Group chats can get chaotic, and that’s what makes group chats fun. But there are times when you wish you didn’t need to scroll up past 100 messages to find the important thing you’re looking for: the place and time you’re meeting for lunch, who’s bringing what for the potluck dinner, etc. That’s where the ability to pin a message to the top can be clutch. And if you’re a WhatsApp user, you can finally try it for yourself.
Thanks to the new feature, anyone in a group chat can pin a message so it sticks to the top of the chat. That means it’s up to anyone in the chat to decide which message warrants the honor. As it’s a slow rollout, it might take a couple of days for the feature to show up, so keep checking in if you don’t see it yet.
How to pin a message in a group chat on WhatsApp
You can pin any message, even a poll, to the top of a chat.
How to pin a WhatApp message on Android
Tap and hold on the message you want to pin to select it.
Tap Menu on the top to see your options.
Choose Pin, then choose how long you want the message to stay pinned to the top. Currently, you can choose between 24 hours, 7 days (the default), or 30 days. When the time is up, the message will be unpinned.
How to pin a WhatApp message on iPhone
Tap and hold on the message you want to pin to select it.
Tap More from the context menu.
Choose Pin, and decide how long you want it to stay at the top— 24 hours, 7 days (the default), or 30 days. When the time is up, the message will be unpinned.
And, of course, you can tap on a pinned message to unpin it anytime.
This feature is a part of a deluge of new WhatsApp features in recent months—all things that really should have been part of the app for years. Alongside pinning, you can now edit your messages, send disappearing voice messages, and can send photos in their original quality.
