Threads is working on a new feature that will let you delete your account without nuking your Instagram account, but it won’t be ready anytime soon. Meanwhile, new data forecasts where Meta’s competitor to X (formerly Twitter) will be by year’s end.
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Meta has been trying to add much-requested features to Threads as quickly as possible. After launching keyword search earlier this month, the latest update to the Threads app now finally lets users switch between different accounts without having to log out and log in again.
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Threads keyword search is “rolling out to most English and Spanish speaking countries today,” according to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg. Basic search functionality brings Threads one step closer being a fully featured social network.
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After racing to ship a minimum viable product over the summer, Meta continues to crank out basic features for Threads. The latest Threads innovation is keyword search, although it’s only available on a couple island nations for now.
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Interested in Threads but not using your iPhone all day? Threads for the web has officially arrived, and it makes for a decent web app on the Mac.
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The WSJ yesterday reported that a version of Threads for web would launch this week, and this has now been confirmed by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
In a post whose humor is matched only by the quality of the photography, Zuckerberg said that the web version would roll out over the next few days …
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Meta’s Threads social network is adding two small new features starting this week, including a tweak to the “Following Feed” chronological timeline. These new features come as Meta also continues its work on bigger changes to Threads, such as a desktop version of the app.
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Meta still has a ton of basic features to build for Threads. This week the team is checking off a few from list.
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It’s been a month since the official launch of Threads, Meta’s new microblogging social network. Since then, the platform has been getting numerous updates with new features like built-in translation and a chronological feed that only shows content from accounts you follow. And soon, Threads will get a web version and advanced search.
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Meta is blocking news links in Canada, as it did previously in Australia, following the introduction of new legislation. The development is being described as an “everyone loses” outcome …
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A form of Reddit verification is currently being tested, in the form of an “official” label for some accounts confirmed as authentic.
For now at least, verification is only available to organizations, and not individuals, and the current test is extremely limited …
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Meta launched its Threads competitor to Twitter X three weeks ago, and the company is now addressing one of the most common complaints of the early version of the app. Starting today, Mark Zuckerberg says that Threads is now rolling out a chronological “Following” feed to the app.
It’s been two weeks since Meta launched Threads, its new microblogging social network. And while version 1.0 was a pretty solid release, it lacked a lot of features that users had been asking for. Threads is now getting a major update with important new features, which includes built-in translation and a new Follows tab.
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What’s one so-called “tech hot takes” held by Instagram’s top boss, Adam Mosseri? “Android’s now better than iOS.” Mosseri’s comment was made on Threads this weekend in response to a question posed by MKBHD, and it naturally has us wondering about how his personal preferences influence Instagram and Threads product roadmaps.
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Meta last week launched Threads, its new microblogging social network that comes to compete with Twitter. While Threads is available in over 100 countries around the world, it’s not available in European Union countries due to local regulations. And the bad news is you might not be able to use Threads in Europe if you’re just traveling around there.
Update: Meta has confirmed it’s blocking users “in most European countries” from accessing Threads. The company also said it wants to bring Threads to more countries in the future. You can read the original article below.
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One week after launching, Meta has released the first update to Threads for iPhone. Threads version 291 (the first version was … 289) includes one big fix that has arrived just in time.
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Newly-launched Twitter competitor Threads won’t have ads for now, says the company. Despite hitting 100M registered users in less than a week, parent company Meta has told potential advertisers that it hasn’t yet hit “critical mass” …
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While Twitter’s new CEO has been trying to convince us that the platform can’t be replaced by Threads, it seems the company is privately rather less confident. A developer noticed that Twitter is blocking Threads links in searches, with others confirming it …
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Have you seen an account claiming to be Phil Schiller on Threads? 9to5Mac has confirmed that the account belongs to the actual Apple Fellow himself.
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What’s the fastest way to grow a new social network? It turns out converting your existing 1 billion+ users over to the new thing isn’t a bad start.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that the company’s new Threads service has crossed 100 million users in its first five days. The new Twitter competitor piggybacks on Instagram to simplify account creation and connect who you follow.
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For those who didn’t get unceremoniously and non-consensually bumped onto the new version of TweetDeck, the old version is working again. Users who did get force-switched can also revert to the old version – but don’t expect it to last for long …
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Threads is on the verge of crossing 100 million users over the span of four days. Among those users? 9to5Mac sites and staff, a bunch of celebrities and Wendy’s, and now a handful of accounts by Apple.
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One of the more… interesting discoveries yesterday is that there’s no way to delete your Threads account without also deleting your Instagram one.
After widespread objections to this, the company now says that it is “looking into a way to delete your Threads account separately” …
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The latest story in today’s “Oops… all Threads” edition of the news takes us to China where Meta’s Twitter replacement is topping the App Store. That’s notable for a few reasons.
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