It was noticed in testing final month, and now, Threads has formally introduced its new in-stream counter for posts inside a Thread, which can make it simpler to grasp how lengthy every collection of posts is throughout the app.
As you may see on this instance, Threads is rolling out an auto-inserted thread rely to your linked posts, indicating what number of posts there are within the full sequence, and the place the reader is as much as.
So slightly than you having to manually enter “1/3” or the thread emoji, Threads will now add this signifier for you, which can make it simpler to really create Threads.
As you may see on this instance, the numbering will assist to information customers, whereas Threads may even now guarantee threaded posts are displayed collectively within the sequence.
So it’s an enchancment for threads on Threads, which is in distinction to its current addition of 10k character notes as attachments, with the intention to increase your updates. That goes in opposition to the identify, as a result of an extended blog-style publish embedded in your replace isn’t a thread in any respect. And whereas that’s largely semantics, it’s good to see Threads including a perform that pertains to precise threading, if just for thematic functions.
It’ll even work when you return to a Thread and add extra to it (or take posts out), updating the publish rely in reflection of your modifications.
Along with this, on consumer profiles, Threads will now additionally group the primary two posts with a “View extra” label, offering one other indicator of threaded posts within the app.
It’s a helpful replace, which might assist customers perceive methods to discover the total context of every publish, whereas additionally catering to a guide consumer habits that already exists.
So, not a world-changer, certain. However together with longer textual content notes, it’s one other manner for Threads to be somewhat smarter in the way it permits customers to share updates past a single publish.
