Meta's new Threads features aim to keep the app alive
Despite an impressive launch, Meta's newest social media platform, Threads, is losing daily users and engagement. To keep the application alive, Meta is working to add new Threads features that will hopefully increase user engagement.
Despite facing skepticism, the Threads app team is committed to enhancing its functionality and user experience. New developments on the horizon include the introduction of voice posts, a desktop application, potential hashtag support, and more.
One of the notable upcoming features is voice notes, allowing users to attach audio clips to their posts alongside images and videos. While this might seem insignificant to some, it holds great value in regions with diverse languages and varying literacy levels. In countries like India, where numerous languages are spoken but not everyone is fluent in writing, voice notes can enable more accessible and practical communication, potentially expanding the app's adoption.
#Threads is working on voice posts ? pic.twitter.com/mIryxIfgQq
— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) August 15, 2023
New Threads features include a desktop app
Moreover, a desktop version of Threads is in the works, according to both Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri. While there are still some bugs to iron out, this development could facilitate increased engagement among journalists, publishers, and users who prefer to have Threads as a part of their daily workflow.
Recent improvements also include a "Reposts" tab on user profiles, providing a comprehensive view of shared content. Additionally, reposts will appear in users' "Following" feeds, similar to retweets, potentially boosting their reach and impact.
On the topic of hashtag support, there's a leaning toward incorporating hashtags into general text searches rather than having dedicated clickable tags. This approach raises questions about user preferences and ease of navigation.
The number of active users has significantly decreased after an outstanding start that saw over 100 million sign-ups within the first five days of its introduction on July 5. According to reports, there were 23.6 million daily active users on July 14 compared to 49 million on July 7.
Although the dip in user involvement has caused some anxiety, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is nevertheless upbeat about the future of Threads and attributes the decline to typical oscillations in user behavior.
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Uhh, this has already been possible – I am not sure how but remember my brother telling me about it. I’m not a whatsapp user so not sure of the specifics, but something about sending the image as a file and somehow bypassing the default compression settings that are applied to inbound photos.
He has also used this to share movies to whatsapp groups, and files 1Gb+.
Like I said, I never used whatsapp, but I know 100% this isn’t a “brand new feature”, my brother literally showed me him doing it, like… 5 months ago?
Martin, what happened to those: 12 Comments (https://www.ghacks.net/chatgpt-gets-schooled-by-princeton-university/#comments). Is there a specific justifiable reason why they were deleted?
Hmm, it looks like the gHacks website database is faulty, and not populating threads with their relevant cosponsoring posts.
The page on ghacks this is on represents the best of why it has become so worthless, fill of click-bait junk that it’s about to be deleted from my ‘daily reads’.
It’s really like “Press Release as re-written by some d*ck for clicks…poorly.” And the subjects are laughable. Can’t wait for “How to search for files on Windows”.
> The page on ghacks this is on represents the best of why it has become so worthless, fill of click-bait junk…
Sadly, I have to agree.
Only Martin and Ashwin are worth subscribing to.
Especially Emre Çitak and Shaun are the worst ones.
If ghacks.net intended “Clickbait”, it would mark the end of Ghacks Technology News.
Ghacks doesn’t need crappy clickbaits. Clearly separate articles from newer authors (perhaps AIs and external sales person or external advertising man) as just “Advertisements”!
We, the subscribers of Ghacks, urge Martin to make a decision.
because nevermore wants to “monetize” on every aspect of human life…
“Threads” is like the Walmart of Social Media.
How hard can it be to clone a twitter version of that as well? They’re slow.
Yes, why not mention how large the HD files can be?
Why, not mention what version of WhatsApp is needed?
These omissions make the article feel so bare. If not complete.
Sorry posted on the wrong page.
such a long article for such a simple matter. Worthless article ! waste of time
I already do this by attaching them via the ‘Document’ option.
I don’t know what’s going on here at Ghacks but it’s obvious that something is broken, comments are being mixed whatever the article, I am unable to find some of my later posts neither. :S
Quoting the article,
“As users gain popularity, the value of their tokens may increase, allowing investors to reap rewards.”
Besides, beyond the thrill and privacy risks or not, the point is to know how you gain popularity, be it on social sites as everywhere in life. Is it by being authentic, by remaining faithful to ourselves or is it to have this particular skill which is to understand what a majority likes, just like politicians, those who’d deny to the maximum extent compatible with their ideological partnership, in order to grab as many of the voters they can?
I see the very concept of this Friend.tech as unhealthy, propagating what is already an increasing flaw : the quest for fame. I won’t be the only one to count himself out, definitely.
@John G. is right : my comment was posted on [https://www.ghacks.net/2023/08/23/what-is-friend-tech/] and it appears there but as well here at [https://www.ghacks.net/2023/07/08/how-to-follow-everyone-on-threads/]
This has been lasting for several days. Fix it or at least provide some explanations if you don’t mind.
> Google Chrome is following in Safari’s footsteps by introducing a new feature that allows users to move the Chrome address bar to the bottom of the screen, enhancing user accessibility and interaction.
Firefox did this long before Safari.
Basically they’ll do anything except fair royalties.