Beacon Bits
@beaconbits.app
📍 Drop a beacon.
Pin your photos & posts to the map, tag friends, and cross-post to your atproto account.
beaconbits.app
Pin your photos & posts to the map, tag friends, and cross-post to your atproto account.
beaconbits.app
The September BB update is live!
This release is packed with improvements and new features, so let's get to it.
We'll start with our most requested feature...
This release is packed with improvements and new features, so let's get to it.
We'll start with our most requested feature...
September 8, 2026 at 3:41 AM
The September BB update is live!
This release is packed with improvements and new features, so let's get to it.
We'll start with our most requested feature...
This release is packed with improvements and new features, so let's get to it.
We'll start with our most requested feature...
Writing up a new release thread that includes our most requested feature… 👀
September 7, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Writing up a new release thread that includes our most requested feature… 👀
New world layer incoming...
August 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
New world layer incoming...
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I wrote a short piece on the ATProto services that I am using and/or have inspired me to start hacking away at the protocol – come in and try to find something you like!
My 2026 Field Guide to the ATmosphere
My social media life after years of abandoned platforms, or how I learned to stop worrying about vendor lock-in and started hassling friends to join ATProto.
diego.codes
August 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I wrote a short piece on the ATProto services that I am using and/or have inspired me to start hacking away at the protocol – come in and try to find something you like!
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Revamped @beaconbits.app flow is GREAT.
It’s fast and makes whatever you want optional to be optional.
It’s fast and makes whatever you want optional to be optional.
📍 Timbertrain Coffee Roasters - Depot
Cafe · Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
☀️ 15°C
Started my day with an early meeting. Now some pastries and a coffee in the sun before I roll into other meetings.
https://beaconbits.app/beacon/2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43/3mssu4cp4vc22
#BeaconBits
Cafe · Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
☀️ 15°C
Started my day with an early meeting. Now some pastries and a coffee in the sun before I roll into other meetings.
https://beaconbits.app/beacon/2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43/3mssu4cp4vc22
#BeaconBits
August 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Revamped @beaconbits.app flow is GREAT.
It’s fast and makes whatever you want optional to be optional.
It’s fast and makes whatever you want optional to be optional.
Happy to report we're almost wrapped on an importer for various check-in/map services.
Main ones will be:
- Swarm/Foursquare
- Google Maps/Timeline
- Yelp
- Day One
- GeoJSON
Anything else we should add?
Main ones will be:
- Swarm/Foursquare
- Google Maps/Timeline
- Yelp
- Day One
- GeoJSON
Anything else we should add?
Since I’ve been using @beaconbits.app a lot, I’d probably put some time into GMaps export & import into BB shaped records.
I don’t actually know if @montoulieu.dev has open sourced and/or implemented ingestion of records not created through BB
I don’t actually know if @montoulieu.dev has open sourced and/or implemented ingestion of records not created through BB
August 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Happy to report we're almost wrapped on an importer for various check-in/map services.
Main ones will be:
- Swarm/Foursquare
- Google Maps/Timeline
- Yelp
- Day One
- GeoJSON
Anything else we should add?
Main ones will be:
- Swarm/Foursquare
- Google Maps/Timeline
- Yelp
- Day One
- GeoJSON
Anything else we should add?
We’ve got some cool new features landing in today’s BB update.
We’ve added drafts to make it easier to check-in later so you can stay in the moment.
We’re also adding our first world layer for @brickster.at.
This layer allows you to post brickster creations to the map and view them in AR.
We’ve added drafts to make it easier to check-in later so you can stay in the moment.
We’re also adding our first world layer for @brickster.at.
This layer allows you to post brickster creations to the map and view them in AR.
August 8, 2026 at 7:21 PM
We’ve got some cool new features landing in today’s BB update.
We’ve added drafts to make it easier to check-in later so you can stay in the moment.
We’re also adding our first world layer for @brickster.at.
This layer allows you to post brickster creations to the map and view them in AR.
We’ve added drafts to make it easier to check-in later so you can stay in the moment.
We’re also adding our first world layer for @brickster.at.
This layer allows you to post brickster creations to the map and view them in AR.
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Time to bring multiplayer brick building to the atmosphere.
Brickster is now available for everyone to try!
Supports 12 player multiplayer, saving creations to your atproto account and exploring with @rpg.actor sprites.
brickster.at
#gamedev #atdev
Brickster is now available for everyone to try!
Supports 12 player multiplayer, saving creations to your atproto account and exploring with @rpg.actor sprites.
brickster.at
#gamedev #atdev
Brickster — Build anything, together.
Build playful 3D brick creations with friends, then save them to your ATProto account.
brickster.at
August 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Time to bring multiplayer brick building to the atmosphere.
Brickster is now available for everyone to try!
Supports 12 player multiplayer, saving creations to your atproto account and exploring with @rpg.actor sprites.
brickster.at
#gamedev #atdev
Brickster is now available for everyone to try!
