One thing that has been missing from Bluesky until now was the ability to turn off notifications for specific accounts, but now Activity Notifications are live. If you want to know every time The Verge or ESPN, or one of your friends posts, you can, just by toggling the bell icon on their profile page, along with an option to see notifications for just new posts or with replies included The Verge reported.
Another small change can also notify people if someone likes or reposts something they have reposted.
Of course, if your problem is that you’re getting too many notifications, the updates that rolled out on Monday also have something for you. There’s been an explosion of the amount of granular controls available to decide if you’ll get updates about reports, likes, new follower, or other activity, and if you want to receive them from active by anyone, no one, or just people you follow.
According to a blog post, the simple “priority notifications” toggle that was available previously has been migrated to the new setup, so anyone who had it turned on will still only get notifications from people they follow.
Bluesky reported: At Bluesky, we’re constantly working to help you personalize your experience. We know that staying connected means different things to different people, and sometimes, you just need to cut through the noise. That’s why we’re excited to introduce three updates to notifications.
Activity Notifications: Opt-in to receive push notifications from specific accounts.
Enhanced Notification Settings: Controls to fine tune which notifications you receive.
Repost Notifications: Receive notifications when someone likes or reposts posts you’ve reposted.
Staying connected with the accounts that matter to you the most just got easier with Activity Notifications, which let you receive push and in-app notifications from specific accounts. Never miss a breaking update, a new thought, or a live moment from the accounts you follow closely.
Engadget reported: Bluesky has updated its notifications settings so that users have more control over when and why the social media app sends them a ping. Besides more granular controls over which things will trigger a notification, you can now receive alerts for any activity from a chosen account.
As a fledgling app, Bluesky has lacked the in-depth notification toggles you might find in something like Instagram, which has had a decade to figure out when people want to be contacted.
With this update, the situation on Bluesky has improved significantly. Now you can choose between receiving notifications from everyone, just the people you follow or no one. And those options can be applied to nearly every interaction in the app now including when someone reposts something you repost or likes something you repost.