Threads working on ability to add new default feeds

The new Meta-owned social app recently added the option to add more threads columns, and users can now set one of their new columns as a default.

In a new post on Threads, Mark Zuckerberg said that the app is currently testing the ability to let users pick any of the custom feeds that they’ve created, or the following feed as their default. I’d love to be able to do this with my custom tech feeds, but as of the time of writing, neither my Android nor iOS apps seem to have gotten the update.

 

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Zuckerberg says that the app is also going to make the ability to see and customize these new feed options more visible in the app to see if that makes users pick it up faster. I think this part is the more important of the two new sides of this test since most people probably still don’t even know that you can create custom feeds.

The Verge says that if you have been randomly selected to participate in the test, you can press and hold on the name of the feed you want to be your default. An option to ‘edit feeds’ appears, and you can drag the feed you want to be your default to the top of the list.

Overall, this is an exciting update, and to me, it sounds like a feature Threads should have had a long time ago. Hopefully, this test goes well, and then it will roll out to all users since I believe the ability to tailor your social media experience to your interests goes a long way toward making it engaging.

Source: Mark Zuckerberg, The Verge

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