diff --git a/assets/misc/neue-char.jpg b/assets/misc/neue-char.jpg
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/NeueChar.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/NeueChar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a298d481e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/NeueChar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import {View} from 'react-native'
+import {Image} from 'expo-image'
+import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
+import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
+
+import {atoms as a, useBreakpoints, useTheme} from '#/alf'
+import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
+import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
+import {useNuxDialogContext} from '#/components/dialogs/nuxs'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+
+// midnight PDT on April 1st, 2025
+export const EXPIRY = new Date('2025-04-02T07:00:00Z')
+
+export function isEnabled() {
+  return new Date() < EXPIRY
+}
+
+export function NeueChar() {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const nuxDialogs = useNuxDialogContext()
+  const control = Dialog.useDialogControl()
+  const {gtMobile} = useBreakpoints()
+  const [height, setHeight] = React.useState(0)
+
+  Dialog.useAutoOpen(control, 3e3)
+
+  const onClose = React.useCallback(() => {
+    nuxDialogs.dismissActiveNux()
+  }, [nuxDialogs])
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog.Outer control={control} onClose={onClose}>
+      <Dialog.Inner label={_(msg`Special announcement dialog for April Fools`)}>
+        <View
+          onLayout={e => {
+            setHeight(e.nativeEvent.layout.height)
+          }}
+          style={[
+            a.absolute,
+            a.inset_0,
+            a.overflow_hidden,
+            {
+              backgroundColor: 'black',
+              bottom: 'auto',
+              paddingTop: gtMobile ? '42%' : '60%',
+              borderTopLeftRadius: a.rounded_md.borderRadius,
+              borderTopRightRadius: a.rounded_md.borderRadius,
+            },
+          ]}>
+          <Image
+            source={require('../../../../assets/misc/neue-char.jpg')}
+            style={[
+              a.absolute,
+              {
+                top: -2,
+                left: -2,
+                right: -2,
+                bottom: -2,
+              },
+            ]}
+            contentFit="cover"
+            alt={_(
+              msg`Fake conversation with the Bluesky app. Bluesky says: "i ain't reading all that", then "I'm happy for you though", and finally "or sorry that happened". This is in reference to a popular internet meme.`,
+            )}
+            accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors={false}
+          />
+        </View>
+
+        <View
+          style={[
+            {
+              paddingTop: height - a.pt_2xl.paddingTop, // dialog padding
+            },
+          ]}
+        />
+
+        <View
+          style={[
+            gtMobile ? [a.py_3xl, a.pb_md] : [a.pt_xl, a.pb_sm],
+            a.mx_auto,
+            {maxWidth: 360},
+          ]}>
+          <Text
+            style={[
+              a.text_3xl,
+              a.text_center,
+              a.font_heavy,
+              a.leading_tight,
+              a.mx_auto,
+              {maxWidth: 330},
+            ]}>
+            <Trans>New character limit 🎉</Trans>
+          </Text>
+          <Text style={[a.text_lg, a.text_center, a.pt_md, a.leading_snug]}>
+            <Trans>
+              We’re listening to your feedback and updating the character count.
+              Posts are now limited to 299 characters!
+            </Trans>
+          </Text>
+
+          <Text
+            style={[
+              a.text_md,
+              a.text_center,
+              a.pt_md,
+              a.leading_snug,
+              a.italic,
+              t.atoms.text_contrast_medium,
+            ]}>
+            <Trans>For a limited time — just today ;)</Trans>
+          </Text>
+
+          {!gtMobile && (
+            <View style={[a.pt_2xl]}>
+              <Button
+                label={_(msg`Got it!`)}
+                onPress={onClose}
+                size="large"
+                variant="solid"
+                color="primary">
+                <ButtonText>{_(msg`Got it!`)}</ButtonText>
+              </Button>
+            </View>
+          )}
+        </View>
+
+        <Dialog.Close />
+      </Dialog.Inner>
+    </Dialog.Outer>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx
index 10cae887ba..08600634ab 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import {AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
+import {type AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
 
 import {useGate} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {Nux, useNuxs, useResetNuxs, useSaveNux} from '#/state/queries/nuxs'
 import {
   usePreferencesQuery,
-  UsePreferencesQueryResponse,
+  type UsePreferencesQueryResponse,
 } from '#/state/queries/preferences'
 import {useProfileQuery} from '#/state/queries/profile'
-import {SessionAccount, useSession} from '#/state/session'
+import {type SessionAccount, useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {useOnboardingState} from '#/state/shell'
+import {isEnabled, NeueChar} from '#/components/dialogs/nuxs/NeueChar'
 /*
  * NUXs
  */
@@ -29,7 +30,12 @@ const queuedNuxs: {
     currentProfile: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewDetailed
     preferences: UsePreferencesQueryResponse
   }) => boolean
-}[] = []
+}[] = [
+  {
+    id: Nux.NeueChar,
+    enabled: isEnabled,
+  },
+]
 
 const Context = React.createContext<Context>({
   activeNux: undefined,
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ function Inner({
   }
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (snoozed) return
+    // if (snoozed) return
     if (!nuxs) return
 
     for (const {id, enabled} of queuedNuxs) {
@@ -110,7 +116,7 @@ function Inner({
 
       // check if completed first
       if (nux && nux.completed) {
-        continue
+        // continue
       }
 
