Those of you who signed up for Meta’s Threads app are probably aware that there is no web version as of now. Instagram boss, Adam Mosseri, said that Threads focus is on mobile apps at the moment, but that the web version is coming.
Threads focus is currently on mobile apps, but the web version is coming
If you’re planning to use Threads in a similar fashion as you did Twitter, and you use the web version of Twitter a lot, well, then this definitely matters to you. It matters to us for sure, due to work-related reasons, most of all.
At the moment, when you go to threads.net, you’re greeted with the name of the social network, a nice spacey animation, and a QR code. That QR code basically leads you to install the app on your phone. Or in case the app is not available in your region, all you get is an error message.
The app is still lacking some crucial features
It would, of course, be great to see Threads on the web from the get-go, but that’s not the case. In fact, Threads does lack other features that users would expect, such as DM support, a better search, and so on.
You do have to remember that Threads is a brand-new app, though. The company is seemingly working on plenty more features, but for the time being, we’ll have to do with what Meta is offering.
It’s growing at an amazing pace
Threads launched very recently, and it’s growing at an incredible speed. It raked in 10 million users in just 7 hours after launch, which are great numbers for the app. The challenge will be keeping the momentum, and then keeping the users that signed up. Delivering new features that users would expect will be a crucial part of that.
Elon Musk doesn’t seem to be happy with what’s going on, based on his recent tweets, at least. A report even surfaced claiming that Twitter could end up suing Meta because of Threads. It remains to be seen if it’ll happen, though.