Flashes for Bluesky

More photos per post • Share up to 20 photos per post. • Sharper photos — we've roughly doubled the upload quality ceiling, so your shots keep far more detail. • Performance improvements and bug fixes.

Discover photos by gear and hashtag — automatically. The new Feeds tab in Search gives you a live, auto-generated photo feed for every hashtag, camera, lens, and ISO in the community. Curious what people are shooting on a Fuji X100V right now? Want every #mountain photo from this week? It's one tap. Feeds tie the whole app together: • Camera Data on every photo. Tap a camera, lens, or ISO chip under any post to jump straight into a feed of more photos shot with the same gear. • Hashtag suggestions in the composer. Start typing # and pick from the popular tags so your photos show up where people are already looking. • What's New screen. From now on you'll see a short summary like this one inside Flashes whenever we ship something worth shouting about. More improvements: • Higher-resolution uploads — image size limit raised to 2 MB. • A new "Photography" feed by @gabriellanonino.com in Featured. • Handle autocomplete on the login screen. • A toggle to hide camera-data chips if you'd rather not see them. • Redesigned Search view. A stack of fixes too: image downloads work again, custom-domain logins work, very long threads no longer crash, videos stop stuttering when you scroll, and Stories load and update faster.

Quick Fix for Login Issues • This release ships a quick fix that will solve the "Your session has expired" issues some users were facing

New: • Stories: you can now share stories that will be displayed to others for 24h. • Added full app localization for Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Polish, and Italian. Fixes: • Fixed an issue that would not set the post's content language correctly

New: + Stories: you can now share stories that will be displayed to others for 24h.

New: + Fixed some nasty bugs and improved performance when loading feeds + Introduced a new feed for the Eurosky Live 2025 convention

What’s New in Flashes 1.6.0 + A brand new featured feed is available in the Feed Switcher: Check out the new NBA Conversation feed for NBA content around the starting season

What’s New in Flashes 1.5.1 + You can now add pronouns and a website to your profile

What’s New in Flashes 1.5.0 This update brings our biggest step yet toward giving you control over your timeline. • Build Your Own Feeds Flashes is the first consumer app to let anyone create and share their own feeds. Launching in collaboration with graze.social, this feature gives you the power to shape your timeline like never before. • Fresh New Look We’ve adopted the all-new Liquid Glass design of iOS 26 for a smoother, more immersive experience. • Quicker Access to Your Media Your profile now puts photos and videos front and center by reordering portfolio and media for faster access. Update now and take back your timeline

- Added a little tip in your profile that tells you about your brand new Flashes profile website - Fixed an occasional crash when scrolling the timeline

• Public Profiles You can now share your profile with the world! Use the share button in your profile to get your public link. Customize the look and feel under Edit Profile - choose between a grid or list layout for your media timeline, and decide whether your profile should be visible to non-logged-in users. • iPadOS 17 Fixes We’ve fixed layout issues for iPadOS 17 to make everything look just right.

Flashes is now available on iPad! Enjoy your favorite photo and video posts on the big screen with full support for landscape mode, split view, and multitasking. Browse, post, and interact with ease - whether you’re relaxing on the couch or working at your desk. Plus: lots of performance improvements and bug fixes to keep everything running smoothly.

Flashes is now available on iPad! Enjoy your favorite photo and video posts on the big screen with full support for landscape mode, split view, and multitasking. Browse, post, and interact with ease - whether you’re relaxing on the couch or working at your desk. Plus: lots of performance improvements and bug fixes to keep everything running smoothly. Bugfix: - fixes a crash that would occur occasionally when creating a post

Fixes: • Fix for the portfolio editor • Verified users will now be displayed with a checkmark

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

What’s New: • You can now post up to 12 images and 900 characters in a single post • Improved sign-up flow for a smoother and faster onboarding experience • Redesigned profile page – editing your profile is now simpler and more intuitive • Updated settings for better organization and easier access • Introducing a new upload queue system – view pending uploads in your profile and never lose a post if the upload fails Bug Fixes: • Fixed an issue where multiple videos would play at once – now only the video in the center of the screen plays • Resolved a bug that prevented likes from registering properly

