Threads

Threads, an Instagram app (formerly Threads from Instagram) is a text-based social media app developed by Instagram for iOS and Android as an alternative to Twitter.

Product history
"Threads from Instagram" was originally released for Android and iOS on October 3, 2019 as a way to message or video chat with other Instagram users in a manner that was similar to Snapchat. However, this version of the app was discontinued at the end of December 2021.

A revised "Threads, an Instagram app" was released for iOS and Android at 7 PM on July 5, 2023, 15 hours earlier than scheduled. Within hours, 10 million users had signed up for the service as an alternative to Twitter. After 2 days, over 70 million users had signed up, surpassing the expectations of, the CEO of parent company. As Threads approached 100 million users after 4 days, Apple began migrating its social media accounts there.

Legal threats
Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms for hiring former Twitter employees with knowledge of trade secrets who had previously been fired by its CEO,. Musk posted on Twitter that "Competition is fine, cheating is not." Meta Platforms denied the accusations, stating that no former Twitter employees were on the Threads engineering team.

System requirements

 * iOS 14 or later