Supports 12 player multiplayer, saving creations to your atproto account and exploring with @rpg.actor sprites.
brickster.at
#gamedev #atdev
Any BB users going on a flight soon and wanna help us test something? 👀
August 4, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Any BB users going on a flight soon and wanna help us test something? 👀
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@montoulieu.dev any documentation or advice on creating @beaconbits.app check-ins from an atmospheric ticket scan? 👀
July 22, 2026 at 2:32 AM
@montoulieu.dev any documentation or advice on creating @beaconbits.app check-ins from an atmospheric ticket scan? 👀
A new BB update has landed!
We’ve squashed some bugs, optimized a few things under the hood, and added snazzy new open graph cards for share embeds.
Here are some beacons from our awesome community to help show it off:
We’ve squashed some bugs, optimized a few things under the hood, and added snazzy new open graph cards for share embeds.
Here are some beacons from our awesome community to help show it off:
July 22, 2026 at 12:49 AM
A new BB update has landed!
We’ve squashed some bugs, optimized a few things under the hood, and added snazzy new open graph cards for share embeds.
Here are some beacons from our awesome community to help show it off:
We’ve squashed some bugs, optimized a few things under the hood, and added snazzy new open graph cards for share embeds.
Here are some beacons from our awesome community to help show it off:
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Foursquare just pushed out a UI redesign and I think it's now officially cooked 😢
After 15 years of consistently using it, I think I will be turning my attention to @beaconbits.app. Fortunately I've built an import tool in @passports.social.
I'm afraid to flood the firehouse with 10k+ posts 😅
After 15 years of consistently using it, I think I will be turning my attention to @beaconbits.app. Fortunately I've built an import tool in @passports.social.
I'm afraid to flood the firehouse with 10k+ posts 😅
July 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Foursquare just pushed out a UI redesign and I think it's now officially cooked 😢
After 15 years of consistently using it, I think I will be turning my attention to @beaconbits.app. Fortunately I've built an import tool in @passports.social.
I'm afraid to flood the firehouse with 10k+ posts 😅
After 15 years of consistently using it, I think I will be turning my attention to @beaconbits.app. Fortunately I've built an import tool in @passports.social.
I'm afraid to flood the firehouse with 10k+ posts 😅
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Eu duvido que só tenha eu no Brasil aqui no biska que gosta de fazer check-in nos lugares legais que visita
Beacon Bits June update is now live!
This release brings some sweet new features:
🌎 A new 3D map using @maplibre.org
📍 Clickable POI markers for easier checkins
☀️ Weather details on beacons and posts
❤️ Better interactions backed by @microcosm.blue
🔐 New OAuth backend with a 90 day timeout
This release brings some sweet new features:
🌎 A new 3D map using @maplibre.org
📍 Clickable POI markers for easier checkins
☀️ Weather details on beacons and posts
❤️ Better interactions backed by @microcosm.blue
🔐 New OAuth backend with a 90 day timeout
June 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Eu duvido que só tenha eu no Brasil aqui no biska que gosta de fazer check-in nos lugares legais que visita
Beacon Bits June update is now live!
This release brings some sweet new features:
🌎 A new 3D map using @maplibre.org
📍 Clickable POI markers for easier checkins
☀️ Weather details on beacons and posts
❤️ Better interactions backed by @microcosm.blue
🔐 New OAuth backend with a 90 day timeout
This release brings some sweet new features:
🌎 A new 3D map using @maplibre.org
📍 Clickable POI markers for easier checkins
☀️ Weather details on beacons and posts
❤️ Better interactions backed by @microcosm.blue
🔐 New OAuth backend with a 90 day timeout
June 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Beacon Bits June update is now live!
This release brings some sweet new features:
🌎 A new 3D map using @maplibre.org
📍 Clickable POI markers for easier checkins
☀️ Weather details on beacons and posts
❤️ Better interactions backed by @microcosm.blue
🔐 New OAuth backend with a 90 day timeout
This release brings some sweet new features:
🌎 A new 3D map using @maplibre.org
📍 Clickable POI markers for easier checkins
☀️ Weather details on beacons and posts
❤️ Better interactions backed by @microcosm.blue
🔐 New OAuth backend with a 90 day timeout
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New use for @semble.so connections - link book to the bookshop where you found it ↔️
Some day we'll have @beaconbits.app interop so integrated physical and intellectual journeys can be shared on protocol 🤓
Some day we'll have @beaconbits.app interop so integrated physical and intellectual journeys can be shared on protocol 🤓
June 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
New use for @semble.so connections - link book to the bookshop where you found it ↔️
Some day we'll have @beaconbits.app interop so integrated physical and intellectual journeys can be shared on protocol 🤓
Some day we'll have @beaconbits.app interop so integrated physical and intellectual journeys can be shared on protocol 🤓
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📍 Wasabi
Restaurant · Lakewood, Colorado, US
☁️ 77°F
Wasabi bombs and testing the new weather feature in @beaconbits.app
w/ @cyanne.codes
https://beaconbits.app/beacon/e5zplwgiznavptdxhx5n2zlp/3mmx6s3zpak2o
#BeaconBits
Restaurant · Lakewood, Colorado, US
☁️ 77°F
Wasabi bombs and testing the new weather feature in @beaconbits.app
w/ @cyanne.codes
https://beaconbits.app/beacon/e5zplwgiznavptdxhx5n2zlp/3mmx6s3zpak2o
#BeaconBits
May 28, 2026 at 11:37 PM
📍 Wasabi
Restaurant · Lakewood, Colorado, US
☁️ 77°F
Wasabi bombs and testing the new weather feature in @beaconbits.app
w/ @cyanne.codes
https://beaconbits.app/beacon/e5zplwgiznavptdxhx5n2zlp/3mmx6s3zpak2o
#BeaconBits
Restaurant · Lakewood, Colorado, US
☁️ 77°F
Wasabi bombs and testing the new weather feature in @beaconbits.app
w/ @cyanne.codes
https://beaconbits.app/beacon/e5zplwgiznavptdxhx5n2zlp/3mmx6s3zpak2o
#BeaconBits
Get ready for a new way to see beacons across the globe.
