Ever wondered why WhatsApp only lets users pin a single message per chat? Us too. Fortunately, it doesn’t matter much now. The Meta-owned messenger announced yesterday that it was refreshing the feature, finally allowing for more pins in a single chat. Three is the new magic number, according to Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp’s official Channels.
If you’re still new to the idea of pinning messages, a feature that dropped near the end of 2023, it’s simple. Users can pin any message — regular text, images, polls — and have it appear at the top of the chat so that it is easily accessible upon entering. These messages can be pinned for up to 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days.
Walking on pins and needles
Now, however, according to WhatsApp’s updated Help Centre, pinning more than one message in a chat will result in a new banner showing how many messages are currently pinned. Tapping on it will take you to the most recent pinned message, with the second and third most recent pins showing up after the first.
To pin a message on Android: Long press any message, tap the three-dot kebab and hit ‘Pin‘ before choosing how long you’d like it to remain. The process is similar for iOS. Long press a message, hit ‘More options‘ and then ‘Pin‘ before selecting the pin duration. To remove a pin, long press the banner at the top of the chat and follow the same instructions to click on ‘Unpin‘.
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The update has already been launched, but it hasn’t yet landed on our personal Android device. We don’t expect that to be the case for much longer, however. Just keep an eye on your device’s app store update page, and it should arrive in the coming days.