# Threads adds private Meta AI chats without cluttering your feed > Source: > Published: 2026-07-27 16:20:51+00:00 Meta AI is coming to Threads DMs, giving users a private place to chat with the assistant without placing its responses in the public feed. ## Meta AI moves into Threads DMs following public-feed test Starting today, users can send Meta AI a Threads post, image, link, or video, then ask questions and continue with follow-ups. That could make the assistant useful for understanding a trending topic, summarizing something shared on Threads, or exploring context that would otherwise require leaving the app. The launch builds on Threads’ expanding messaging features. Meta [introduced standalone Threads DMs last year](https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/01/threads-officially-rolls-out-standalone-dms-and-debuts-visual-highlights/), later [added group chats](https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/15/threads-launches-group-dms-and-expands-messaging-features-to-the-eu/), and [began bringing DMs to the web](https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/05/threads-starts-rolling-out-dms-on-the-web-but-there-are-a-few-catches/). Meta AI, meanwhile, was already available across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and as a standalone app. ## 9to5Mac’s Take Supporting “AI” chats in DMs is much more natural and inviting than public feed conversations with chatbots, which can be spammy, annoying, and, well, public. Smart move for Threads, which initially launched without a native DM feature at all, instead relying on Instagram DMs. **Do more with your Apple products** [Apple AirTag 2 | Add Find My tracking to keys, bags, bikes, more](https://amzn.to/4vjNWN1) [AirPods 4 | Apple’s newest wireless headphones](https://amzn.to/43ndewV) [AirPods Pro 3 | Apple’s best wireless headphones](https://amzn.to/4ut3FYp) [Beats USB-A to USB-C Cable | The official CarPlay cable](https://amzn.to/4mpKs7K) *FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.* [More.](https://9to5mac.com/about/#affiliate) [our homepage](http://9to5mac.com/)for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on [exclusive stories](https://9to5mac.com/feature/exclusive/), [reviews](https://9to5mac.com/guides/review/), [how-tos](https://9to5mac.com/guides/how-to/), and [subscribe to our YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/9to5mac)