Jack Dorsey Unveils Twitter Rival For Android Users

Jack Dorsey Unveils Twitter Rival Bluesky For Android Users

Jack Dorsey launched microblogging platform Bluesky for Android users the same day lost his Twitter blue tick.

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Bluesky offers new features and was first launched for iOS users in February 2023.

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Bluesky plans to include basic tools for editing tweets, tracking likes, DMs, bookmarks, and hashtags.

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Bluesky has around 240,000 lifetime installs on iOS, as per data.ai.

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Bluesky offers a simplified user interface with a plus button for creating a post of 256 characters with photos.

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Bluesky prompts "What's up?" while Twitter prompts "What's happening?".

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Bluesky allows users to share, block accounts, and mute, but advanced tools are not yet available.

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