{"id":4805,"date":"2023-07-03T09:10:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T03:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=4805"},"modified":"2023-07-03T09:10:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T03:40:34","slug":"metas-twitter-competitor-briefly-appeared-on-google-play-store-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=4805","title":{"rendered":"Meta&#8217;s Twitter Competitor Briefly Appeared On Google Play Store: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;background:#f3f3f3;padding:0 15px 10px 10px;border-bottom:5px solid #e1261c\">\n<div style=\"width:510px;padding-top:10px;position:relative;height:350px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bimg\">\n<figure style=\"line-height:0;width:510px;height:340px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Since January, Threads has been under development at Meta under the name Project 92.\" title=\"Since January, Threads has been under development at Meta under the name Project 92.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=510&amp;height=356\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"\/><\/figure>\n<p style=\"line-height:18px;position:absolute;bottom:0;background:linear-gradient(transparent,#000);left:0;right:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:12px;color:#fff;padding:32px 10px 5px;min-height:55px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 imageCaption\">Since January, Threads has been under development at Meta under the name Project 92.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width:359px;padding-top:10px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bnow_box\">\n<h2 style=\"min-height:24px;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:#3f3f3f;font-weight:400\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\">Paluzzi also shared screenshots that revealed the UI elements of the app, including the login screen.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article_ContentWrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624\">\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Alessandro Paluzzi, a developer who digs into app code to expose unreleased features, tweeted that Meta\u2019s Twitter-like app had been released into the Google Play store, reports The Verge.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">However, it seems that was a mistake, as the app is nowhere to be found now.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Paluzzi also shared screenshots that revealed the UI elements of the app, including the login screen, which lets users sign in with their Instagram accounts, and another screen that has a list of their followed accounts from Instagram, so that they can select who to follow on Threads.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">According to the screenshots, Instagram\u2019s Twitter-like blue checkmarks will also be available in the new application.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">Since January, Threads has been under development at Meta under the name \u201cProject 92.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run, that they believe that they can trust and rely upon for distribution,&#8221; Meta chief product officer Chris Cox had said.<\/p>\n<p><nonfly class=\"article_mad\" adunit=\"NW18_ENG_Desktop\/NW18_ENG_Tech\/NW18_ENG_Tech_AS\/NW18_ENG_TECH_AS_ROS_MID_728\" slotid=\"nw18-dynamic-div-8232799_5_8\" id=\"new_ad_6\"\/><videocarousel\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Cox also said that the new app would be \u201cour response to Twitter&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">This application is the reason behind the anticipated showdown between Twitter-owner Elon Musk and Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"disclaimer-content\">(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ians.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IANS<\/a>)<\/i> <\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 authorBox21 article_author\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 author_box\">\n<div class=\"author_box_inner\">\n<div class=\"img_box1 author_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bharat.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=70&amp;height=70\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text1 author_content\"><a class=\"smalldesc1 author_name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/bharat-upadhyay.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Bharat Upadhyay<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div>Bharat Upadhyay, Senior Sub-Editor at News18 Tech, writes about technology and consumer gadgets. 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