The latest Meta release has been creating quite a stir in the past few weeks, and it’s finally available to download for Apple and Android almost everywhere in the world. Thread is a new application presented by the team from Mark Zuckerberg, a Silicon Valley billionaire who owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. This new proposal could threaten success Twitter from Elon Muskdue to the strong similarities between the two apps and the public’s current dissatisfaction with owner management mogul Tesla.
Threads are linked network messaging networks Instagram, produced by the same creator of this app. New product from Target It has the same structure as Instagram, but instead of sharing photos and videos, it focuses on posting written text, like Twitter. Despite Threads’ similarity to the Musk app, Meta has introduced a different one interesting innovation in your new application.
In this article we explain how to download and start using Threads step by step:
download. This app is available for iOS, on the App Store, and also for Android on Google Play. To start using the app, you need to enter ‘Threads’ in the search engine and select the black logo with ‘a’ threaded.
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The logo thread on the App Store
Shutterstock - If the app doesn’t appear like this, it can also be accessed by searching for the Instagram app. We entered the search engine ‘Instagram’, we selected the app, and in the app description we selected the developer, ‘Instagram, Inc.’ In this way we will be able to see all the Instagram creator apps and we will be able to access Threads.
- Join. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use. When you first log in, the application suggests that we log in with our Instagram account connecting our data directly with Threads. We are offered the option of switching accounts, and we can choose another Instagram profile to link to or create a new one for it. either way, to access Threads must be done through the created Instagram account.
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The Threads username will be the same as Instagram, and changing it can only be done via Instagram. Of course, you can create a new presentation and include links from social networks or other web pages. These can be created new or imported directly from Instagram.
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Home screen in Threads with an Instagram account
Target - Personal. To finish creating a new Thread account, you must choose between a public profile one of personal. According to Meta, the public profile will be visible even from other apps that also use the system. ActivityPub. On the other hand, private profiles can accept or reject requests from other Thread users.
- user from minors They will not be able to create public accounts until they are old enough, and private accounts will be created for them by default, according to the policies presented by Meta.
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In the final step, we are given a choice following the same account that we follow on Instagram, by clicking on the ‘Follow all’ button. However, this list of accounts also appears, which we can unfollow individually in Threads.
Inside the app
Threads follow a very similar structure to Instagram, and have direct access to the app.
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Inside it main course A list of ‘threads’ of followed accounts and others suggested by the algorithm is generated. Currently, in Threads, messages are not sorted chronologically, but sorted according to criteria algorithm to suit the taste of the user.
Thread home screen
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In search page Profiles and messages tailored to each user are also suggested through an algorithm, just like on Instagram. With this tool you can find new accounts to follow besides the ones you already follow on Instagram.
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To identify the official profile the same has been introduced in this app. verified blue who has Instagram.
Thread search screen
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Inside it middle button You can write your own message. In Threads, messages can be up to 500 characters long, and you can attach photos, links, and videos up to 5 minutes long. Just like on Twitter, you can create individual messages and start ‘threads’ from them.
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Notifications of interactions with other users appear on heart from the options bar. The interaction possibilities with messages on Threads are the same as on Twitter: like, comment, repost (or retweet) and share with other users and on other networks.
Threads also have ‘retweets’
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He The Instagram profile is linked directly to the Threads profile. At the top of the personal profile is a button with the Instagram logo that leads directly to the account linked to the Thread’s profile.
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Your own messages appear on this profile, and you can edit them after they’ve been created, as well as share them on other networks.
other functions
Meta intends to offer different tools so that each user can create a customized comfortable environment. To do this, he proposed a system of ‘hidden words‘, which causes the initial deletion of messages containing those words.
Hidden words and privacy options in Threads
Apart from that, you can also block profiles, unfollow, restrict or report them. This way you can control and limit who replies to our posts or mentions our account.
The future of Threads
Meta has confirmed that Threads will start working with the system soon ActivityPub. This network roaming protocol is a recommendation from World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and will allow Threads to connect with other apps that use ActivityPub like Mastodon or WordPress. Thus, users of this network will be able to access data from other applications than one.
The thread will soon use the ActivityPub system
According to Goal, Thread want to be an app that opens up possibilities for its users. Connected to other networks with the same ActivityPub protocol, Threads users can choose which network best suits their tastes and which usage policy prefer, move their information to one network.
Why threads are not available in Europe?
Threads are already available on the App Store and Google Play in over 100 countries, but are not yet permitted in the European Union. This is due to the new application does not comply with European Union data protection policieswhich is wider than in countries such as the United States or the United Kingdom.
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