🦋 Bluesky Social

Bluesky users on Android now have access to a new app that works more like Instagram than X. On Tuesday, an app called Pinksky launched an Android version of its photo-centric social networking experience built on top of Bluesky.

The app is now one of many attempting to court former Instagram users by offering a similar user interface to Meta’s app, but one that’s built on open technology. Many of the newcomers in this space, like Pinksky, are building on top of the existing social network Bluesky, allowing them to tap into users’ social connections and feeds.

However, this also limits the apps to Bluesky’s own constraints of up to four photos per post and videos of up to one minute in length.

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For now, the app is just an experiment, but Souza says that could change if there’s further interest. For instance, he’d consider integration with other technologies, like Mastodon, Pixelfed, or Nostr, or running his own instance. But as he’s currently covering the costs of Pinksky, expansions would likely need to involve some sort of business model — like paying for premium features.

Pinksky competes with other apps being built in this space, including Flashes, Pixelfed, Reelo, and others.