Apr 26, 2023 20:00:00

It turns out that the number of downloads of the iOS application version of ``Bluesky'', a leading candidate for Twitter transfer, has exceeded 245,000 times, of which more than half have been downloaded after April 2023

Since the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, various changes have occurred on Twitter, and more and more users are considering moving to other SNS such as Mastodon. Meanwhile, the number of downloads of the iOS application version of the distributed SNS “

Bluesky ”, which is attracting attention as a candidate for switching to Twitter, has exceeded 245,000 times. We also found that more than half of all downloads were performed in April 2023.

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'Bluesky' is an SNS that adopts the distributed SNS protocol ' AT Protocol ' developed to solve the problem of existing SNS that 'user data is managed individually for each SNS and migration is difficult'. So far, Bluesky has released an Android application version in addition to the iOS application version .

The Android version of 'Bluesky' has appeared, and it is regarded as one of the most promising candidates for Twitter transfer, and Twitter former CEO Jack Dorsey developed it based on Twitter's reflection points-GIGAZINE

Bluesky, which aims to break away from the existing centralized system of SNS, is attracting a lot of attention as a migration destination SNS from Twitter, and according to data.ai , which analyzes and provides application data, Bluesky has been downloaded over 245,000 times by iPhone users. Furthermore, it is recorded that more than half of the downloads of the iOS app version were downloaded after April 2023.

Details on how to create a Bluesky account and how to use it are summarized in the following article.

'Bluesky' account creation procedure & review like this when actually using it, it's very similar to Twitter, so it's pretty ant as a transfer / moving destination - GIGAZINE

With Bluesky, you can easily authenticate your identity by using your own domain as a handle name in addition to the handle name given in the initial state. GIGAZINE's official Bluesky account also has a handle name set to `` @ gigazine.net '', and only the GIGAZINE editorial department can manage the domain gigazine.net, so it can be judged that this account is genuine. I'm here. The procedure for setting your own domain as a handle name is explained in detail in the following article.

How to authenticate yourself with 'Bluesky', unlike Twitter, free & all possible by yourself - GIGAZINE

Since the above handle names can be used not only by Bluesky but also by all applications built with AT Protocol, you can continue to use the same handle name even when you switch to an SNS that uses AT Protocol other than Bluesky.