The Bluesky app has been updated to version 1.96, bringing new features and improvements to enhance user experience and security.
These features include the new “Mentions” tab in notifications. Previously, all notifications were mixed in one section, making it difficult to track mentions and tagged conversations.
With this update, users can now easily access posts where they have been mentioned, making communication on the platform better.
Another enhancement is the protection against username squatting. When users switch to a custom domain for their profile, their original Bluesky username with the “.bsky.social” suffix will now be reserved, preventing others from taking it.
This measure comes in response to incidents where users lost their original usernames due to impersonation and domain name purchases by other individuals.
Bluesky assures that the reserved username will not expire, protecting users who prefer to use their custom domain while keeping their original identity intact.
Added to this, version 1.96 introduces new controls for organising replies to posts. Users can now choose between a linear view, where replies appear in a simple list, or a threaded view, which displays replies in an indented format, similar to Reddit.
Furthermore, the update allows replies to be sorted by filters such as newest, oldest, most-liked, hot, or even a random selection known as “Poster’s Roulette.”
The update also increases the platform’s inclusivity by adding translations in Nepali, Khmer, and Romanian, making Bluesky more accessible to a global audience.
These changes come as the social network now has over 20 million users, and aims to continually improve the user interface and security of the platform.
