Meta’s Threads is off to a superb start, as millions of people are cracking into the app. For all of its strengths, it has its flaws. For instance, if you want to delete your Threads account, you’ll need to delete your Instagram account as well. However, according to 9To5Mac, that’s about to change.
Over the day and a half that Threads has been up, nearly 100 million people have signed up for it. That’s a major win for the fledgling platform and a major blow to Twitter. There may be a legal battle over the two platforms, however.
If you’re interested in getting the app, you can do so right here. If you have an Instagram account, then you’ll be able to use that to sign in with just a few taps. After that, you’ll be able to use the app. You’ll also get a neat badge on your Instagram account telling everyone how quick you were to sign up for Threads.
You’ll be able to delete your Threads account without sacrificing your Instagram account
Threads is still a growing platform, and people are feeling those growing pains. One of them was the realization that your Threads account and your Instagram account are joined at the hip. You can’t delete your Threads account without getting rid of your Instagram account.
However, the company responded to the users’ complaints. Meta said that it’s “Looking into a way to delete your Threads account separately”. It sounds a little odd that the company is looking into finding a way to delete your accounts.
Meta wasn’t kidding when it said that Threads is powered by Instagram. This could be why the company was able to get it up and going so quickly. The app could be based heavily on Instagram’s pre-existing code. Instead of having to write an app from the bottom up, it could just be built on Instagram’s code. That’s just speculation.
In any case, you’ll have the ability to delete your accounts separately just in case you get tired of Threads. We don’t know when the company is going to make this change, so you’ll just need to stay tuned.