Threads has no button that turns off infinite scroll. But there are small, honest levers that slow the pull, and a way to meet the reflex with a breath.
There is no off switch for infinite scroll on Threads. The For You feed is built to keep loading forever. What you can do is stack small levers: switch to Following where the app allows it, mute accounts, turn notifications off, use the mobile browser instead of the app, and take Threads off your home screen. None of these stops the feed. Together they slow how often you open it and how long you stay.
Threads was built by Meta to hold your attention, and the For You feed is the heart of that. It never ends. There is no toggle in settings that says "stop infinite scroll", and there is no way to cap the feed at a certain number of posts. Anyone telling you there is a hidden switch is selling you something.
The Following feed helps, since it only shows people you actually follow, and a finite list runs out. But Threads often resets you back to For You when you reopen the app, so it takes effort to stay on Following. That is the design working as intended. Meta wants you on the endless feed, not the one that ends.
So the real work is not finding a switch that does not exist. It is making Threads harder to fall into, and giving yourself a beat to choose before the scroll begins.
Do these in order. Each one adds a little friction. Stacked together, they change how much Threads takes from your day.
The levers above make Threads harder to reach. Anása works on the moment you reach anyway. You choose Threads as an app to guard, and the next time you open it, Anása steps in with a single breath and a calmer path forward. Not a lock. Not a wall. Just a pause, right where the reflex lives.
That breath is small, but it is the gap where choice lives. Often it is enough to notice you did not really want to be here, and to put the phone down. And because Anása guards only the apps you pick, you can protect the Threads feed without blocking your whole phone. Calls, maps, texts and anything you actually need keep working.
It runs fully on your device. No camera, no trackers, no account, nothing sent anywhere. It is free on iPhone and Android. If the feed pulls you the same way elsewhere, the same breath can guard the X timeline or Instagram Reels too.
No. Threads has no setting that turns off infinite scroll. The For You feed keeps loading new posts on its own. What you can do is switch to the Following feed where the app lets you, mute accounts, turn notifications off, and make the app harder to reach so you open it less.
Turn off Threads notifications so nothing pulls you back. Remove the app from your home screen so opening it takes a deliberate search. Use Threads in a mobile browser instead of the app, since the browser is slower and less sticky. And add a pause at the open, so the reflex to scroll meets a moment of choice.
Sometimes. Threads offers a Following feed alongside the For You feed, but the app often resets you to For You. When Following is available, switch to it, since a feed of only people you follow runs out instead of feeding you forever. It is not a full off switch, but it slows the pull.
Yes. You choose Threads as an app to guard, and Anása steps in when you open it with a single breath and a calmer path. It does not lock or wall off your phone. Calls, maps and texts always work. It runs on your device, keeps nothing, and is free on iPhone and Android.
Free on iPhone and Android. Everything stays on your phone.