It will allow Threads users on the web and mobile app to amend their posts for up to five minutes after publishing them.<\/p>\n
Mosseri did not mention how many times a post could be edited during this period.<\/p>\n
He also did not explain exactly how to use the edit button, but from a screenshot he posted with the announcement, it appears that a round edit button will hover over posts that can be edited.<\/p>\n
The symbol for the edit button looks like a pencil drawing a mirrored “e”, as shown in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n
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Screenshot of Threads post with edit button<\/p><\/div>\n
In addition to the edit feature, Threads has added the ability to post voice threads, which will automatically transcribe users’ recordings into text and post this alongside the audio.<\/p>\n
The launch of the edit feature comes just about three months after Threads first rolled out.<\/p>\n
It took Twitter\/X 16 years to add an edit button, despite being one of the most requested features from the platform’s loyal users.<\/p>\n
Over the years, many pointed out that Meta’s other products \u2014 like Facebook and Instagram \u2014 allowed editing of posts.<\/p>\n
When it finally did add the edit button in September 2022, it only made the feature available to paying Twitter Blue subscribers.<\/p>\n
Now dubbed X Premium, the subscription costs R144.99 in South Africa. It also includes features like verification and increased potential reach.<\/p>\n
Twitter allows users to edit their tweets five times up to 30 minutes after publishing, significantly longer than Threads permits.<\/p>\n
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