How To Reshare Threads Posts Without Quote Posting

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In what seems to beryllium a conflict betwixt Threads and Bluesky for nan hearts and minds of ex-Twitterers, Threads has been adding immoderate absorbing caller features. The latest is nan expertise to stock photos and videos without including nan original station — successful different words, without quote posting. (There’s a akin characteristic successful X for videos.)

There has been immoderate first pushback connected it. A photographer connected Threads complained that “there will beryllium a mini watermark-like successful installments connected nan photo, but location won’t beryllium a nexus backmost to your account.”

Curious, I tried retired nan caller feature, went to spot if location was truthful nary nexus backmost to nan original post, and followed bryanhansel’s instructions for turning it off. Here’s what happened, and really you tin usage and group Threads’ caller feature. (All of these instructions personification been followed utilizing nan mobile app.)

To banal images alone

Long-press connected nan image you want to share. A insubstantial will celebrated up astatine nan bottommost of nan screen.
To banal conscionable nan image, pat connected Use media.
The image will look arsenic a caller thread, pinch abstraction supra it to adhd your ain comment. Select Post erstwhile you’re ready.

The caller position will truthful personification nan image pinch only your remark and without nan erstwhile comment. However, nan original poster’s punishment will look arsenic a watermark successful nan upper-left area and nan number of reposts will look successful nan lower-left corner.

Mobile show showing title “New thread” pinch a photograph of 2 mini phone-like devices.

After you pat connected “Use media,” you tin adhd your ain remark to nan image.

Screenshot: Meta

Mobile aboveground showing Threads position pinch photograph of 2 phone-like devices and a remark supra saying “Just testing Thread’s caller reshare feature. Nothing to spot here. Move along.”

The image will personification a watermark successful nan upper-left corner.

Screenshot: Meta

Finding nan original and preventing nan share

While it isn’t an evident feature, location is simply a nexus to nan original post. When I tapped connected nan watermark, nan original position — matter and each — appeared consecutive supra my repost.

However, if you for illustration that immoderate images aliases videos you position beryllium shared connected pinch your original matter only, you tin do that. (Again, instructions courtesy of bryanhansel.)

Mobile instrumentality pinch 2 copies of a photograph of 2 mini phone-like devices, 1 supra nan other.

Tap connected nan watermark, and nan original image will look supra yours.

Screenshot: Meta

Mobile show pinch a heading of Media pinch 2 toggles for Upload highest worth and Media reuse.

It’s easy to unopen nan characteristic off.

Screenshot: Meta

Tap connected nan personification icon successful nan bottommost correct and past connected nan two-line icon astatine nan apical right.
Select Settings > Account > Media.
Toggle Media reuse off.
You’ll get a pop-up exemplary asking for confirmation. Select Turn off.

And that’s it. Now, each we personification to do is clasp for nan adjacent preamble successful nan features warfare betwixt Threads and Bluesky.