While it’s good that Threads finally made a DM inbox available, the company is late in rolling it out. Its rival social network Bluesky introduced DMs in May 2024.

A couple of years after debuting Threads, Meta is now testing something users have been asking about from the beginning: the ability to send direct messages right inside the app. Up to now ...

The biggest being the addition of a dedicated DM inbox. Up until this point messaging someone on Threads sent you to Instagram DMs, but Meta is now testing a separate Threads DM inbox in Hong Kong ...

Users in select markets, including Hong Kong and Thailand, will get a dedicated inbox for direct messages on the app as part of the test, eliminating the need to switch to Instagram's messaging ...

Threads is finally getting its own DM inbox Meta is testing the feature in Hong Kong, Argentina and Thailand to start. karissa bell Senior Editor Tue, Jun 10, 2025 · 2 min read ...

Threads users will soon be able to send direct messages to each other without having to leave the platform. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on June 10th that Threads will start testing its own ...

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.

It might be a bit late to the party, but Threads finally has a dedicated DM feature that’s independent from Instagram. The problem is, it's really basic. For now, you can only message people who ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Meta is starting to test a TweetDeck-like experience for Threads today.

Meta's Threads is rolling out direct messaging in select markets like Hong Kong and Thailand, eliminating the need to switch to Instagram for DMs. This aims to attract users, leveraging Threads ...

Research firm Emarketer expects Threads' U.S. monthly active users will grow 17.5% to 60.5 million by next year, surpassing X, whose user base is expected to decline 14.4% to 50 million.