In what seems to be a battle between Threads and Bluesky for the hearts and minds of ex-Twitterers, Threads has been adding some interesting new features. The latest is the ability to share photos and videos without including the original post — in other words, without quote posting. (There’s a similar feature in X for videos.)
There has been some initial pushback on it. A photographer on Threads complained that “there will be a small watermark-like credit on the photo, but there won’t be a link back to your account.”
Curious, I tried out the new feature, went to see if there was indeed no link back to the original post, and followed bryanhansel’s instructions for turning it off. Here’s what happened, and how you can use and adjust Threads’ new feature. (All of these instructions have been followed using the mobile app.)
To share images alone
- Long-press on the image you want to share. A menu will pop up at the bottom of the screen.
- To share just the image, tap on Use media.
- The image will appear as a new thread, with space above it to add your own comment. Select Post when you’re ready.
The new post will indeed have the image with only your comment and without the previous…
