3 ways to invite your people to connect on Threads.
To invite your friends and family to Threads you can send them a Moment or Check-In, you can send them a Thread Starter, or you can invite them from the “My People” screen in the app.
Invite by sending a Moment or Check-In
When you send a Moment or Check-In to someone who is not on the app, they’ll receive a text message with a private link where they can view and react to it in their web browser. They’ll also be able to download the app right from the web page, if they want to!
Here’s how to do this:
Tap the middle button (Threads logo) on the main navigation to share a Moment or Check-In
Tap send an update, a Moment, or Check-In
Select a hashtag (category) for your Moment or select a Check-In prompt
Tap the -> in the top right corner.
Allow access to your contacts* so you can search for the people you’d like to connect with.
Select the people you’d like to send your Moment or Check-In to (they can be on the app or not).
If you select people who are not on the app, you’ll see an option to customize the text message they’ll receive.
Tap the send button in the top right corner.
Invite by sending a Thread Starter
Kick start great conversation by sending a Thread Starter.
Here’s how to do this:
Tap the middle button (Threads logo) on the main navigation to start a Thread
Tap Start New Thread
Tell us who is in your Thread group: friends, family, or colleagues?
Select the people you’d like to send your Thread Starter to.
Tell us why you want to connect on Threads (set your intention for the group so we can curate our Starters).
Then select your first prompt.
Invite from the “My People” screen
When you invite people from the “My People” screen in your app, it’ll prompt you to send a personalized text message to each individual person from your regular messaging app.
Here’s how to do this:
Tap the people icon in the bottom right corner of the main navigation.
Allow access to your contacts* so you can search for the people you’d like to connect with.
Tap any person from your contacts list.
Customize and send them a text message with the invite link.
Repeat for each person you’d like to invite.
Don’t have a phone number for someone you’d like to invite? Learn what to do here.
What does Threads do with my contact data? More on that here.
What will my people see if I send them a Moment, Check-in, or Thread Starter when they’re not on the app? Check it out here.