Flashes, a photo-sharing app built on top of the Bluesky social network, is now opening its beta to testers.The app allows users to exit Meta's social networking empire for a more open alternative and attracts new users to Bluesky.Flashes filters Bluesky's timeline for photo and video posts, and users can switch between different views of the social network.Flashes beta, running on Apple's TestFlight platform, experienced a high number of sign-ups within the first hour.