Threads code shows that a community groups feature may be in development
As first reported by TechCrunch, Threads is testing a community groups feature that’s similar to Subreddits and X Communities. Chris Messina, a Threads early adopter, discovered this after scanning the latest app update’s code.
Threads seems to be working on a community feature
Tipster and reverse-engineer Alessandro Paluzzi was able to provide a look at the new "Loops" shortcut in the composer post. Another image shows that you will likely be able to link Loops with tags, making them easier to discover from users. It could work similarly to tags in an Instagram post.
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The feature is known as Loop, and one developer who spotted the reference said that it might be similar to the Communities feature on X, or subreddits … Alessandro Paluzzi first found the feature. Chris Messina appears to have independently spotted it.
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