Skywalker
@skywalker.thereforeiam.eu
Android app for Bluesky. Bookmarks, thread posting and more
Created by @michelbestaat.thereforeiam.eu
Get it from Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.mfnboer.skywalker
☕️ https://buymeacoffee.com/skywalker.thereforeiam.eu
Created by @michelbestaat.thereforeiam.eu
Get it from Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.mfnboer.skywalker
☕️ https://buymeacoffee.com/skywalker.thereforeiam.eu
How do you know if your moderation settings work as expected?
Do your muted words block any posts?
Have your label settings hidden posts unknowingly?
You only know if there was an option to check what posts are hidden from your feeds.
#wip
Do your muted words block any posts?
Have your label settings hidden posts unknowingly?
You only know if there was an option to check what posts are hidden from your feeds.
#wip
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
How do you know if your moderation settings work as expected?
Do your muted words block any posts?
Have your label settings hidden posts unknowingly?
You only know if there was an option to check what posts are hidden from your feeds.
#wip
Do your muted words block any posts?
Have your label settings hidden posts unknowingly?
You only know if there was an option to check what posts are hidden from your feeds.
#wip
Tapping a feed avatar of a favorite feed brings you to the feed description page. There you can find feed options.
To reach feed options quicker you can now long press on the feed avatar.
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To reach feed options quicker you can now long press on the feed avatar.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Tapping a feed avatar of a favorite feed brings you to the feed description page. There you can find feed options.
To reach feed options quicker you can now long press on the feed avatar.
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To reach feed options quicker you can now long press on the feed avatar.
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Some feeds support feedback from you. You can tell the feed that you want more posts like the one you see, or you prefer less of such posts.
Skywalker will show thumb up (you want more) and thumb down (you want less) buttons to give feedback.
The option to give feedback is (was already)
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Skywalker will show thumb up (you want more) and thumb down (you want less) buttons to give feedback.
The option to give feedback is (was already)
🧵6/8
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Some feeds support feedback from you. You can tell the feed that you want more posts like the one you see, or you prefer less of such posts.
Skywalker will show thumb up (you want more) and thumb down (you want less) buttons to give feedback.
The option to give feedback is (was already)
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Skywalker will show thumb up (you want more) and thumb down (you want less) buttons to give feedback.
The option to give feedback is (was already)
🧵6/8
A blue dot is shown on the lower right of an avatar to indicate that you follow a user (still green if the user is most likely online).
If you don't want this you can disable it in settings.
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If you don't want this you can disable it in settings.
🧵5/8
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A blue dot is shown on the lower right of an avatar to indicate that you follow a user (still green if the user is most likely online).
If you don't want this you can disable it in settings.
🧵5/8
If you don't want this you can disable it in settings.
🧵5/8
You can edit your posts after posting.
However it comes at a price: existing likes, replies, reposts and quotes will be lost.
Basically it deletes your original post and posts your edited version. You will get a warming if you want to edit a post that has likes, replies, reposts or quotes.
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However it comes at a price: existing likes, replies, reposts and quotes will be lost.
Basically it deletes your original post and posts your edited version. You will get a warming if you want to edit a post that has likes, replies, reposts or quotes.
🧵3/8
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
You can edit your posts after posting.
However it comes at a price: existing likes, replies, reposts and quotes will be lost.
Basically it deletes your original post and posts your edited version. You will get a warming if you want to edit a post that has likes, replies, reposts or quotes.
🧵3/8
However it comes at a price: existing likes, replies, reposts and quotes will be lost.
Basically it deletes your original post and posts your edited version. You will get a warming if you want to edit a post that has likes, replies, reposts or quotes.
🧵3/8
Adult labels can be quite conservative. Almost all art showing a naked body is labeled as adult content.
Therefore you may just allow all adult content labels to show. That works fine depending on who you follow.
However, when you search posts you may find unpleasant surprises. To avoid
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Therefore you may just allow all adult content labels to show. That works fine depending on who you follow.
However, when you search posts you may find unpleasant surprises. To avoid
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November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Adult labels can be quite conservative. Almost all art showing a naked body is labeled as adult content.
Therefore you may just allow all adult content labels to show. That works fine depending on who you follow.
However, when you search posts you may find unpleasant surprises. To avoid
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Therefore you may just allow all adult content labels to show. That works fine depending on who you follow.
