Meta launches a Threads beta program for Android customers

Meta is launching a Threads beta program for Android, an engineer for the corporate announced on Friday. The beta program will give customers early entry to new options and bug fixes, however like another beta program, there’s an elevated danger when downloading an unstable construct.

Threads launched on Wednesday and has already attracted 70 million customers in simply two days. The platform is lacking a number of notable options, resembling direct messages, a “Following” feed, a full net model, a chronological feed and extra. On condition that the platform at present has considerably of a bare-bones construction, the brand new beta program may very well be tempting for customers who wish to get their palms on new options.

The invitation for the beta program notes that “sure information in your use of the app will likely be collected and shared with the developer to assist enhance the app.” The invitation additionally warns that “testing variations could also be unstable.”

You possibly can sign up for beta access at present, as there’s no waitlist, which signifies that anybody with and Android system can enter this system and check out future builds.

Threads permits Instagram customers to authenticate with their present credentials in an effort to publish brief updates, together with textual content as much as 500 characters, hyperlinks, images and movies as much as 5 minutes in size. At launch, Threads is obtainable on iOS and Android in 100 nations, although not within the EU, reportedly because of considerations round adhering to native information privateness laws.

Though Threads has solely been accessible for 2 days, it has already caught the eye of Elon Musk-owned Twitter, because the social media firm is threatening authorized motion in opposition to Threads and accusing Meta of poaching former Twitter staff to create the brand new platform. Meta has denied the allegations.