It's been a while since Meta released Threads , an app that focuses on Twitter's space of text-based messaging and access to public conversations and threads. Setting up Threads is as easy as downloading the app and logging in with your Instagram account.

But should you? Within days of joining the platform, users realized that there’s one big caveat to joining Threads: once you set it up, you can’t delete it without also saying goodbye to your Instagram account. That has now changed in a recent update, as Threads has started rolling out the Delete profile option that lets you delete your Threads profile without leaving Instagram.

Yes and no. Your Threads profile is fundamentally tied to your Instagram account, meaning you can only create a Threads profile from an existing Instagram account. When a Threads profile is created, your Instagram account will include a Threads badge as part of your Instagram bio, which anyone can tap to view your Threads profile.

However, you can hide this badge on your Instagram account to minimize the visibility of your Threads profile. Keep in mind that hiding the Threads badge on Instagram does not hide the Instagram button on your Threads profile. Anyone who can see your Threads profile can access your Instagram account by tapping the Instagram button on your Threads profile.