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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 03/09/2026

*Ding ding* Push Notifications are here. You can choose who each category covers - everyone, people you follow, or nobody - and there's a switch for seeing wider Bluesky activity if you want the full picture. Uploads are also completely rewritten.

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 05/08/2026

I know this is asking a lot but if you have an account in the godforsaken place that they call LinkedIn we'd be super stoked if you could give our new site there a follow. We need to build up a presence across the incumbent networks to draw in more people. Thank you so much!!!

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Flashes | LinkedIn

Flashes | 29 followers on LinkedIn. The Instagram for the Open Social Web. Loved by 100k+ users. Featured by Apple, The Verge & Forbes. | Flashes is the visual social app for the open social web. ...

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 05/08/2026

Next Android alpha release has been submitted to Google and is awaiting review 🤞

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 29/07/2026

Flashes is now on the web: app.flashes.blue Browse feeds, post photos and video, watch stories, check DMs — in any browser, with the Bluesky/Eurosky/Atmosphere account you already have. This is version one. More is coming, and the Feedback link in the sidebar decides what. #news

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 10/05/2026

What's new in Flashes ✨ You've been tagging your photos with hashtags. We figured - wouldn't it be cool if those hashtags actually became real photo feeds? Now they do. Any hashtag that hits 10 photos auto-builds a feed in the new Feeds tab. Same for every camera, lens, and ISO.

The new search screen in flashes. You can see photo feeds now

One of the new photo feeds. It shows the photo feed of photos taken by an iPhone 15 Pro

One of the new hashtag feeds. It’s build from the hashtag #photography

A screenshot from the flashes app. Under the post you can now see little pills for different camera properties

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 24/03/2026

New release 1.8.2 is available that should put a final stop to the "expired sessions" issues.

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 23/03/2026

@bsky.app made some changes to the backend that cause @flashes.blue users to be logged out. Working on a fix right now.

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Brae’Lynn (Minny) 🪼 art acc! @minnybox.blacksky.app · 14/01/2026

💬 | Guys…if you’re an artist or a fan of art and want a more streamlined way to view it only try out @flashes.blue (The Flashes App) !! You can choose which feed you want to view and the “For You” feed made by @/spacecowboy17.bsky.social works perfectly. You can also curate a portfolio there! 🫡

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 13/01/2026

The time has come (Part 2) - we're (soft-) launching „Stories" on iOS today (again). At the top of your timeline you'll see the stories of the people you follow. We'll start with photos and a text overlay. Stories will be visible for 24h (we'll add more options later).

The Timeline in Flashes with the New Stories button at the top

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 09/01/2026

The time has come - we're (soft-) launching „Stories“ on iOS today. At the top of your timeline you’ll see the stories of the people you follow. We’ll start with photos and a text overlay. Stories will be visible for 24h (we’ll add more options later).

The regular Flashes timeline with a new story timeline at the top

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 01/01/2026

The review has finished but it seems like Play Store doesn't automatically invite testers. So here is the link for registered testers to join from Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... or from web: play.google.com/apps/testing...

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 31/12/2025

Sorry for the long wait. I was quite busy the last 2 months securing a new 'base' for Flashes with @eurosky.social - account hosting and data processing outside of the US as sovereign social media infrastructure in Europe. There will be news coming out of that one in Jan 2026. The Android alpha...

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 22/10/2025

🏀 The new @nba.com season is on. To celebrate the NBA tip-off, we’ve added a brand new featured feed to your Feed Switcher: the NBA Conversation feed.

screenshot of flashes showing the new NBA feed

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 01/10/2025

Small but important iOS update 1.5.1. You can now add pronouns and a website to your profile.

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Hannah Harkness @harkitshannah.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 01/10/2025

Quick feedback round: if there was a "Stories"-like feature, what would you call those posts in Flashes?

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 01/10/2025

Small but important iOS update 1.5.1. You can now add pronouns and a website to your profile.

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 29/09/2025

Android people: if you want to be part of the beta test, please leave an email address here:

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Flashes Android Beta 🤖

Leave your email to be included in the beta test

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 24/09/2025

🚀 In Flashes 1.5 we’re rolling out the first-ever Feed Builder for any consumer ATProto app - built together with @graze.social Now you truly have the freedom to create your own feeds. 🎶

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 26/09/2025

Flashes has been mentioned by @annaluehrmann.bsky.social in her speech in the German parliament. Thank you!!!

