A user opens the Threads app as Meta pushes new features like direct messaging to compete with X and Bluesky. Julio Lopez/Unsplash Threads' debut of its direct messaging feature on Tuesday now allows ...

Hands up if you just assumed Threads already had that.

Threads users who want a direct messaging feature might be getting one they didn't exactly ask for. Meta is testing a sort of DM feature in which users can send messages, but only to Instagram users.

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms said it would start rolling out direct messaging on its Threads app, adding a feature long offered by rivals, in a bid to attract more users. Users in select markets, ...

The Threads team is not yet working on a separate inbox or a direct messaging system for the social network, despite user demands, and will continue to use the Instagram inbox. However, the company ...

As Threads has grown to more than 130 million users, one of the major remaining “missing” features users often complain about is the lack of direct messaging abilities. But those missing out on DMs ...

A new “Messages” tab appears in this preview of its redesigned web layout that head of Threads, Connor Hayes, posted on Thursday, as Engadget reports.  Threads got DMs in 2025, but only on Android and ...

Threads introduces web-based direct messaging, making desktop conversations seamless while expanding real-time chat features ...

Threads DMs are now being introduced on the web by Meta. Currently in the testing phase, the company aims to expand access to this feature for a wider audience in the near future.