Meta's Twitter-like app briefly appeared on Google Play store

San Francisco: Meta’s Twitter-like app, Threads, briefly appeared on the Google Play Store.

However, it is assumed that the app was listed on the Play Store by mistake as it is not discoverable now.

Alessandro Paluzzi, a developer who digs into app code to expose unreleased features, tweeted about the app’s release with screenshots that revealed the UI elements of the app.

The screenshots include the login screen, which lets users sign in with their Instagram accounts, and another screen that has a list of their followed accounts from Instagram so that they can select whom to follow on Threads.

According to the screenshots, Instagram's Twitter-like blue checkmarks will also be available in the new application.

Threads has been under development at Meta under the name "Project 92" since January.

"We've been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run, that they believe that they can trust and rely upon for distribution," Meta chief product officer Chris Cox had said.

Cox also said that the new app would be "our response to Twitter".

This application is the reason behind the anticipated showdown between Twitter owner Elon Musk and Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg

With inputs from IANS