How-To

How to See Your Following Feed on Instagram Threads

By Adam Davidson

Published August 9, 2023

Do you only want to see posts from the accounts that you follow on Threads? Learn how to see your following feed on Instagram Threads here.

Threads became the fastest-growing online service of all time when it launched, with over 100 million users within a week. This was helped significantly by the fact that you could sign up quickly and easily using your Instagram account. Active user numbers have dropped significantly since then, but there are still tens of millions of people using the Twitter alternative.

Threads isn’t taking its users for granted either, with new features being added to address user complaints. One of those updates is the ability to see a feed that contains only posts from accounts that you’re following.

If you’re not a fan of the suggested content on Threads, then here’s how to see your following feed on Instagram Threads.

What Feeds are Available in Threads?

When Threads first launched, you couldn’t choose a feed—there was only one option available. That feed is a mix of posts from accounts that you follow, as well as posts that are recommended by the Threads algorithms based on the content that you follow. Users had issues with the fact that there was no way to only see posts from the accounts that they follow. It was also impossible to remove any posts suggested by Threads from your feeds.

Thankfully, unlike some other microblogging sites we could mention, Threads has listened. You now have a choice of two different feeds on Threads: for you and following.

For you is the same feed that has always been available, with a mix of posts from accounts you follow as well as suggested posts. These posts aren’t necessarily shown in chronological order.

The following feed only shows posts from accounts that you follow, with no content from any other accounts. The feed is also in chronological order, with the most recent posts are the top, regardless of which accounts they are from.

How to See Your Following Feed in Threads

Although Threads has listened and made it possible to see a feed that only shows posts from accounts you follow, they haven’t made it that easy to find.

Once you know where it is, however, you can find it in just a couple of taps. This is fortunate, as Threads defaults back to the for you feed every time you re-open the app.

To show your following feed on Threads:

1. Open Threads.
2. Tap the @ icon at the top of the screen.
   
3. Alternatively, tap the Home icon at the bottom-left of the screen.
   
4. Tap the Following tab that appears.
   
5. You can now see your following feed.
   
6. To return to the For you feed, tap the @ symbol or Home icon again.
7. Tap the For you tab.
   
8. When you re-open the app, you’ll need to follow steps 1-4 again, as your app will default to the For you feed.

How to Follow Accounts in Threads

If you want to add more accounts to your following feed, you can do so quickly and easily. There are a couple of ways to do so.

To follow accounts in Threads:

1. Open Threads.
2. In the default For you feed, look for any accounts that you want to follow.
3. To follow the account, tap the Profile icon next to the post. It will have a small plus (+) symbol on it to indicate if it isn’t an account you’re currently following.
   
4. Tap Follow.
   
5. You are now following the account.
6. To search for specific accounts to follow, tap the Search icon at the bottom of the screen.
   
7. Type the name of the account you want to follow in the Search field.
   
8. Find the account you want to follow and tap the Follow button.
   
9. You are now following that account.
10. To see the most recent posts of the accounts that you are following, use the steps in the section above to access your following feed.
11. If your new accounts don’t show yet, swipe down from the top of the screen to refresh the feed.

Get More From Your Social Media Apps

Figuring out how to see your following feed on Instagram Threads isn’t particularly easy, but once you know how, it soon becomes second nature. If you’re tired of seeing boring posts from accounts you don’t follow in Threads, then switching to the following feed can ease some of your pain.

There are plenty of other useful tips and tricks that can help you get more out of your social media apps. You can learn how to mute keywords, users, or hashtags on Twitter/X. You can also learn how to hide likes on Instagram, so people can’t tell if your post isn’t getting much traction.

And if you get tired of Threads, you can always decide to delete your Threads account completely.