[bnewbold]

You can point your web browser to https://staging.bsky.app

The team is too small to develop and maintain even an electron desktop app or something like that wrapping the existing react-native-web SPA. But this leaves space for fancy third-party apps, or integration into multi-protocol desktop apps, as needed.

[pcthrowaway]

I'm really excited about bluesky, but mobile-only is a non-starter for me.

Is developing a third-party frontend with full functionality possible, given that (AFAICT) there's a permissioned element to the community?

[wyclif]

The staging area would not accept my invite code. I got an error message that said "Invite code not accepted. Check that you input it correctly and try again."

[ifvictr]

Is your code in the format of bsky-social-xxxxx? If so, they've been revoked and replaced with longer codes because people reported that their codes getting brute-forced.

Source: https://staging.bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team/post/3juhjacx... (the CEO)

[wyclif]

Thanks for replying; I don't know anyone else who has an invite. Yes, mine is in the bsky-social-xxxxx format. I checked my email but I don't see a follow-up invite.

[fafqg]

I can't see anything there, it asks me to log in.

[crossroadsguy]

It asks for an invite code, or there is a waitlist? Is it invite only/exclusive or something like that?

[whyrusleeping]

its currently an invite-only beta, but i feel like we've dealt with worse randos than late night hacker news commenters, so here you go: bsky-social-55rkz-5aago

[cynix]

Are invites given to waitlisted users in batches in FIFO order? What are my chances if I've just put my email down now?

[wyclif]

I have an invite, but I don't quite want to install it on my phone yet.

[testfrequency]

If that’s an offer I’ll take it from you. I’m currently trying to evaluate the service on behalf of my company…but do not have an invite to…evaluate the service.

My email is [e-mail]. Thanks.

[crossroadsguy]

Haha. Thanks. It's mid day here. Couldn't use the code. Looks like someone else beat me to it. But that's okay. Very kind of you. I think I will check it out later then.