Threads Rolls Out Chronological 'Following' Feed on iOS and Android, Web Interface in Development

You can now enable a chronological feed that only shows you posts from people you follow on Threads — but there's a catch.

Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 26 July 2023 13:18 IST

Threads Rolls Out Chronological 'Following' Feed on iOS and Android, Web Interface in Development

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Threads was launched as a rival to Twitter — now known as X — earlier this month

Highlights

Threads now lets you view posts from people you are following
These posts are displayed in a chronological order in the app
Threads is also working on a web interface for the microblogging service

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rebranded by Elon Musk to 'X' — will now allow s to see posts on the platform in chronological order. Until now, the platform offered an algorithmic feed that showed recommended posts along with posts from people they followed on the app. Meanwhile the platform has also confirmed that it is working on a web version of Threads, another feature that has been missing since the service was launched earlier this month.

A chronological feed was one of the most highly requested features on Threads, as s were unable to view the latest posts from people they were following on the platform — functionality that is available on rivals like Mastodon. On Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the Following feed was rolling out to s on Threads, along with for a new translation feature.

In order to try out the new Following feed, you need to update Threads on your iPhone or Android smartphone to the latest version and wait for the feature to be enabled on your — it appears to be a server-side switch, but several s have already been able to enable the functionality. You can turn on the new chronological timeline by tapping the home button or the Threads logo at the top of the app. The app will display two tabs, For you and Following. You can tap on the latter to see posts on Threads in a reverse chronological order.

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While Threads may have finally added one of the features most requested by s, The Verge discovered that app will automatically revert to the algorithmic feed after reopening the app. The company told the publication that the algorithmic timeline is the "default experience" when s open the Threads app, which suggests that you will need to select the Following feed on a regular basis. X, on the other hand, allows s to select the chronological timeline and re the 's choice.

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Meanwhile, Threads still lacks a web interface, weeks after the platform was launched, which means that the platform only allows s to browse posts and their timeline from the iOS and Android apps. However, Instagram Head Adam Mosseri stated on Tuesday that the platform is already working on a web version of the platform. There's no timeline on when the web interface will be rolled out, so it looks like the apps will remain the only way to access Threads for the foreseeable future.

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