I know this isn’t breaking news if you don’t have an account there but I hate annoying defaults. And some people like DMs so they might make an account there due to that functionality.
I wonder how many Blueskyers are at Hexbear. Three? Dare I say four?
Now available: DMs! Start a private conversation with a friend directly on Bluesky within the Chat tab. 💬
Update to the latest version of the app (1.83) or refresh on desktop to start chatting!
That could be a good idea to address this. I think most product teams want to make the onboarding simpler and simpler and are not found of new pop ups when opening the app. As users it can also be annoying. I guess there is a middle ground to find
A pop-in was an idea off the topic of my head. It’s certainly not best. The reason tech companies don’t give people choices is that they don’t want to. The companies love the default settings and without a prompt - most people leave things as they are.