Threads is testing a couple of highly requested features with a limited number of users, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced. Screenshots of the new features were shared to his Threads account.
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Instagram is working on a feature called Notes Prompts which will prompt your followers to respond to your Note. The feature is currently being tested with a limited number of users.
Even though some time ago, Threads did not appear to have chronological sorting for its posts, there have been updates. Now, users can sort their search results reverse chronologically.
The text-based version of Instagram, Threads, could have had a different name. Instagram head Adam Mosseri talked about the alternative names they had in mind while picking a name for Threads.
Threads is now rolling out the ability to tag posts in its app to all regions across the globe. However, the feature works differently than Instagram, where you can only add one tag per post.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri came forward to clarify why Threads can't display search results in chronological order. Keyword search for Threads was recently rolled out to all the regions globally.
Instagram is testing is new privacy feature for people who use direct messaging in the app. There will be a new toggle button that will allow users to turn on read receipts for their Instagram DMs.
Instagram's latest upcoming feature is the ability to collaborate on carousel posts. The company is testing a new feature that will allow users to upload images and videos to a common carousel post.
In a Threads post by Adam Mosseri, the company's views regarding promoting news were clarified. Mosseri suggested that while news is reported on Threads, the platform would not amplify it.
Threads head, Adam Mosseri, has said that the web version of the platform is very close. It will allow users to comment, post, and reshare content from any device with a web browser.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the social platform is testing a new feature to tag an entire group. Users will be able to create a group mention instead of typing individual handles for everyone.
The freshly launched app Threads doesn't offer its users the ability to send direct messages. According to Instagram's head, as of now, they don't have any plans to build another inbox for the users.
After facing backlash from users, influencers, and celebrities, Instagram has decided to take a step back and reduce the number of recommended posts and accounts. However, this change is temporary.
Just two months after Adam Mosseri took the reins as the head of Instagram, Facebook has found someone else to take the job following the sudden departure of Instagram's co-founders from the company.
Instagram's now-former vice president of product, Adam Mosseri, will take over as head of the company from co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, who had resigned only recently.
