Does Threads Notify When You Save or Download a Photo

The direct answer is NO.

Threads is a microblogging service competitor, the X (Twitter) competitor, developed to share your thoughts, opinions with text. Also, it is available to share photos and videos. If you are trying to save a photo from Threads but don't want the others to receive a notification, don’t worry, Threads doesn't alert users of image downloads. Instead, it allows you to save photos natively.

How to Save or Download a Photo from Threads?

On Web:

• Method 1. Select a photo > right click on it > Save Image As…
• Method 2. Click on the Share button beneath a post > Copy as image.

On iOS/Android:

Long press the photo you want to download and select "Save Image".

How to Fix "Save Image" Not Working

Users report that the "save image" feature doesn't work sometimes. If you have encountered the same issue, try to screenshot a photo on Threads.

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Tip: Threads doesn't notify when you screenshot a photo as well.