Here’s how to connect your Bluesky account to Flipboard so that you can get Bluesky content in a beautiful, flippable format within our app. If you don’t yet have a Bluesky invite code, you can join the waitlist here. 

Flipboard is all in on this federated future. By integrating these services into our platform, Flipboard serves as the singular place to discover and engage with all the activity happening on the growing social web. And don’t forget: all of this new content thrives next to our topic feeds and stories from top publishers and creators. Flipboard is — and always will be — the one place for all the news that’s fit to flip, no matter which service or outlet it comes from. 

To add Bluesky, make sure your Flipboard app is updated to v4.3.4 (iOS) or v4.3.12 (Android).

Android App

To connect Flipboard Android app to Bluesky:

  1. Choose the Profile tab at the bottom.
  2. Select Connected Accounts.
  3. Choose Bluesky (beta) under Add An Account.
  4. Enter your credentials for your Bluesky account.
  5. If you see a pop-up that says “Continue without app password?”, it’s recommended that you go into your Bluesky settings > App passwords and create one. 

To access Bluesky in Flipboard once you’ve connected your account:

  1. In the Android app, choose the Profile tab at the bottom.
  2. Select Connected Accounts and choose Bluesky.

iOS App

To connect Flipboard iOS app to Bluesky:

  1. Choose the Following tab at the bottom (four squares icon).
  2. Switch to the Accounts tab at the top.
  3. Choose Bluesky (beta) under Add An Account.
  4. If you see a pop-up that says that Flipboard has “detected non-app password use,” it’s recommended that you go into your Bluesky settings > App passwords and create one. 

To access Bluesky in Flipboard once you’ve connected your account:

  1. In the iOS app, choose the Following tab at the bottom (four squares icon).
  2. Switch to the Accounts tab at the top and choose Bluesky.

App Passwords

App passwords are an initial solution for authentication that will let people use third-party clients without having to trust them with their primary password. (Learn more about app passwords here.) 

While Flipboard’s Bluesky integration will work without setting an app password, it’s best that you log out and log back into your Bluesky account on Flipboard with your new app password. This will protect your Bluesky account from future hacks and takeovers.