Threads begins official test of swipe gestures to “like” posts،
Threads continues to test features consecutively to make it a more user-friendly and efficient platform. The latest test involves a feature already spotted at the beginning of the month: the ability to swipe on a post to tell the algorithm that you like it.
Even if we already knew that this was in progress, since it was already working for certain users who had spotted it a few weeks ago, the test is now official, since it was formally announced by the usual actors: Mark Zuckerburg, Adam Mosseri (head of Instagram) and the official Threads account.
Swiping right on a like post, while swiping left will show the Threads algorithm that it's not something we're interested in. In other words, it's a way we can tell Threads what's relevant to us, what we want to see more of in the “For You” page, and what we want to see less of. Some users have pointed out that this is reminiscent of third-party Twitter apps of the time, such as “Tweetbot” or “Twitterrific.”
When testing actually began earlier this month, the feature seemed limited to iOS only. It's unclear if, at this point, this has been opened up to Android users as well. Since this feature is only available to a small subset of users and we do not yet have this feature, we cannot confirm it. Let us know in the comments if you have access to this feature on Android.
