SMRTR ProgrammingAug 17, 2026Hacker News

How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Bluesky hides its logo behind a Follow button during normal use but reveals it in screenshots via iOS's `isSecureTextEntry` trick in `GrowthHack.tsx`. Telegram and Signal use the same method.

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