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The brand-new Following feed in Meta\u2019s Threads won\u2019t always stick around if it\u2019s your preferred way to use the app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The much-needed Following feed<\/a> is unfortunately a bit hidden: you can make it appear by tapping the home icon at the bottom of the screen or the Threads logo at the top. Once you see it, you can switch between \u201cFollowing,\u201d which shows posts in reverse-chronological order, and \u201cFor You,\u201d which is the algorithmically sorted feed the app has offered since launch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n But a few of us at The Verge<\/em> noticed that Threads will occasionally rehide the Following feed and bring you back to the For You feed after you open the app. (You can test it for yourself by force closing and reopening the app.) Unfortunately, it sounds like that\u2019s by design, based on a statement from Meta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cFor You is the default experience when you open the Threads app,\u201d Meta spokesperson Seine Kim tells The Verge<\/em>. We\u2019ve asked Kim if Meta plans to add a way to set Following as a default in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Having no way to make Following the default is a particularly annoying decision if you want to regularly use the app to get caught up on the latest news. Although, given that Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has said that Threads isn\u2019t for news and politics<\/a>, this For You \/ Following behavior perhaps shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise. (Instagram also deprioritizes the Following feed<\/a> by hiding it behind a nondescript arrow next to the Instagram logo.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n