Tech Desk 
Jun 10, 2025
Threads, an Instagram-owned platform, has officially announced that it has begun testing a DM (direct message) inbox that’s separate from users’ Instagram DM Inboxes.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, that Threads users won’t have to use Instagram or switch apps to chat with someone on the platform.
The company will initially test this feature in limited geographies, including Hong Kong, Thailand, and Argentina, with plans to launch the feature in other locations soon.
Notably, the chat feature is currently limited to one-on-one conversations, not group messages.
Instagram has been thinking of how to approach Threads DMs for some time.
Earlier, the company was working on a prototype that allowed users to send a message to their Instagram inbox directly from the Threads app.
Previously in 2023, Instagram head Adam Mosseri stated that the social network expected to make the Instagram inbox work for Threads.
Notably, direct messaging was one of the most requested features from Threads users, who currently have no means to directly send private messages to other users.
Having distinct inboxes for each platform will make it simple to handle messages — particularly for business pages and content creators — and bring Threads closer to the X (formerly Twitter) experience.
