Subj : Threads is celebrating its birthday with a hidden cake giving awa
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Jul 03 2024 21:45:05

Threads is celebrating its birthday with a hidden cake giving away cool new 
icons

Date:
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:40:48 +0000

Description:
Threads is nearing its one-year anniversary and has hidden an easter-egg of 
sorts in the app that will let users unlock custom app icons.

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 Threads is about to turn one, as Metas answer to X (ne Twitter), officially 
hit the scene on July 5, 2023. Zuck sent out a pre-celebration Thread calling 
out more than 175 million active users on the platform, but another birthday 
treat is hidden in the app. 

Whether youre on an iPhone or an Android like a Pixel, Galaxy, or Motorola , 
there is a new reason to open Threads and visit your profile. Why? Youll have 
the opportunity to unlock some custom app icons, and Metas gamified the 
experience like a scratch-off. Post by @zuck View on Threads You want to 
click on the birthday cake, right? (Image credit: Future/Jacob Krol) 

Once in the Threads app on Android or iOS, youll want to head over to your 
profile by tapping the person icon in the bottom right corner. From there, 
you might immediately notice a new birthday cake icon  with a single candle  
in between the icon for Instagram and the hamburger menu. Its right above 
your profile photo. 

From there, youll see a new page in the app proclaiming Threads in turning 
one! The app is celebrating by letting you unlock icons designed by Thread 
users. 

To unlock, you simply scratch off a shiny, silver icon next to the boring old 
icon for Threads. On day one, July 3, 2024, youll score a unique 
interpretation of the app logo made by @maxymachen . Once revealed, you can 
set it as your icon, and there should be four more to unlock later on. At 
least, there are four blank icons on this page. (Image credit: Future/Jacob 
Krol) 

Additionally, Threads notes that the ability to change your icon wont last 
forever, and the functionality will end on July 12, 2024. 

This is certainly a fun way to celebrate a year of Threads , posting your own 
scratch-off or even rethreading or engaging with someone else's. If youre 
keen to score a fresh icon, wed recommend heading over to the app  make sure 
youre running the latest version  and scratch to reveal a new icon each day 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/threads-is-celebrating-its-bi
rthday-with-a-hidden-cake-giving-away-cool-new-icons


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