userinput.app
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Victoria @vicwalker.dev.br · 08/06/2026
Eu duvido que só tenha eu no Brasil aqui no biska que gosta de fazer check-in nos lugares legais que visita
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 07/06/2026
Drop a beacon! Beacons and their associated bits of information will come in different forms very soon™
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 07/06/2026
We have some fun plans in store for this new map system and future releases. Stay tuned for what's next. 📡 beaconbits.app
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 07/06/2026
Beacon Bits June update is now live! This release brings some sweet new features: 🌎 A new 3D map using @maplibre.org 📍 Clickable POI markers for easier checkins ☀️ Weather details on beacons and posts ❤️ Better interactions backed by @microcosm.blue 🔐 New OAuth backend with a 90 day timeout
The new 3D map in beacon bits, allowing you to see the entire world of beacons backed by atproto records
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Ronen Tamari @ronentk.me · 05/06/2026
New use for @semble.so connections - link book to the bookshop where you found it ↔️ Some day we'll have @beaconbits.app interop so integrated physical and intellectual journeys can be shared on protocol 🤓
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Pieter Montoulieu @montoulieu.dev · 29/05/2026
📍 Wasabi Restaurant · Lakewood, Colorado, US ☁️ 77°F Wasabi bombs and testing the new weather feature in @beaconbits.app w/ @cyanne.codes beaconbits.app/beacon/e5zplwgiznavp… #BeaconBits
Sapporo and sake on a metal table
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 26/05/2026
Get ready for a new way to see beacons across the globe. Our next update will add clickable POI markers and a new 3D map experience. Stay tuned for more info this week 📡
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 16/05/2026
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 16/05/2026
The latest build of Beacon Bits is live! We’ve rolled out performance improvements, bug fixes and a new guide feature that allows you to share walking guides. Some other exciting things are in the works, so stay tuned. 📡
The new shared guide view for saved collections.A shot of Google Maps, with a guide route exported from Beacon Bits
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Sebastian @finest.day · 27/04/2026
🧵 BeaconBits, by @beaconbits.app All the check-ins made on beaconbits.app bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 27/04/2026
Ah, I can see that beacon was added as a memory. Memory posts don't count for achievements.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 27/04/2026
Thanks for the heads up. This should be fixed now.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 27/04/2026
Interesting. Let me see what’s going on there.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 26/04/2026
Bacon is life
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Boris @bmann.ca · 24/04/2026
I made it to the little German village where my people are from.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 17/04/2026
Just a heads up that Beacon Bits now uses granular permission scopes and permission sets for sign-in. More updates coming soon 🤙
The auth flow for beacon bits, showing various permission scopes.
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 29/03/2026
10 minutes ⏰
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Beacon Bits @beaconbits.app · 29/03/2026
🌸 The anomaly has bloomed further overnight into a fractal structure. We’re estimating it will hit critical mass at around 2:45 PM PST. Start the clock ⏰ #atproto #ATmosphereConf
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