Foysal

@foysal.it

Build things.

we're making big moves to make the app better and more performant. soon, we'll be enabling the react native new architecture. want to help us test it out? you now can! iOS: join the TestFlight beta testflight.apple.com/join/UjM5zxM9 Android: use this prerelease APK github.com/bluesky-soci...

Release v1.128.0 RC 1 (New Arch) · bluesky-social/social-app

Experimental New Arch Build This build contains experimental changes to enable the React Native New Architecture. Thank you for helping us test it out! If you find any bugs, please file a GitHub Is...

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Every so often we hear from folks wondering if they may be suspended for blocking the moderation service. (tl;dr: no.) Let me explain the backstory behind this bit of Bluesky lore. /1

i want to spread the word about atproto. if you’re running a podcast, i’d be happy to hop in to talk about it. i understand it decently well and can explain it without much jargon. it’s one of the most interesting developments in the last 30 years of web, and i can defend that. please dm to set up!

Bluesky launched in February 2023 as an invite-only platform. As of June 2026, we have 45 million users. For reference, that's almost the population of Argentina. Thank you for being here with us 💙 Here’s to the next 45 million accounts.

i'm starting a diary on atmospheric login as a way to explore the topic in some depth. our login experience is how everyday folks will form their understanding of what the atmosphere even is—and the design space is super rich. the web may also have some tricks up its sleeve for us...

Atmospheric Login Diary 1: On the Button - the divy zone

Atmospheric login is one of those topics that maintains a constant hum of discussion in our ecosystem, and for good reason: it's how everyday folks make their w...

divyzone.pckt.blog

v1.122 is rolling out today, featuring a better way to discover and share articles, blog posts and newsletters across the Atmosphere via new, dynamic Standard.site link cards. 🧵

The Bluesky and Standard.site logos sharing an emoji handshake above examples of the new, dynamic link cards.

if you had a "beta features" toggle in your settings that let you see experimental and pre-release features in the app so you could share feedback with the bsky team, would you turn it on?

i dont like getting hit in the face but i'd let spring do it. yeah. spring can hit me in the face like a truck and i wouldn't mind.

Hey y'all, I just released a new version of the PDS distribution that fixes that hCaptcha/COEP issue. Update to v0.4.219 and get the new account manager interface as added bonus.

what’s refreshing about #atmosphereconf is how interdisciplinary the subjects and speakers are - it’s not all code but instead showcasing the roles of scientists, journalists and creators. the community is multi-faceted and have a shared interest in combatting misinformation and abuse.

continuing to build up our permissioned data protocol! this one asks what a bucket actually is and where the data that constitutes a bucket is stored. it argues for maintaining the atproto ethos in the permissioned data protocol as always, looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

Permissioned Data Diary 3: Your Bucket, My Data

The third in a series of posts building up a solution to permissioned data on atproto. We look at two different models for where buckets live and why the simpler-looking one doesn’t work out.

dholms.leaflet.pub

new blog post on permissioned data in atproto! this one introduces "buckets", the protocol-level primitive for shared access control. I walk through two approaches that don't quite work and land on something that I think does let me know your thoughts!

Permissioned Data Diary 2: Buckets

The second in a series of posts building up a solution to permissioned data on atproto. We introduce buckets: a new protocol primitive for creating a shared social context.

dholms.leaflet.pub