Screenshots by Nelson Aguilar/CNETĪdam Mosseri, head of Instagram, posted that although Threads is powered by Instagram, the company is looking for a way to allow users to delete their Threads account separately. If you do deactivate, you can come back to Threads any time. There are other settings that apply to both Threads and Instagram, including two-factor authentication and password changes. If you configure any of these two settings, changes will apply to both Threads and Instagram.Īccount is where you can set up reminders to take a break from Threads and deactivate your profile. At the bottom, you'll see two settings: one for blocking profiles and the other for hiding likes. You can also choose who mentions you, mute accounts and hide offensive words and phrases.

In privacy, you can make your profile private, which means only approved followers can check out and interact with your posts and replies. Toggle off push notifications for threads and replies and following and followers. In the profile section, hit the globe on the top-left or the two-dash icon on the top-right to access your settings, where you can configure your notifications, privacy and account. Speaking of settings, let's spend a little more time on which settings you can adjust in Threads.

Screenshots by Nelson Aguilar/CNET A little more about the settings in Threads

Oh also, Threads posts aren't in chronological order right now, but Meta is looking at how to let users see feeds chronologically.Ībove you can see home (left), new thread (middle) and activity. Here you can like, leave a comment on, repost and share posts. You may be a bit startled to see posts from users you don't follow, but that's how the current iteration of Threads works. The first, on the left is home, which is where your timeline lives. To start, let's go through what each button in the navigation bar means. There are also your settings, but we'll get into that a little bit later. Everything you need you can find at the bottom in the navigation bar: home, search, new thread, activity and profile. The Threads user interface is pretty simple for now. You can hit Join Threads to begin browsing through your timeline. The last page will give you a bit of info about Threads and its future, like how Threads and Instagram are intrinsically tied and how you'll soon be able to interact with other social media platforms, like Mastadon.

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