*ISLAMABAD – Tech giant Facebook is developing a new messaging appcalled Threadsin a bid to maintain pressure on Snapchat. *
This new app is currently in the testing phase, reported *The Verge.*linkItis being designed as a companion app to Instagram and the aim is to havesomething similar to Snapchat built around your close friends.
Snapchat was built as a way to privately share photos and messages andenjoys a massive number of users making it a popular app among youngergeneration in particular.
Threads is likely to allow users to automatically share information such astheir location, speed, and battery life, along with more typical text,photo, and video messages with their ‘close friends’ list on Instagram. Theapp will regularly give your friends a real-time view of information.
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Earlier in March, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that he sees privatemessaging as the future of the company and testing this new app isreflective of that vision.