Our next update will add clickable POI markers and a new 3D map experience.
Stay tuned for more info this week 📡
Our next update will add clickable POI markers and a new 3D map experience.
Stay tuned for more info this week 📡
May 26, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Get ready for a new way to see beacons across the globe.
Our next update will add clickable POI markers and a new 3D map experience.
Stay tuned for more info this week 📡
Our next update will add clickable POI markers and a new 3D map experience.
Stay tuned for more info this week 📡
The latest build of Beacon Bits is live!
We’ve rolled out performance improvements, bug fixes and a new guide feature that allows you to share walking guides.
Some other exciting things are in the works, so stay tuned. 📡
We’ve rolled out performance improvements, bug fixes and a new guide feature that allows you to share walking guides.
Some other exciting things are in the works, so stay tuned. 📡
May 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The latest build of Beacon Bits is live!
We’ve rolled out performance improvements, bug fixes and a new guide feature that allows you to share walking guides.
Some other exciting things are in the works, so stay tuned. 📡
We’ve rolled out performance improvements, bug fixes and a new guide feature that allows you to share walking guides.
Some other exciting things are in the works, so stay tuned. 📡
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April 27, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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I made it to the little German village where my people are from.
📍 Menonniten Friedhof
Other · Limburgerhof, Rhineland-Palatinate, DE
Made it to the Mennonite Cemetery where my grandparents and great grandparents on my mother’s side are buried. Getting a bit emotional.
https://beaconbits.app/beacon/2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43/3mkafukuiy22p
#BeaconBits
Other · Limburgerhof, Rhineland-Palatinate, DE
Made it to the Mennonite Cemetery where my grandparents and great grandparents on my mother’s side are buried. Getting a bit emotional.
https://beaconbits.app/beacon/2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43/3mkafukuiy22p
#BeaconBits
April 24, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I made it to the little German village where my people are from.
Just a heads up that Beacon Bits now uses granular permission scopes and permission sets for sign-in.
More updates coming soon 🤙
More updates coming soon 🤙
April 17, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Just a heads up that Beacon Bits now uses granular permission scopes and permission sets for sign-in.
More updates coming soon 🤙
More updates coming soon 🤙
🌸 The anomaly has bloomed further overnight into a fractal structure.
We’re estimating it will hit critical mass at around 2:45 PM PST.
Start the clock ⏰
#atproto #ATmosphereConf
We’re estimating it will hit critical mass at around 2:45 PM PST.
Start the clock ⏰
#atproto #ATmosphereConf
March 29, 2026 at 4:29 PM
🌸 The anomaly has bloomed further overnight into a fractal structure.
We’re estimating it will hit critical mass at around 2:45 PM PST.
Start the clock ⏰
#atproto #ATmosphereConf
We’re estimating it will hit critical mass at around 2:45 PM PST.
Start the clock ⏰
#atproto #ATmosphereConf
⚠️ After some downtime… we’re back up.
All relay beacons from today have awakened the anomaly, causing it to bloom. A kaleidoscope of butterflies has also joined and begun flying around the core.
What will the final day of #ATmosphereConf bring?
All relay beacons from today have awakened the anomaly, causing it to bloom. A kaleidoscope of butterflies has also joined and begun flying around the core.
What will the final day of #ATmosphereConf bring?
March 29, 2026 at 3:19 AM
⚠️ After some downtime… we’re back up.
All relay beacons from today have awakened the anomaly, causing it to bloom. A kaleidoscope of butterflies has also joined and begun flying around the core.
What will the final day of #ATmosphereConf bring?
All relay beacons from today have awakened the anomaly, causing it to bloom. A kaleidoscope of butterflies has also joined and begun flying around the core.
What will the final day of #ATmosphereConf bring?
⚠️ Energy is off the charts at #ATmosphereConf and the anomaly has now begun to bloom. An aurora also appears to be forming over the UBC campus.
What awaits us when we hit full signal lock?
What awaits us when we hit full signal lock?
March 28, 2026 at 2:13 AM
⚠️ Energy is off the charts at #ATmosphereConf and the anomaly has now begun to bloom. An aurora also appears to be forming over the UBC campus.
What awaits us when we hit full signal lock?
What awaits us when we hit full signal lock?