Matter and Thread are touted as game-changers for your smartphone, and the standards are already starting to deliver on lofty ...

Instagram Threads, Meta’s X rival that now has over 400 million monthly active users, is officially launching a new feature that could redefine how its app is used: Communities. On Thursday, Meta said ...

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Meta is finally fixing how threads work on its social network Threads. Prior to this, there was no real way to know how long a thread was or even if a post was part of a longer discussion. The company ...

Update, Sep 4: The feature is now live. Find the new details below. While Threads already allows up to 500 characters per post (which is more than enough for casual users used to the microblogging ...

Threads, Meta’s X competitor that looked to capitalize on user discontent with billionaire Elon Musk’s acquisition and rebranding of Twitter, is inching closer to potentially overtaking X in daily ...

Apple TV devices will support Thread 1.4 when tvOS 26 launches this fall, according to network analysis by Matter Alpha. The update was discovered in the tvOS 26 beta announced at WWDC, suggesting the ...

Smart home devices that connect over Thread should have a much more stable network thanks to Thread 1.4 support in tvOS 26. Thread is an IP-based wireless protocol that connects primarily smart home ...

Nearly two years after launching Threads, Meta is finally giving in to users on one of the most requested features for the service: direct messaging. The company is beginning to test a dedicated inbox ...

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Changes are coming to Meta's Threads social network, the company announced on Thursday. The modifications begin with a change to its domain extension, which is moving from Threads.net to Threads.com.