       // then check gate (track exposure)
@@ -163,6 +169,7 @@ function Inner({
   return (
     <Context.Provider value={ctx}>
       {/*For example, activeNux === Nux.NeueTypography && <NeueTypography />*/}
+      {activeNux === Nux.NeueChar && <NeueChar />}
     </Context.Provider>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/state/queries/nuxs/definitions.ts b/src/state/queries/nuxs/definitions.ts
index 8166602c8a..c9f4cdbe3c 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/nuxs/definitions.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/nuxs/definitions.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
-import zod from 'zod'
+import type zod from 'zod'
 
-import {BaseNux} from '#/state/queries/nuxs/types'
+import {type BaseNux} from '#/state/queries/nuxs/types'
 
 export enum Nux {
   NeueTypography = 'NeueTypography',
+  NeueChar = 'NeueChar',
 }
 
 export const nuxNames = new Set(Object.values(Nux))
 
-export type AppNux = BaseNux<{
-  id: Nux.NeueTypography
-  data: undefined
-}>
+export type AppNux = BaseNux<
+  | {
+      id: Nux.NeueTypography
+      data: undefined
+    }
+  | {
+      id: Nux.NeueChar
+      data: undefined
+    }
+>
 
 export const NuxSchemas: Record<Nux, zod.ZodObject<any> | undefined> = {
   [Nux.NeueTypography]: undefined,
+  [Nux.NeueChar]: undefined,
 }
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
index e8fe1a7ce7..36a37a5317 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ import {
   BackHandler,
   Keyboard,
   KeyboardAvoidingView,
-  LayoutChangeEvent,
+  type LayoutChangeEvent,
   ScrollView,
-  StyleProp,
+  type StyleProp,
   StyleSheet,
   View,
-  ViewStyle,
+  type ViewStyle,
 } from 'react-native'
 // @ts-expect-error no type definition
 import ProgressCircle from 'react-native-progress/Circle'
 import Animated, {
-  AnimatedRef,
+  type AnimatedRef,
   Easing,
   FadeIn,
   FadeOut,
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ import Animated, {
   ZoomOut,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated'
 import {useSafeAreaInsets} from 'react-native-safe-area-context'
-import {ImagePickerAsset} from 'expo-image-picker'
+import {type ImagePickerAsset} from 'expo-image-picker'
 import {
   AppBskyFeedDefs,
-  AppBskyFeedGetPostThread,
-  BskyAgent,
-  RichText,
+  type AppBskyFeedGetPostThread,
+  type BskyAgent,
+  type RichText,
 } from '@atproto/api'
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ import {until} from '#/lib/async/until'
 import {
   MAX_GRAPHEME_LENGTH,
   SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES,
-  SupportedMimeTypes,
+  type SupportedMimeTypes,
 } from '#/lib/constants'
 import {useAnimatedScrollHandler} from '#/lib/hooks/useAnimatedScrollHandler_FIXED'
 import {useEmail} from '#/lib/hooks/useEmail'
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {isAndroid, isIOS, isNative, isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {useDialogStateControlContext} from '#/state/dialogs'
 import {emitPostCreated} from '#/state/events'
-import {ComposerImage, pasteImage} from '#/state/gallery'
+import {type ComposerImage, pasteImage} from '#/state/gallery'
 import {useModalControls} from '#/state/modals'
 import {useRequireAltTextEnabled} from '#/state/preferences'
 import {
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ import {
 } from '#/state/preferences/languages'
 import {usePreferencesQuery} from '#/state/queries/preferences'
 import {useProfileQuery} from '#/state/queries/profile'
-import {Gif} from '#/state/queries/tenor'
+import {type Gif} from '#/state/queries/tenor'
 import {useAgent, useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {useComposerControls} from '#/state/shell/composer'
-import {ComposerOpts} from '#/state/shell/composer'
+import {type ComposerOpts} from '#/state/shell/composer'
 import {CharProgress} from '#/view/com/composer/char-progress/CharProgress'
 import {ComposerReplyTo} from '#/view/com/composer/ComposerReplyTo'
 import {
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ import {SelectLangBtn} from '#/view/com/composer/select-language/SelectLangBtn'
 import {SuggestedLanguage} from '#/view/com/composer/select-language/SuggestedLanguage'
 // TODO: Prevent naming components that coincide with RN primitives
 // due to linting false positives
-import {TextInput, TextInputRef} from '#/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput'
+import {
+  TextInput,
+  type TextInputRef,
+} from '#/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput'
 import {ThreadgateBtn} from '#/view/com/composer/threadgate/ThreadgateBtn'
 import {SelectVideoBtn} from '#/view/com/composer/videos/SelectVideoBtn'
 import {SubtitleDialogBtn} from '#/view/com/composer/videos/SubtitleDialog'
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ import {UserAvatar} from '#/view/com/util/UserAvatar'
 import {atoms as a, native, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {Button, ButtonIcon, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
 import {useDialogControl} from '#/components/Dialog'
+import {isEnabled} from '#/components/dialogs/nuxs/NeueChar'
 import {VerifyEmailDialog} from '#/components/dialogs/VerifyEmailDialog'
 import {CircleInfo_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as CircleInfo} from '#/components/icons/CircleInfo'
 import {EmojiArc_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as EmojiSmile} from '#/components/icons/Emoji'
@@ -126,16 +130,21 @@ import * as Prompt from '#/components/Prompt'
 import {Text as NewText} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {BottomSheetPortalProvider} from '../../../../modules/bottom-sheet'
 import {
-  ComposerAction,
+  type ComposerAction,
   composerReducer,
   createComposerState,
-  EmbedDraft,
+  type EmbedDraft,
   MAX_IMAGES,
-  PostAction,
-  PostDraft,
-  ThreadDraft,
+  type PostAction,
+  type PostDraft,
+  type ThreadDraft,
 } from './state/composer'
-import {NO_VIDEO, NoVideoState, processVideo, VideoState} from './state/video'
+import {
+  NO_VIDEO,
+  type NoVideoState,
+  processVideo,
+  type VideoState,
+} from './state/video'
 import {getVideoMetadata} from './videos/pickVideo'
 import {clearThumbnailCache} from './videos/VideoTranscodeBackdrop'
 
