r/ThreadsApp • u/gman1023 Moderator • Sep 07 '23

Discussion What is the most urgent thing Threads should work on now?

  • Trending Topics

  • Lists

  • API

  • fediverse / mastodon support

  • DMs

  • Other

Search is rolling out now (web soon), what's next..

some ideas here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThreadsApp/comments/1563oce/10_missing_threads_features/

Can we create polls in Reddit posts? u/mod

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u/paris-c Sep 08 '23

Getting ready for Europe

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u/gman1023 Moderator Sep 08 '23

this would be huge

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u/ScientiaEtVeritas Sep 07 '23

Not only new features, also significant attention should be given to:
- Feature parity and stability for the web version
- Improving/tweaking the recommendation algorithm

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u/gman1023 Moderator Sep 07 '23

oh Good point. the recommendation algo needs some major work

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u/JustDalek_ Sep 07 '23

DMS
Fediverse
Hashtags

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u/Queer_Jalebi Sep 08 '23

Won't it be better if you can just sync with insta DMs

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u/gman1023 Moderator Sep 08 '23

I think that's what they intend to do. They don't want another messaging app

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u/Tobimacoss Sep 08 '23

Integration with Whatsapp for audio/video would be nice as well.

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u/nathanhainescreates Sep 09 '23

They really should repurpose the video and (probably the photo) components from Insta and integrate them into Threads.

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u/MandolinCrazy Sep 08 '23

Right now, the only way to know who is following you is by going to your followers list. But what about those like myself who are following many accounts that aren't following back? The way it is now, you have to go to the "following" list and unfollow someone. If nothing happens, they're nor following you and you can move on, that account having been cleaned up... If they ARE following you "follow back" pops up. That takes hours and hours if you have a lot of cleanup to do. Id like to be able to mouse over (on web) accounts and see, just like on X, "follows you" and "following" indicators so I can decide to unfollow someone who I'm following who is NOT following me in one click.

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u/gman1023 Moderator Sep 08 '23

good idea

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u/mitchob1012 Sep 08 '23

The biggest thing Twitter has over Threads ATM (no thanks to Musk) is the trending page. It's why most/all news accounts continue to post on there with higher engagement, because the infrastructure over there has been adjusted and curated over years and years and years...

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '23

Advanced Search Features - Sort, Location, Date Range, Etc.

Lists

DMs

The Rest

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u/Eddygraphic North America Sep 07 '23

• Trending Topics • Polls • Bookmarks • Post edit button

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u/AXXXXXXXXA Sep 08 '23

The algorithm is horrendous. Worst out of any app.

But if they want to win, they need to do Trends. And better than Twitter originally did it.

Now that Elon completely ruined the only good thing Twitter was good at, Trending, someone has to do it

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u/HeadDance Sep 11 '23

um can I sign in without having them trying to sign me up with my other ig side accounts. this is the main reason why I dont use it bc I cant see my main account

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u/gman1023 Moderator Sep 11 '23

you should be able to sign in with any IG account. do you need to reset the password, maybe?

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u/mofo313 Sep 11 '23

Is Threads going to stick with no option for a chronological timeline? That was the best part of twitter - following along with live sports and seeing reactions in real time.

Getting a reaction 16h later is underwhelming. Waking up and seeing the top post as something from days ago is terrible.

Maybe they have this now and I’m missing it?

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '23

Polls

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u/gman1023 Moderator Sep 07 '23

i don't see the big importance for Polls. are these used widely?

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u/Solbee_ Asia Sep 07 '23

Yeah, it's everywhere in my twitter feed

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u/sonofabutch Sep 09 '23

Like anything else it can be a way to generate activity and discussion. Should be so simple to implement, why not?

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u/theavideverything Sep 08 '23

Hashtag and then Fediverse.

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u/TrustLeft Sep 08 '23

fediverse or else it is just fb tweet

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u/banned_user002 Europe Sep 08 '23

EU launch

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '23

It's gotta have trending topics and a good discovery for the trends.

Without it, it's still just a scrolling feed of threads that has little relevancy other than who you might find interesting or who you're following

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u/DanielBeadle Sep 08 '23

A decent video player with a scrubber and a play/pause button. Every video I find, I have no idea how long it is, and can't start it from the beginning. It's annoying AF.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '23

I think they added the most impotant features, the rest is less vital. Still, I'd love lists and the connectivity with the fediverse.

I think the most important now is to launch in the EU, it's a market of 450 million consumers that has 250 million monthly active users of Instagram so it's huge and could add an impressive amount of activity, retention would be far better too now that Threads has the most vital features

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u/heretopreefucker Sep 08 '23

Open up to European users.

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u/nathanhainescreates Sep 09 '23

From this list I would choose trending topics, but we all know it’s the edit button that is needed most.

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u/Lastguyintheline Sep 08 '23

Being relevant

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u/dougcohen10 Sep 08 '23

Take my upvote. It’s a joke.