Bluesky now supports better-quality photos

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TLDR

  • Bluesky doubled its photo upload limit to 2MB and quadrupled max resolution to 4000px in app version 1.121.

Key Facts

  • Previous photo upload limit was 1MB; it is now 2MB.
  • Maximum render resolution increased from 2000px to 4000px.
  • The old image grid was replaced with a swipeable carousel supporting mixed aspect ratios without cropping.
  • Some users expressed a preference for a choice between grid and carousel layouts.

Why It Matters

  • The changes bring Bluesky’s photo capabilities closer to rivals like X and Meta’s Threads.
  • Threads still supports a larger maximum image size, though it does not publish that limit in its documentation.

Sarah Perez, TechCrunch · 2026-04-23 · Read the original