Instagram to pull the plug on Snapchat-like Threads app; To begin testing ability to add …

For those not well versed with it, Threads was a standalone app developed by Instagram and it was launched in October 2019.It is not yet known why Instagram decided to pull the plug on ThreadsInstagram: Instagram’s Snapchat-like messaging app called Threads is about to be discontinued. Threads had been launched in 2019, but now that the decision has been made to close the curtains on it, users would now be prompted to move back to the original Instagram app. The support for Threads will end by the time 2022 rolls around, and an in-app notice regarding the closure of the app would begin to be rolled out starting November 23. Though this development had been noticed by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi first, it has now been confirmed by Instagram.Also read | Google will now read search results out loud for you, Google Pay getting ‘Hinglish’ supportFor those not well versed with it, Threads was a standalone app developed by Instagram and it was launched in October 2019 as an image-centric messaging app for both Android as well as iOS platforms. It seemed to bear some resemblance with highly popular Snapchat, because like the latter, it allowed users to share images…
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