Threads Is Testing a Friends Group That Lets Users Share With Up to 50 Connections
TLDR
Threads is testing a Threads Friends group, a smaller sharing option similar to Instagram's Close Friends feature that allows users to add up to 50 connections.
What this means for your accounts
- Status
- Test
- Platform
- Meta
- Affects
- Threads Friends group
- Who
- Threads users
- Effective
- Not specified in the source
- Action needed
- Not specified in the source
Threads is testing a Threads Friends group, a sharing option that works much like Instagram's Close Friends feature and lets users add up to 50 connections, Social Media Today reports.
How we got here
- Oct 29Threads Lets Users Personalize Post Reactions With Custom Like Buttons
Threads users can now personalize their reactions to posts with custom images or animations in place of the standard like button.
- Oct 4Instagram introduces new Threads sharing sticker for Stories
Instagram now lets users add liked or saved posts to Stories via a new Threads sharing sticker.
- Oct 1Threads tests expanded visual formatting for quote posts
Meta's Threads is testing new visual options for quote posts, bringing the feature closer to what TikTok and X already offer.
- Sep 22Meta Gives Advertisers Granular Permissions Controls for Threads Marketing
Meta is introducing Threads-specific permission controls to let businesses manage marketing team access separately from Instagram.