Still using Threads, Mark Zuckerberg’s competitor to Twitter? The app is finally getting an edit button for posts, but unlike Twitter/X, you won’t have to pay for it.
The edit button is rolling out now, according to Zuckerberg, Meta's CEO. Access the function by tapping the three-dot menu next to a post.
Instagram Head Adam Mosseri adds that you'll be given up to five minutes to edit a post. To highlight the time limit, the app will show you a countdown over an editable post. Also, if you do change a post, the app won't say that the text was altered.
The free edit button could appeal to users disenchanted with Twitter/X, which has undergone numerous controversial changes under new owner Elon Musk. Last year, Twitter itself rolled out its own edit button, a feature users had been requesting for years. But currently, the edit button is only available to paid subscribers, who have up to an hour to edit their tweets.
Threads’ own edit button arrives alongside another feature: Voice threads. This will allow users to record and publish audio-based posts, similar to what Twitter already offers to iOS users.
Threads has been steadily adding the new functions in a bid to beat Twitter at its own game. Back in August, the platform finally launched a web version of the service, making it easily accessible on a PC after it launched as a smartphone-only app.
But despite the improvements, Threads has struggled to pick up much steam, according to internet traffic analyzer Similarweb. Instead, most users have remained with Twitter.
