How to Deactivate Your Threads Account in a Few Simple Steps

Meta-owned Twitter rival, ‘Threads App’ was launched on July 6 worldwide, and ever since its rollout, the microblogging app has attracted more than 150 million signups so far. While joining a new social media platform when it gets launched might seem like an exciting prospect, there are times when one feels that the platform isn’t worth it or has had enough of it. The same thing might happen with your Threads Account as well.

So, in case you no longer want to use your Threads Account, there is an easy way out for you. Just follow the steps below to Deactivate your Threads Account.

Note- Deactivating your threads account will not affect your Instagram account.

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Steps to Deactivate Your Threads Account

• Open the Threads App on your device and click on the profile picture in the bottom right corner of the app.
• Tap on the Menu Icon in the top right corner to access the settings menu.
• Select Account.
• Click on Deactivate Profile.
• Confirm that you want to deactivate your account by clicking on Deactivate Threads Profile.

As soon as you do this, you will be logged out of your Threads Account and reach the login screen.

What Does Deactivating Threads Account Mean?

Deactivating your Threads Account means your profile, threads, replies, likes and followers will be temporarily disabled and hidden from others. The account will not be permanently deleted and can be reactivated anytime by logging back in with your username and password.

If you want to delete your Threads Account permanently, there is no way to do that at present as your Instagram account will be deleted along with it.

FAQs

1. How to reactivate your Threads Account?

To reactivate a Threads Account, install the app (if you uninstalled it earlier), log in using the previously signed-in Instagram account and the account will be reactivated.

2. Can you Delete Your Threads Account without deleting your Instagram account?

At present, there is no way to delete your Threads Account without deleting your Instagram account. However, this will change soon as Instagram’s head Adam Mosseri has claimed that the team is looking for a way to delete the threads account separately.

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