However, when you search posts you may find unpleasant surprises. To avoid
🧵1/2
WIP: feedback buttons, thumb up/down, for feeds that support feedback.
November 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
WIP: feedback buttons, thumb up/down, for feeds that support feedback.
Comparing the user search between Skywalker and the official Bluesky app shows interesting differences.
Skywalker does a local (on device) search in your follows first. Search results from the network are added to that.
Skywalker does a local (on device) search in your follows first. Search results from the network are added to that.
November 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Comparing the user search between Skywalker and the official Bluesky app shows interesting differences.
Skywalker does a local (on device) search in your follows first. Search results from the network are added to that.
Skywalker does a local (on device) search in your follows first. Search results from the network are added to that.
Skywalker shows a green dot at the lower right of an ava when a user is online (posted in the last 1 mins). This indication can be disabled (default on).
I'm adding a blue dot to indicate you follow a user. Should I make that default on (most will like it) or off (most won't like it)?
Tell me.
I'm adding a blue dot to indicate you follow a user. Should I make that default on (most will like it) or off (most won't like it)?
Tell me.
November 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Skywalker shows a green dot at the lower right of an ava when a user is online (posted in the last 1 mins). This indication can be disabled (default on).
I'm adding a blue dot to indicate you follow a user. Should I make that default on (most will like it) or off (most won't like it)?
Tell me.
I'm adding a blue dot to indicate you follow a user. Should I make that default on (most will like it) or off (most won't like it)?
Tell me.
Yes, in the options menu of the post composer you can disable auto numbering. Or if you want auto numbering but not the 🧵, you can change the number prefix to an empty prefix.
October 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Yes, in the options menu of the post composer you can disable auto numbering. Or if you want auto numbering but not the 🧵, you can change the number prefix to an empty prefix.
A photo feed looks much better in media view mode. The photos use the full width of your screen!
October 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A photo feed looks much better in media view mode. The photos use the full width of your screen!
For the ATProto hackers, you can configure another appview and other services.
You can find the "advanced settings" when you add an account to Skywalker or on the settings page of an existing account.
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You can find the "advanced settings" when you add an account to Skywalker or on the settings page of an existing account.
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October 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
For the ATProto hackers, you can configure another appview and other services.
You can find the "advanced settings" when you add an account to Skywalker or on the settings page of an existing account.
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You can find the "advanced settings" when you add an account to Skywalker or on the settings page of an existing account.
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If you have multiple accounts you will get notifications for all accounts. On the notifications page there is a tab for each of your other accounts.
All interactions, e.g. reply or like, with posts in those tabs will be using the corresponding account.
You can disable those notifications.
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All interactions, e.g. reply or like, with posts in those tabs will be using the corresponding account.
You can disable those notifications.
🧵5/6
October 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
If you have multiple accounts you will get notifications for all accounts. On the notifications page there is a tab for each of your other accounts.
All interactions, e.g. reply or like, with posts in those tabs will be using the corresponding account.
You can disable those notifications.
🧵5/6
All interactions, e.g. reply or like, with posts in those tabs will be using the corresponding account.
You can disable those notifications.
🧵5/6
If you have multiple accounts, you can now reply, repost, like or bookmark with any of your other accounts by a long press.
A popup will show that lets you interact with any if your other accounts.
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A popup will show that lets you interact with any if your other accounts.
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October 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
If you have multiple accounts, you can now reply, repost, like or bookmark with any of your other accounts by a long press.
A popup will show that lets you interact with any if your other accounts.
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A popup will show that lets you interact with any if your other accounts.
🧵4/6
Some pinned feeds were visible in the official Bluesky app but not in Skywalker. These should all be visible now in Skywalker.
You can change the playing speed of a video by tapping on "1x"
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You can change the playing speed of a video by tapping on "1x"
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October 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Some pinned feeds were visible in the official Bluesky app but not in Skywalker. These should all be visible now in Skywalker.
You can change the playing speed of a video by tapping on "1x"
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You can change the playing speed of a video by tapping on "1x"
🧵3/6
For the ATProto hackers: upcoming release of Skywalker will let you configure an AppView and other ATProto services that are currently hardcoded.
October 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
For the ATProto hackers: upcoming release of Skywalker will let you configure an AppView and other ATProto services that are currently hardcoded.
On Twitter people used a Thread Reader to create a single long text from a thread of tweets.
Skywalker has a thread reader inside. It unrolls a thread of posts into a single piece of text (including images if present).
