More good news for those looking to exit Meta's social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a

Thankfully, despite the fickle nature of most app users, Bluesky seems to have managed to break through and become a really promising alternative. And thanks to the fundamental nature of its open protocol, anyone can build their own apps that piggyback off the Bluesky social graph.

Follow Meta's fact-checking changes, Bluesky is creating Flashes, a photo sharing app that could potentially replace Instagram for many.

Bluesky is the hot new internet hangout for the people who got a little tired of all the horrible stuff that’s been happening on Twitter/X over the past couple of years. And now it could end up forming the basis of a new Instagram competitor, for anybody that isn’t happy about Mark Zuckerberg and Meta’s sudden pivot to more right-wing politics.

Flashes is a Bluesky client with a specific purpose: to replicate the Instagram experience based on photos and videos from your Bluesky feed.

Great news for anyone whose big problem with hanging out on Twitter/X replacement Bluesky was all those dang words: An app developer working on the social media platform is now attempting to help it serve as a replacement for more photo-focused offerings like Meta’s Instagram, too.

An independent developer is working on a new Instagram-like app based on Bluesky called Flashes that will release in the coming weeks.

Love Bluesky, but wish you had an Instagram alternative too? See how the Flashes app may be exactly what you need.

Bluesky is becoming an X replacement. Now Instagram is also under attack. Flashes app becomes a platform for photos.