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Threads is testing out advanced search features and AI summaries for trending topics

<p>Threads is making more changes to address long-running complaints from users. This time, the company is <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.threads.net/@mosseri/post/DCrXrYSvjNR">testing out[/url] improvements to its search and trending topics feature in updates that Adam Mosseri described as “long-overdue improvements.”</p>
<p>On search, Threads is testing the ability to search for posts within specific date ranges and account-specific searches. The changes are similar to some of X’s advanced search capabilities and could make it easier for users to look for a specific post they want to revisit. The lack of advanced search on Threads has long been frustrating and up to now, the most reliable way to search for a specific Threads post was to use Google.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Threads is also experimenting with AI-powered summaries for its “trending now” topics, which shows US users a handful of <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/meta-is-testing-a-trending-topics-feature-on-threads-201812349.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/meta-is-testing-a-trending-topics-feature-on-threads-201812349.html">popular topics[/url] on the platform. The app will also show an “expanded set” of up to 15 trends (currently, Threads only displays five trends at a time). The changes sound a little more like how X handles trends, which are sometimes <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/x-is-using-grok-to-publish-ai-generated-news-summaries-215753934.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/x-is-using-grok-to-publish-ai-generated-news-summaries-215753934.html">summarized[/url] by its “Grok” AI feature. (Grok has somewhat of a mixed track record when it comes to <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/xs-ai-bot-is-so-dumb-it-cant-tell-the-difference-between-a-bad-game-and-vandalism-172707401.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/xs-ai-bot-is-so-dumb-it-cant-tell-the-difference-between-a-bad-game-and-vandalism-172707401.html">accuracy[/url], however.) It’s unclear how Meta plans to handle these summaries, though the company already uses Meta AI to summarize Facebook comments and discussions in groups.</p>
<p>The new tests are the latest in a flurry of updates from Threads. In the last week, Meta has also announced a test of <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-is-testing-custom-feeds-for-threads-183948414.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-is-testing-custom-feeds-for-threads-183948414.html">custom feeds[/url], which it <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:6;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/threads-rolls-out-its-custom-feeds-tool-after-a-quick-testing-phase-195012720.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/threads-rolls-out-its-custom-feeds-tool-after-a-quick-testing-phase-195012720.html">made official[/url] just five days later, and improvements to users’ <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:7;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/threads-will-prioritize-accounts-you-follow-instead-of-randos-191529420.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/threads-will-prioritize-accounts-you-follow-instead-of-randos-191529420.html">algorithmic feeds[/url]. Those changes also just happen to coincide with a huge surge in growth for Threads competitor Bluesky. The decentralized service has grown to more than <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:8;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/bluesky-hits-20-million-users-143920955.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/bluesky-hits-20-million-users-143920955.html">20 million[/url] users and has had several days where its growth has rivaled Threads daily sign-up numbers.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/threads-is-testing-out-advanced-search-features-and-ai-summaries-for-trending-topics-182250201.html?src=rss

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