On January 19, the US government banned ByteDance’s TikTok video-sharing app. However, the company managed to start restoring its services in the region after President-elect Donald Trump assured to extend the date of the ban. In the meantime, many apps like Instagram are trying to take advantage of the situation. They are launching TikTok-similar features for their apps to gain attraction from the users. Bluesky, an X (formerly Twitter) competitor, has also joined the club by introducing a custom feed featuring vertical videos like TikTok.
Bluesky is showing vertical videos in a new custom tab like ByteDance’s TikTok
Thanks to Bluesky’s new vertical videos tab feature, users can see a trending videos section in the explore tab on their mobile applications. Similar to any other vertical video-sharing app, Bluesky is also allowing you to swipe up to see more videos like “Reels”. Here, you can choose to pin the feed with any video that shows up on your home screen. You can also add a particular video to your list of feeds from the same menu.
“We had to get in on the video action, too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video! Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize,” the company said in a post
Bluesky is trying to gain more users by introducing features familiar to TikTok
X rival Bluesky is trying to get a higher user base by introducing features, which are quite similar to what TikTok used to offer. The new features will help Bluesky to serve its nearly 28 million users globally. New features will also entice smartphone users who jumped the TikTok shipyard too soon.
Bluesky users will now see a trending video section in the explore tab on Bluesky’s app for mobile devices. Here, you will be able to swipe up on any video to view more content. We will let you know when Bluesky’s new feature is available globally.
