Why cant i pin someone on snapchat

Why cant i pin someone on snapchat

If you’re struggling to keep track of your Snapchat messages, you might want to pin someone to the top. This guide explains how.

It’s tough having so many followers and friends that you can’t keep track of messages on social media—or so we’ve heard. If you’re popular on Snapchat, for instance, you might find it tricky to keep track of messages from your closest friends and family.

Thankfully, there’s a solution, as you can pin someone on Snapchat. Pinning a person on Snapchat places them at the top of your messages, making it easy to message them at any point.

If you want to know how to pin someone on Snapchat, follow the steps below.

When you pin someone on Snapchat, you move their conversation to a permanent position at the top of your messages. This allows you to always have quick access to message them without scrolling through the rest of your messages.

You have two options to pin someone on Snapchat. You can pin them normally, with each user being added sequentially. You can also pin someone as your “number one BFF” on Snapchat (as described in the app itself). This places them at the very top of your messages, above all other pins. However, to pin someone as a “BFF” on Snapchat, you’ll need a Snapchat+ subscription first.

While Snapchat has some minor differences across iPhone and Android devices, these steps should work on both platforms.

To pin someone on Snapchat:

  1. Open the Snapchat app and sign in (if you aren’t already).
  2. Tap the Chat tab at the bottom.
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  3. In your Chat tab, tap your friend’s profile icon to access their user profile. This is usually a personalized Bitmoji but can appear as the normal Snapchat logo.
    Why cant i pin someone on snapchat
  4. In your friend’s user profile menu, tap the three-dots menu icon in the top right.
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  5. To pin your friend on Snapchat, tap either Pin Conversation or Chat Settings > Pin Conversation, depending on your device.
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  6. To make your friend your top pin, tap Pin as your No. 1 BFF instead.

Your friend will become pinned at the top of Snapchat (or the very top, depending on your chosen option). You can repeat these steps for additional friends.

There is a limitation, however, as you can only have three people pinned at one time. If you need more, you’ll need to unpin someone first.

How to Unpin Someone on Snapchat

With a three-person limitation, you’ll probably find it hard to choose between your friends. You may need to unpin someone on Snapchat to pin someone else later.

To unpin someone on Snapchat:

  1. Open the Snapchat app.
  2. Tap the Chat tab at the bottom.
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  3. Tap the profile icon for a pinned friend in your list.
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  4. Next, tap the three-dots menu icon in the top right.
    Why cant i pin someone on snapchat
  5. From the pop-up, select Unpin Conversation or Chat Settings > Unpin Conversation, depending on your device.
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  6. If you want to unpin someone as your “No.1 BFF” (or top pin), tap Unpin as your No.1 BFF instead.

As soon as you’ve unpinned someone on Snapchat, you can pin someone else in their place. You can also return the pin to someone you’ve removed at any point.

Just remember the three-person limit. You can’t pin more than three users (at present) so, if you need more, you’ll need to think carefully about who you really want at the top of your Snapchat messages.

Can’t Pin? Update Your Snapchat App

Snapchat pinning hasn’t always been available. It launched first on Snapchat for iPhones, then became a feature on Android devices later. If you don’t see it as an option, you might need to consider updating your Snapchat app. It’s also a good idea to do this if Snapchat isn’t working properly.

You can update the Snapchat app by visiting the Apple App Store (on iPhone and iPad devices) or the Google Play Store (on Android). The latest versions of Snapchat will include pinning as an option, so make sure to install the latest version of the app to see it.

If that doesn’t work, try deleting the app and reinstalling it completely.

Setting Up Snapchat

Whether it’s a friend, a colleague, or your nearest and dearest, you can use the steps above to pin someone on Snapchat. You can always quickly unpin them at any point.

Are you new to Snapchat? You might want to keep things quiet and create a private story. If you’re seeing pending on Snapchat, then sorry—you’ve probably been deleted or blocked.

Having trouble with a Snapchat user? You can always mute, delete, or block Snapchat users at any point.

Why cant i pin someone on snapchat

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Original story (from April 7, 2020) follows:

Do you have a lot of people snapchatting you? Does that make you miss snaps from your close friends or the people that matter the most to you? Well, if your answer to these questions is yes, then you might want to use the Pin Conversations feature.

As the name suggests, this feature allows you to pin a conversation making it easy for you to notice snaps from these contacts. The pinned conversations appear on the top of your Friends screen. The following tweet contains an example image of a pinned conversation:

As you can see, the tweet above was made last year. So needless to say, pin conversations is a not a new feature. In fact, popular social media industry commentator Matt Navarra tweeted about this feature back in June last year, when the feature was under testing.

Why cant i pin someone on snapchat

However, if you are new to this feature, and want to know how to use it, read on. According to official Snapchat documentation:

Pinned conversations stay at the top, even if you get new Chats or Snaps from other friends or Groups

Here’s how you can pin a conversation:

  • First go the Friends screen by swiping right from the Camera screen
  • Then press and hold a Friend or a Group entry
  • Now, from the options that pop up, tap ‘Chat Settings’, followed by ‘Pin Conversation’

In case you want to unpin a conversation, the steps remain similar to the ones mentioned above, just that you need to tap on ‘Chat Settings’ -> ‘Unpin Conversation’ instead in the last step.

Another important thing to note here is that your contact(s) are not notified when you pin or unpin their conversations, so there’s no social pressure on you while using this feature.

Moving on, although we couldn’t confirm it through official docs, it’s worth sharing that some users have confirmed you can only pin upto three conversations using this feature:

Why cant i pin someone on snapchat

And finally, for those asking the question ‘How to pin a conversation on Snapchat on android ,’ the feature is sadly not available on Google’s mobile platform. The official documentation makes it amply clear:

Please Note: pinning conversations is only available on iOS for now

Many Snapchat users who took to social media platforms to know why the pinning conversations feature isn’t available on Android, or when it will be available on Android, were directed to send this is a feedback to the company.

Why cant i pin someone on snapchat

Are you new to this feature? Or have you already been using this feature? In either case, share your observations and thoughts with us in the comments section below.

Update 1 (March 11, 2021)

It’s close to a year since we wrote this article, and as it stands currently, the Pin conversation feature in Snapchat on Android is still missing. Support is still redirecting users to the feedback page, and looks like that’s your best best at the moment.

So, if you want this feature on Snapchat Android, then head here, and leave a feedback for the company.

If this missing Pin feature on Android is turning out to be a dealbreaker for you, then you may try third party Snapchat clients like Snapchat++ etc to see if you can get the required feature, but we at PiunikaWeb do not endorse this.

However, if you have found a workaround to fix this issue, do leave a comment down below so that other can be benefitted as well.

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