Instagram Shutting Down Threads App Next Month; Testing the Ability to Add Music to Feed Posts

Instagram is discontinuing its Snapchat-like messaging app Threads that was launched in 2019. On account of the replace, customers will begin seeing a immediate to maneuver again to the unique Instagram app. Instagram has individually began permitting choose customers so as to add music to their feed posts — identical to the way it’s already doable with Reels and Tales. India is amongst the international locations the place the brand new characteristic will first be examined — alongside Brazil and Turkey.

As confirmed to TechCrunch, Instagram will not help Threads by the top of December. Customers may even begin seeing an in-app discover about its departure from November 23.

The discontinuation of Threads was first brought into notice by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi. He additionally posted a screenshot exhibiting the discover that Instagram is but to start out exhibiting to its customers.

Threads was launched for each Android and iOS units as Instagram’s standalone image-centric messaging app in October 2019. The app was discovered to have some similarities with Snapchat because it allowed customers to share their pictures and movies in a visible type with their shut pals. It, although, moved past shut pals final yr and was up to date to permit customers to message anybody on Instagram.

Though the precise purpose for shutting down Threads has not but been offered, a Meta spokesperson instructed Devices 360 that the photo-sharing platform would now focus its efforts on enhancing how customers join with their shut pals on Instagram itself.

“We all know that folks care about connecting with their shut pals, and we have seen this notably over the previous few years with the expansion of messaging on Instagram,” the spokesperson mentioned. “We’re bringing the enjoyable and distinctive options we had on Threads, to the principle Instagram app, and persevering with to construct methods folks can higher join with their shut pals on Instagram. We hope this makes it simpler for folks to have all these options and talents in the principle app.”

Along with shutting down Threads, Meta-owned Instagram has began testing the power to let customers add music to their feed posts. It will permit folks to have a track or a music observe featured alongside their pictures and movies shared on the feed.

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As soon as a person faucets on the track, they are going to be taken to an audio web page from the place they may see all feed posts utilizing the identical track.

Instagram mentioned in a press notice that the characteristic is being examined with a small share of Instagram’s world neighborhood and is initially dwell for some customers in India, Brazil, and Turkey. Will probably be expanded primarily based on the educational and suggestions from the neighborhood, the corporate mentioned.

Instagram is testing the power to let customers add music to their feed posts
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If the brand new music-focussed characteristic is dwell to your account, it is possible for you to so as to add a track to your feed photograph by tapping Add Music after beginning to add your photograph on Instagram. The app will present a search area to allow you to search for particular songs or browse for music within the ‘Trending’ or ‘For You’ sections of the immediate.

After the track you wish to add seems on the display screen, you may choose it to your photograph. Additionally, you will be capable to choose the clip length — identical to Tales — and select the size of time you wish to embrace for the track.