Anyone looking for an alternative to Instagram might have a suitable candidate in Flashes, a recently launched app built on Bluesky that seems to get all the important basics right. Flashes technically launched on the App Store on February 24,

Flashes allows sharing of media with direct access to Bluesky feeds, but unlike Instagram, it doesn’t rely on an algorithm to recommend content.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Instagram alternative Flashes publicly launched its Bluesky-based photo-sharing app on the App Store this week, gaining nearly 30,000 downloads in its

Once you're up and running in TestFlight, you can sign into Flashes. To do this you'll need to have a Bluesky account and an auto-generated app password. You need to log into Bluesky, go to Settings, then Privacy and Security, followed by App Passwords, where you can g enerate a specific password for Flashes.

This is what the creator of a new Instagram alternative thinks. Called Flashes, this new photo-heavy social media platform, wants to let you express your photography skills without the clutter. Well,