If you keep up with a lot of people, your text messaging app can become overrun with conversations. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could keep some conversations permanently at the top? You can do just that on Android.
Google’s own “Messages” app has a feature that allows you to pin conversations to the top of the app. You can only pin three, but then, you’ll never have to hunt for those conversations again. It’s very simple to do, so let’s get started.
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The “Messages” app comes preinstalled on some Android devices. If you don’t have it, download the app from the Google Play Store.
When you open the app, if this is your first time using Messages, you’ll see a button to “Set Default SMS App.”
Tapping the button will bring you to a screen or pop-up where you can select “Messages” and tap “Set as Default.”
With that out of the way, conversations from your previous SMS app should appear in Messages. Touch and hold a conversation to select it.
This will bring up a few options in the top toolbar. Tap the pushpin icon.
The conversation will now stay at the top of the list. Simply touch and hold again to see the option to unpin.
That’s it! As previously mentioned, you can pin up to three conversations. The pinned conversations will reorder themselves chronologically but stay at the top. Now, you don’t have to scroll down to your favorite conversations!
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Pinning a text message on your phone is a great way to keep your most important text conversations on your radar. By pinning a text, you’re essentially adding it to a priority spot at the top of your other messages so it is always easy to access. Here’s how to pin and unpin text messages on your iPhone.
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Go to your text messages, then press and hold someone’s name. This will appear:
Select “Pin.”
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When you pin a text convo it will appear at the very top of your text messages like this:
So you will no longer need to scroll through all of your messages to find the person you want to text.
I think of pinning messages akin to adding someone’s number to your favorites list. Both are quick ways to find the person you want to get in touch with via text message or call.
To unpin a text, navigate to your pinned messages. Select and hold until the menu pops up again and choose “Unpin.”
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Now you know how to pin and unpin text messages!
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