@@ -171,6 +180,7 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
   const {closeAllDialogs} = useDialogStateControlContext()
   const {closeAllModals} = useModalControls()
   const {data: preferences} = usePreferencesQuery()
+  const MAX_GRAPHEMES = isEnabled() ? 299 : MAX_GRAPHEME_LENGTH
 
   const [isKeyboardVisible] = useIsKeyboardVisible({iosUseWillEvents: true})
   const [isPublishing, setIsPublishing] = useState(false)
@@ -360,7 +370,7 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
     !missingAltError &&
     thread.posts.every(
       post =>
-        post.shortenedGraphemeLength <= MAX_GRAPHEME_LENGTH &&
+        post.shortenedGraphemeLength <= MAX_GRAPHEMES &&
         !isEmptyPost(post) &&
         !(
           post.embed.media?.type === 'video' &&
@@ -605,6 +615,7 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
             type: 'add_post',
           })
         }}
+        maxGraphemeLength={MAX_GRAPHEMES}
       />
     </>
   )
@@ -678,6 +689,7 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
                   onClearVideo={clearVideo}
                   onPublish={onComposerPostPublish}
                   onError={setError}
+                  maxGraphemeLength={MAX_GRAPHEMES}
                 />
                 {isWebFooterSticky && post.id === activePost.id && (
                   <View style={styles.stickyFooterWeb}>{footer}</View>
@@ -715,6 +727,7 @@ let ComposerPost = React.memo(function ComposerPost({
   onSelectVideo,
   onError,
   onPublish,
+  maxGraphemeLength,
 }: {
   post: PostDraft
   dispatch: (action: ComposerAction) => void
@@ -729,6 +742,7 @@ let ComposerPost = React.memo(function ComposerPost({
   onSelectVideo: (postId: string, asset: ImagePickerAsset) => void
   onError: (error: string) => void
   onPublish: (richtext: RichText) => void
+  maxGraphemeLength: number
 }) {
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
   const currentDid = currentAccount!.did
@@ -831,7 +845,7 @@ let ComposerPost = React.memo(function ComposerPost({
           accessible={true}
           accessibilityLabel={_(msg`Write post`)}
           accessibilityHint={_(
-            msg`Compose posts up to ${MAX_GRAPHEME_LENGTH} characters in length`,
+            msg`Compose posts up to ${maxGraphemeLength} characters in length`,
           )}
         />
       </View>
@@ -1170,6 +1184,7 @@ function ComposerFooter({
   onError,
   onSelectVideo,
   onAddPost,
+  maxGraphemeLength,
 }: {
   post: PostDraft
   dispatch: (action: PostAction) => void
@@ -1178,6 +1193,7 @@ function ComposerFooter({
   onError: (error: string) => void
   onSelectVideo: (postId: string, asset: ImagePickerAsset) => void
   onAddPost: () => void
+  maxGraphemeLength: number
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {_} = useLingui()
@@ -1270,6 +1286,7 @@ function ComposerFooter({
         )}
         <SelectLangBtn />
         <CharProgress
+          max={maxGraphemeLength}
           count={post.shortenedGraphemeLength}
           style={{width: 65}}
         />