What’s New: • Longer Videos: Now supports videos up to 3 minutes in length. • New Portfolio Layouts: Choose between grid or full-width layout for Portfolio and Media in Portfolio. • Improved Profile Tab: The profile tab has been streamlined for a more intuitive experience. Profile editing is now accessible within a single view via the edit button. • Account Management Updates: Added views for changing and validating your email address, as well as updating your password. Bug Fixes: • Fixed a bug that caused thin white lines (1px) to appear on the trailing/bottom edges of photos. • Addressed an issue that led to reduced image quality when compressing larger images. • Resolved an issue where usernames were sometimes displayed as ****. • Improved accessibility in chat views (more improvements to come). • Fixed a bug that caused thin white lines (1px) to appear on the trailing/bottom edges of photos. • Updated the dark icon

What’s New: • Photo Aspect Ratio Fix – Photos in timeline sliders now display correctly without being cut off. (https://github.com/birdsongapps/Flashes/issues/78) • Unread Message Badge – The messages button now shows the number of unread messages. • Update Alerts – You’ll always get a notification when an update is available when you open the app. • Composer Confirmation – Added a confirmation dialog to prevent accidental closing by pulling down. • Messages Button Moved – Now located on the main screen for easier access. • Improved Hashtags – Hashtags now support hyphens. (https://github.com/birdsongapps/Flashes/issues/68) • Paste Fix – Pasting text into the description field in the composer now works. (https://github.com/birdsongapps/Flashes/issues/33) Bug Fixes: • Clicking on links in messages now works correctly. • Fixed duplicate display of the last message in chats. • Resolved an issue where the input field moved up too high when activated in chats. • Clicking a profile above a video now opens it correctly. (https://github.com/birdsongapps/Flashes/issues/76) • Fixed occasional profile resets. (https://github.com/birdsongapps/Flashes/issues/113) • Font size controls no longer disappear when setting the font too large. (https://github.com/birdsongapps/Flashes/issues/9)

Fixes: • Fixes a crash that occurred occasionally when opening the composer. • If you had previously granted the app only limited access to your photo library, it will no longer prompt you each time you open the composer. Instead, there’s now a button in the composer to add more photos or videos. • Fixes a critical bug that could have caused some accounts to be mistakenly flagged as spam.

Improvements & Updates: • We’ve introduced a “Featured” section in the Feed Picker, showcasing curated feeds that will rotate periodically. This week’s highlighted feed is “Blacksky Images” by @rudyfraser.com. • The onboarding and sign-up process has been redesigned to make joining easier for both Bluesky and non-Bluesky users. • Accessibility enhancements have been made to the Onboarding, Login, and Sign-Up screens. • The Feed Picker has been refined with a cleaner layout and new sections.

Fixes: • If you had previously granted the app only limited access to your photo library, it will no longer prompt you each time you open the composer. Instead, there’s now a button in the composer to add more photos or videos. • Fixes a critical bug that could have caused some accounts to be mistakenly flagged as spam.

Welcome to Flashes, a native photo and video-focused app for the Bluesky social network! Flashes makes it easy to share stunning photos and videos while keeping full compatibility with Bluesky’s open ecosystem. Whether you’re a creator, photographer, or just someone who loves visual storytelling, Flashes is built for you. What’s in this first release? • Photo & Video Posting – Share up to 4 photos or 1-minute videos in a single post. • Portfolio Mode – Curate your profile by selecting which media appears to visitors. • Customizable Profile Tabs – Hide or show sections on your profile for a cleaner look. • Seamless Bluesky Integration – Your posts are fully visible to all Bluesky users. • Feed Freedom – No Algorithmic Lock-In – Choose from over 50,000 feeds and control your content discovery. This is just the beginning! Future updates will bring longer videos, image editing tools, multi-account support, post notifications, and much more. Join the visual side of Bluesky with Flashes today! Download now and start sharing your world in photos & videos!

Fixes: + Fixes two bugs in the sign-up process where users would only see the Bluesky screen after completing the captcha.

Fixes:   + Sign-Up Improvements: The handle is now limited to 18 characters, and error messages are more informative. + Profile Updates: Resolved an issue preventing users from updating their name, bio, and avatar. + Composer Fix: The red triangle warning about email verification now only appears when necessary for video uploads.