It’s no little-known fact that Threads and Instagram are pretty close. It’s also no little-known fact that you can’t delete your Threads account without deleting Instagram. Meta plans on changing that, but, according to BR, that won’t be happening for a while.
Threads really made a splash when it first launched to the public. After it launched, the app rose to more than 100 million users just days afterward. Since that point, the company saw a steady decline in its users. While it seemed like the company should have been worried, Meta expected this. Now, the social media platform seems to be stabilizing.
Threads will let you delete your account separately from Instagram… in time
People were really shocked when they found out that they couldn’t delete their accounts separately. People who grew tired of the app wanted a way out without keeping an extra account. This is why they looked for ways to delete their Threads.
But remember. Threads and Instagram are pretty close. Threads is basically built off of Instagram. This could explain why Meta was able to launch Threads so quickly. It also means that you can’t have one without the other.
Meta has been working on a way to separate both of the services for some time now. We don’t know when it will finally finish, but BR might know. According to the report, you should be able to surgically separate both accounts by the time the year’s out. This functionality might land sometime in December.
That’s still quite some time to wait. If you’re looking forward to deleting your Threads account, then you shouldn’t hold your breath. In the meantime, you can install the app and pretend that it doesn’t exist. When you are eventually able to delete your account, just make sure you remember your Instagram login.