I wrote up some thoughts about how Bluesky can/should support OAuth, both for applications to access users' accounts, as well as allowing users to log in to their bsky.social account using their own website! aaronparecki.com/2023/03/09/…

OAuth Support in Bluesky and AT Protocol

Bluesky, a new social media platform and AT Protocol, is unsurprisingly running up against the same challenges and limitations that Flickr, Twitter and many other social media platforms faced in the...

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support for the most widely used OS in the world would be nice before that :)
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eh it's an open protocol, ideally there is no "official" client at all. Anyone can make an Android client. They're just prototyping it on iOS for now.
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Wouldn't you want to prototype with the largest and most diverse group of users first?
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Replying to @timcappalli
Depends on the goals of the prototype I guess. That's above my pay grade.

Mar 10, 2023 · 1:49 AM UTC

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Replying to @aaronpk @timcappalli
Given the goal is to be an open, decentralized protocol for the intended app vertical that spans the global audience of social media users, I agree with Tim that Android makes more sense as the P1.
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