Bluesky social network adds emoji picker and way to see your own likes

Bluesky customers can now faucet into a number of new and improved options to the Twitter-like (I imply, X-like) social network. In a publish revealed on Friday, the Bluesky crew highlighted 4 choices out there with the most recent replace to the platform for its web site and cellular apps for iOS and Android.

Tops on the checklist is the brand new emoji picker. Clicking the smiley face icon within the composer window for a brand new publish shows a menu with lots of of emoji icons throughout such classes as Smileys & People, Animals & Nature, Food & Drink, Activity, Travel & Places, Objects, Symbols, and Flags.

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Just click on the icon for the emoji you want and you’ll be able to add as many as you need to your publish. The solely downside is that the emoji function is restricted to the Bluesky web site and shouldn’t be out there within the iOS or Android app.

Next is a way to see the posts that you have preferred. For this one, head to your Profile web page on the web site or within the cellular apps. Tap the brand new tab for Likes and swipe down the web page to see all those you have preferred. The posts you have preferred are public on Bluesky, so anybody can doubtlessly see them. However, the tab itself shouldn’t be seen from different accounts, and API entry is required to view your likes by third-party apps.

Here’s one other cool new function: Browse to the profile web page of an account you comply with and faucet the New Post button. The composer window will counsel an @ image adopted by the account’s identify in case you need to reference the account in your publish.

Finally, notifications at the moment are totally accessible within the iOS and Android apps. Tap the bell icon on the backside of the display and you will give you the option to see who now follows you, who has preferred considered one of your posts, and who has commented on considered one of your posts.

Officially launched in February 2023, Bluesky is backed by Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey. As such, the platform seems to be and feels quite a bit like Twitter, now X. Though it gives a Musk-free expertise, it does lack most of the superior capabilities of X, resembling direct messaging. The Bluesky crew has been regularly rolling out new and enhanced options to beef up the service.

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Bluesky remains to be in beta mode, which suggests it is out there solely by particular invite codes which might be troublesome to rating. You can be a part of a waitlist to snag an invitation if out there or extra rapidly and simply ask an present Bluesky person if they’ll ship you a spare code.