You can tap on the 🧵-symbol or the "Unroll thread" menu option.
Skywalker has a thread reader inside. It unrolls a thread of posts into a single piece of text (including images if present).
You can tap on the 🧵-symbol or the "Unroll thread" menu option.
October 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
On Twitter people used a Thread Reader to create a single long text from a thread of tweets.
Skywalker has a thread reader inside. It unrolls a thread of posts into a single piece of text (including images if present).
You can tap on the 🧵-symbol or the "Unroll thread" menu option.
Skywalker has a thread reader inside. It unrolls a thread of posts into a single piece of text (including images if present).
You can tap on the 🧵-symbol or the "Unroll thread" menu option.
When a post consist of a single emoji, then Skywalker will display it as a giant emoji.
If you don't like that you can switch it off in the settings.
If you don't like that you can switch it off in the settings.
October 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
When a post consist of a single emoji, then Skywalker will display it as a giant emoji.
If you don't like that you can switch it off in the settings.
If you don't like that you can switch it off in the settings.
Sometimes an old post shows up in your timeline. Someone reposted or replies to it. You may think it is new, but it isn't.
Skywalker starts highlighting the age at the top left of a post when it is older than 5 days. The higher age, the brighter it gets.
Skywalker starts highlighting the age at the top left of a post when it is older than 5 days. The higher age, the brighter it gets.
October 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Sometimes an old post shows up in your timeline. Someone reposted or replies to it. You may think it is new, but it isn't.
Skywalker starts highlighting the age at the top left of a post when it is older than 5 days. The higher age, the brighter it gets.
Skywalker starts highlighting the age at the top left of a post when it is older than 5 days. The higher age, the brighter it gets.
Oi, I have broken the layout. The "add" button is hiding in the upper right corner behind the Android status bar. I can just see it peeping out and I can press it with difficulty.
I will fix that in the next release.
Thanks for asking!
I will fix that in the next release.
Thanks for asking!
October 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Oi, I have broken the layout. The "add" button is hiding in the upper right corner behind the Android status bar. I can just see it peeping out and I can press it with difficulty.
I will fix that in the next release.
Thanks for asking!
I will fix that in the next release.
Thanks for asking!
Have you tried the focus hashtags?
They are like the opposite of muted words. With focus hasntags you can color the background of posts that have a certain hashtag. That way they stand out from the other posts.
They are like the opposite of muted words. With focus hasntags you can color the background of posts that have a certain hashtag. That way they stand out from the other posts.
October 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Have you tried the focus hashtags?
They are like the opposite of muted words. With focus hasntags you can color the background of posts that have a certain hashtag. That way they stand out from the other posts.
They are like the opposite of muted words. With focus hasntags you can color the background of posts that have a certain hashtag. That way they stand out from the other posts.
This is the best feature of Skywalker, encouraging you to say something nice.
October 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is the best feature of Skywalker, encouraging you to say something nice.
I tried to minimize the confusion risk by putting the notifications for your non-active accounts in separate tabs (sneak previes below).
In addition, the feature will be optional!
I like having the notifications from multiple accounts so I don't have to switch to see if someone replied.
In addition, the feature will be optional!
I like having the notifications from multiple accounts so I don't have to switch to see if someone replied.
October 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I tried to minimize the confusion risk by putting the notifications for your non-active accounts in separate tabs (sneak previes below).
In addition, the feature will be optional!
I like having the notifications from multiple accounts so I don't have to switch to see if someone replied.
In addition, the feature will be optional!
I like having the notifications from multiple accounts so I don't have to switch to see if someone replied.
Every post has a language tag that is set by the client.
You can see the language of a post you send in the tools bar above your keyboard.
By default it takes the language from your phone. You can choose another language yourself. Press and hold the language icon to make it the default for
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You can see the language of a post you send in the tools bar above your keyboard.
By default it takes the language from your phone. You can choose another language yourself. Press and hold the language icon to make it the default for
🧵1/3
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Every post has a language tag that is set by the client.
You can see the language of a post you send in the tools bar above your keyboard.
By default it takes the language from your phone. You can choose another language yourself. Press and hold the language icon to make it the default for
🧵1/3
You can see the language of a post you send in the tools bar above your keyboard.
By default it takes the language from your phone. You can choose another language yourself. Press and hold the language icon to make it the default for
🧵1/3