Bluesky users can customize their notifications, including activity alerts from their favorite accounts
Bluesky, the rapidly evolving decentralized social network, has unveiled a series of significant updates to its notification system, granting users enhanced control over their digital interactions. Announced on Monday, July 2, 2025, these improvements aim to personalize the user experience, declutter notification centers, and significantly reduce irrelevant alerts, aligning Bluesky with the advanced customization capabilities found on major social platforms like X and Threads.
At the core of these updates is the introduction of highly granular control over how users receive alerts. Individuals can now navigate to their Settings and then Notifications to fine-tune alerts for a wide range of interactions, including new followers, likes, replies, mentions, quotes, and reposts. For broader notifications not covered by specific categories, an “Everything Else” option has been added, encompassing general alerts such as when someone joins via a Starter Pack or verification notices. Each notification type can be customized to apply only to accounts a user follows, to everyone, or be disabled entirely, offering unparalleled flexibility.
Further enriching the user experience, Bluesky has implemented the ability to receive notifications when someone likes their repost or reposts content they’ve shared. This feature is particularly valuable for users who frequently reshare content, ensuring they remain engaged and informed about the reach and impact of their shared posts. This fosters a more inclusive and interactive environment, acknowledging all forms of user contribution.
The platform has also refined its notification filtering mechanisms by replacing the previous “priority notifications” feature. Users who relied on this functionality to receive updates exclusively from followed accounts can now achieve the same result by adjusting their reply, mention, and quote notification settings to “people you follow only.” This streamlined approach simplifies preferences while maintaining the desired level of notification filtering.
Activating activity notifications for specific accounts is intuitive and user-friendly. By simply visiting a desired profile and tapping the bell icon located next to the Follow button, users can subscribe to receive alerts every time that account publishes a new post. A separate option is also available for those who wish to be notified specifically about replies from certain accounts. Users maintain full control over their subscriptions, with the ability to manage and remove accounts from their activity notification list directly within their settings.
It is important for users to be aware of a key caveat: account owners retain the autonomy to disable this activity notification feature entirely for their profile or to restrict it, allowing only people they follow to receive such alerts. This ensures a balanced approach between user customization and the privacy preferences of individual account holders on the platform.
These comprehensive notification enhancements represent a significant step forward for Bluesky, empowering its growing user base on Proaitools to curate a social media experience that is more focused, less overwhelming, and truly tailored to their preferences. By putting control directly into the hands of users, Bluesky continues to solidify its position as a thoughtful and user-centric social networking alternative.
