Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced that Threads was finally getting a bona fide browser version. Until now, users on Threads have been forced to access the platform via the mobile app. Users could technically access Threads on a desktop by clicking the platform’s icon on a user’s Instagram profile in a web browser, but visiting the URL threads.net only leads you to a QR code to download the app. “As soon as [the web version] is ready we will share it with everybody else.”Instagram did not immediately return Gizmodo’s request for comment on the release of the browser version. Threads’ move to try and dominate the web comes as X reportedly has struggled with mobile downloads after Musk changed the platform’s name from Twitter.

Source: The Nation August 22, 2023 02:00 UTC