Key Points
The screenshots, which appear to be from promotional material, were shared by Lia Haberman in a Substack newsletter..
Users on these other apps will be able to search for, follow and interact with your profile and content if youre public, or if youre private and approve them as followers...
The slide only refers to it as Instagrams new text-based app for conversations, but Haberman says that the app is codenamed P92, or alternatively, Barcelona...
The slide reveals that Instagram users can sign in with their existing credentials and transfer their followers, username, bio, and verification status to the new text-based platform..
Unlike platforms like Bluesky that have to build their user base from scratch, Instagram can leverage its 2.35 billion active users to grow the new platform..
You might be interested in
Instagram is celebrating Meta's Threads launch with a cool easter egg, here is how it works
05, Jul, 23Meta is positioning it as a text-based conversation app and an extension of Instagram. The app is essentially a Twitter rival, stated to launch on July 6.
On Threads' launch, Twitter user quips '… built using Ctrl+C+V'. Musk responds…
06, Jul, 23Mark Zuckerberg's Threads app is seen as a competitor to Elon Musk's Twitter. It seems the tech giants are closely watching each other's move, even copying it!
Instagram working on Twitter rival app: Report
22, May, 23Instagram is working on a text-based platform to rival Twitter that might be revealed in June, according to a report.
Meta now planning to launch Twitter competitor: Here is everything we know
10, Mar, 23Meta's Twitter rival will be branded under Instagram, this means that the users will be able to register and log in using their Instagram password and username.
Meta Launches Threads, Betting Instagram Mojo Can Take on Twitter With New App
06, Jul, 23Mark Zuckerberg greets all in a post: ‘Let’s do this. Welcome to Threads.’
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s social-media smackdown
05, Jul, 23With Threads, a copycat app, Meta hopes to capitalise on Twitter’s travails
Newly launched Meta's 'Threads' garners over 30 million users
07, Jul, 23Late Wednesday, Zuckerberg tweeted for the first time in 11 years — taking a playful swipe at his billionaire rival, who in turn called Instagram fake.
Zuckerberg-Musk fight's first round: Meta launches 'Twitter Killer' Threads app, crosses 2 mn sign-ups in two hours
06, Jul, 23With Twitter already on the ropes, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg delivered another blow to Elon Musk on Wednesday, ramping up the tech billionaires' rivalry with the launch of Instagram's much-anticipated companion service Threads, a challenger to Twitter.
Instagram down? Some users are facing issues with app, others are unable to login
09, Mar, 23According to Donwdetector, users started facing issues today around 7 AM, with more reports coming in the next 40 minutes. By 8:30 AM, over 3,500 users reported issues with the app.
Instagram's Twitter rival will let users post text updates of up to 500 characters, new leak reveals
20, May, 23The new app, expected to launch in June, will be built upon the foundation of Instagram. It will have a feed that closely resembles both Twitter and Mastodon, another social networking platform