{"id":15197,"date":"2025-08-28T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/threads-tests-in-stream-text-expansion-for-longer-updates\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T20:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T20:19:00","slug":"threads-tests-in-stream-text-expansion-for-longer-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/threads-tests-in-stream-text-expansion-for-longer-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n                Threads Tests In-Stream Text Expansion for Longer Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span 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ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/threads-tests-in-stream-text-expansion-for-longer-updates\/#Threads_Tests_In-Stream_Text_Expansion_for_Longer_Updates\" >Threads Tests In-Stream Text Expansion for Longer Updates<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Threads_Tests_In-Stream_Text_Expansion_for_Longer_Updates\"><\/span>\n                Threads Tests In-Stream Text Expansion for Longer Updates<br \/>\n            <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Threads is looking to help users post longer missives, with the addition of a custom text editor, which attaches a separate text window to your update.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Threads text expansion\" data-imagemodel=\"185232\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/U-gC-e-I-yhqJkKJ_6rF1DwwJAvQ0qEtJIthBKfLVU4\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS90aHJlYWRzX2V4cGFuZGVkX3RleHQucG5n.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>As you can see in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@rpn\/post\/DN5rl9-gDNr\" style=\"color:blue\">these examples<\/a>, posted by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@rpn\/\" style=\"color:blue\">Robert Nickson<\/a>, Threads is live testing a new text editor, which provides an easy way to expand your post into a longer article, that will then be automatically attached to your update.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>It\u2019s not available to all users as yet, but if you have it, you\u2019ll see a new page icon in your posting options in the app.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Threads text expansion\" data-imagemodel=\"185233\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/T6QL_D0T6z1aboueoOuQkBCTau5XiQTm4CbHae6KxkU\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS90aHJlYWRzX2V4cGFuZGVkX3RleHQyLnBuZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Tap on that and you\u2019ll be shown a new info pop-up, which explains the update:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Threads text expansion\" data-imagemodel=\"185234\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/PxXcrNvL_mOzbvt--5S36QARIPz740yReJinMdofZgc\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS90aHJlYWRzX2V4cGFuZGVkX3RleHQzLnBuZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>From there, you\u2019ll be taken to the next text editor window, which is like a blog post composer, including a larger text window and text-styling options.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Threads text expansion\" data-imagemodel=\"185236\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/kP_uX9sSXEVjbYYUUUn6KyW2AXrs3Ih-Qmt2kWIeXzE\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS90aHJlYWRzX2V4cGFuZGVkX3RleHQ1LnBuZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>It\u2019s similar to Twitter\u2019s \u201cArticles\u201d option, which it first experimented with before Elon Musk took over at the app, after then-CEO Jack Dorsey lamented the rise in people posting screenshots of Notes app text in their updates.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Since then, as X, the platform has extended the length of posts in-stream instead, with paying users now able to use <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/help.x.com\/en\/using-x\/x-premium#:~:text=Edit%20post%20currently%20only%20applies,in%20a%20quote%20or%20reply.\" style=\"color:blue\">up to 25k characters in their updates<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>X also has a long-form \u201cArticles\u201d option as well (also for paid users), through which it has encouraged publications to post direct to the app, in order to get better reach. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>This is seemingly Threads\u2019 variation of the same, providing another means for Threads users to post longer content without needing to share screenshots of text.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>And it looks good, it looks like a handy option that will indeed cater to those who want to include longer descriptions. I mean, it does somewhat go against the short-form nature of the app, and, you know, creating threads, like its namesake, but with so many people looking to post more context, to ensure they\u2019re understood, it could be a helpful addition. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Threads team is currently testing its long-form update with some users. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Social Media<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socialmediatoday.com\/news\/threads-tests-expanded-text-attachments-for-posts\/758925\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Threads Tests In-Stream Text Expansion for Longer Updates Threads is looking to help users post longer missives, with the addition of a custom text editor, which attaches a separate text window to your update. 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