TechSoftwareAppsThreads free update to add “Marmite” new feature – you’ll either love it or hate itYou can turn it off if you wantWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSoftwareAppsThreads free update to add “Marmite” new feature – you’ll either love it or hate itYou can turn it off if you wantWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
You can turn it off if you want
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
Quick SummaryInstagram’s CEO, who is also head of Threads, has announced a controversial new feature for the microblogging platform.Online status is coming to Threads, designed to encourage real-time engagement. Thankfully, it’s optional so you can turn it off.
Instagram’s CEO, who is also head of Threads, has announced a controversial new feature for the microblogging platform.Online status is coming to Threads, designed to encourage real-time engagement. Thankfully, it’s optional so you can turn it off.
Instagram’s CEO, who is also head of Threads, has announced a controversial new feature for the microblogging platform.Online status is coming to Threads, designed to encourage real-time engagement. Thankfully, it’s optional so you can turn it off.
Instagram’s CEO, who is also head of Threads, has announced a controversial new feature for the microblogging platform.
Online status is coming to Threads, designed to encourage real-time engagement. Thankfully, it’s optional so you can turn it off.
Instagram introduced Threads back in 2023 and when it arrived, we were excited. It felt like a positive alternative to X (formerly Twitter), which was turning into a different platform to how Twitter first started.
To show whether you are online or not, a small green dot will appear next to your profile picture and Mosseri hopes if another Thread user sees this, it will motivate chats and conversations there and then. He said: “We hope that knowing when your people are online makes it easier to have conversations.”
View on Threads
How to turn your online status off on Threads
If that doesn’t sound like something you’re keen on, then don’t worry, it will be optional, just as it is on WhatsApp and Instagram.
Mosseri said in the post: “Only people who have activity status turned on will be able to see when you’re online, and you can turn this off within your settings at any time.”
As with WhatsApp and Instagram however, if you choose not to show your activity status, you won’t be able to see the activity status of other users either.
Sign up to the T3 newsletter for smarter living straight to your inbox
Get all the latest news, reviews, deals and buying guides on gorgeous tech, home and active products from the T3 experts
Should you want to turn the Online Status functionality off, you’ll first need to make sure you are running the latest version of the Threads app.
After that, head to your Threads profile and tap on the icon in the top left corner of the app, which will take you immediately to privacy settings. From here, you’ll see ‘Online status’ under ‘Mentions’. Tap on that and select your preferences: Anyone, Followers, Followers that you follow back, No One.
Today’s best Apple iPhone 16 deals$23.06View$23.06ViewNo price informationCheck AmazonShow More DealsWe check over 250 million products every day for the best prices
Today’s best Apple iPhone 16 deals$23.06View$23.06ViewNo price informationCheck AmazonShow More DealsWe check over 250 million products every day for the best prices
Today’s best Apple iPhone 16 deals
$23.06View$23.06ViewNo price informationCheck Amazon
$23.06View
$23.06View
$23.06View
$23.06
$23.06
$23.06View
$23.06View
$23.06View
$23.06
$23.06
No price informationCheck Amazon
No price informationCheck Amazon
No price informationCheck Amazon
No price information
No price information
Show More Deals
Show More Deals
We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices
We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices
Sky Stream gets a great new trick that unlocks long hidden potentialA Sky Stream puck update gives you a host of new channels
A Sky Stream puck update gives you a host of new channels
If you ever needed proof that cassette players are back, this is itWe Are Rewind has made a portable tape deck so retro it should appear from nowhere in a DeLorean
We Are Rewind has made a portable tape deck so retro it should appear from nowhere in a DeLorean
Bluesky just got a free update to make it more relaxingThe epic battle to beat X continues, and this time Bluesky’s in the lead
The epic battle to beat X continues, and this time Bluesky’s in the lead
Threads' imminent free update could make it the number one place to postThreads is adding key new features designed to make the biggest accounts' lives easier
Threads is adding key new features designed to make the biggest accounts' lives easier
Threads is getting a huge new feature for free that X forces you to pay forWelcome to the world of Threditing
Welcome to the world of Threditing
Threads finally gets a much-requested search featureMeta’s new social media site is getting better every day
Meta’s new social media site is getting better every day
What is Threads and how to sign upMeta’s Twitter killer is now live and gaining users quickly, here’s how to get in on the action
Meta’s Twitter killer is now live and gaining users quickly, here’s how to get in on the action
