Instagram to shut down standalone Threads app at end of year

Threads, Instagram’s standalone private messaging app, won’t be around much longer.

By the end of December, the Threads app for iOS and Android will no longer be supported.

Released in 2019, Threads was initially pushed as a “camera-first messaging app,” a laSnapchat.

Some of Threads features will be brought over to the main Instagram app.

The company said it will share updates about those in the coming months.