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 25/09/2025

This is how you can create your own feed: 1 & 2: Click the Feed Picker at the top of the Home Screen and select “Create a new feed…”. 3 & 4: Add a name and optional base information and add at least one term that you would like to filter by.

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 24/09/2025

🚀 In Flashes 1.5 we’re rolling out the first-ever Feed Builder for any consumer ATProto app - built together with @graze.social Now you truly have the freedom to create your own feeds. 🎶

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 04/09/2025

Happy to announce that we‘re expanding into the retail shop business 😂

A photo store called Foto Flash on a street in Berlin

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 28/08/2025

Ever wished you could build your own timeline based on the content you’re interested in instead of searching for feeds someone else has built? Stay tuned! @graze.social & @flashes.blue are creating something special for you.

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 27/08/2025

Fresh out of the Android kitchen - switching feeds works now

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 08/08/2025

While our Android team is busy preparing the alpha release, we’ve also been working on something special in parallel: Web Profiles. You now have a permanent online presence to share with the world – a place to showcase your art in style. To see yours, simply add your handle to:

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 08/08/2025

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 23/07/2025

✨ Big news! Flashes is now available on iPad – bringing native photo sharing to the big screen. No ads. No algorithm. Just beautiful, full-screen posts – the way it should be. Download now: apps.apple.com/app/flashes-for-blue…

two iPads, one in portrait, one in landscape, which both show the flashes app running

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 28/07/2025

🤖 A little sneak peek behind the Android dev curtains… and yep, the timeline’s already scrolling smooth. Too early for beta sign-ups, but we’re getting there — a little more slowly, but steadily and beautifully. Stay tuned 💛

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 26/07/2025

We’re working on web-based profile pages you can share via link. You’ll have full control in the app including the option to disable them or limit them to photos uploaded through @flashes.blue only.

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 23/07/2025

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 21/07/2025

If you own an iPad you should try installing Flashes on it tomorrow ⏰

An etch a sketch device that shows an animal

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 21/07/2025

If you own an iPad you should try installing Flashes on it tomorrow ⏰

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 14/07/2025

This is going to be awesome. If you still want to join the iPad Beta go here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd…

A screenshot of the Flashes login screen running on an iPad

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 11/07/2025

I will publish an iPadOS Beta release soon. If you have an iPad and would like to participate please leave your email here. Please note: if you have participated in Flashes’ TestFlight round in Feb you don’t need to sign up again - you’ll participate automatically.

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 09/07/2025

Some early WIP shots of Flashes on iPad - experimenting with horizontal padding. Which layout feels better to you? #flashes

A screenshot of the landscape version of the Flashes iPad app

A screenshot of the portrait version of the Flashes iPad app

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 08/07/2025

With Bluesky's latest update to notifications the tab may show up empty for some users. We've just submitted an update that will fix this issue. Stay tuned.

What's new:

• Verified users will now be displayed with a checkmark
• You will now also see notifications for likes and reposts of your reposts

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue that caused notification to not show in some cases

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 07/05/2025

Here’s Flashes’ brand new onboarding dialog, which lets you already get a glimpse of the action without having to login or create an account.

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 07/05/2025

Hey everyone, It’s been a little quiet here — I’ve been focused on building a big update for Flashes, and it’s finally ready. You can now post up to 12 photos in one post, write longer descriptions with up to 900 characters, and enjoy a completely redesigned profile view that’s easier to navigate.

An app screenshot from Flashes that shows a post with 12 images and almost 900 characters of text

An app screenshot from Flashes that shows the redesigned settings screen

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 07/05/2025

Here’s Flashes’ brand new onboarding dialog, which lets you already get a glimpse of the action without having to login or create an account.

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 29/03/2025

Welcome @jay.bsky.team to the Flashes community!!!! 🫶

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Flashes App 🌩️ @flashes.blue · 12/03/2025

🤖 Android here we come! Spread the word! Share this far and wide—yell it from rooftops, tell your rich uncle about it, slip it into casual conversation at the grocery store.

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Hi everyone! I’m Sebastian, the developer behind Flashes for Bluesky - … Sebastian Vogelsang needs your support for Help Bring Flashes for Bluesky to Android!

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