WhatsApp rolled out the characteristic to pin messages in particular person in addition to group chats in December 2023. The pinned messages would seem on the prime of the chat, proper beneath the title and picture of the individual or the group. Customers may solely, nonetheless, pin a single message inside one chat. Earlier this month, it was reported that WhatsApp was testing a characteristic that allowed customers to pin a number of messages inside a chat. Now, the Meta-owned social messaging platform has formally introduced this characteristic.
WhatsApp now permits customers to pin as much as three messages inside a chat, the corporate confirmed by way of its official WhatsApp channels and different social media handles. The pinned messages keep on the prime of the non-public or group chat, as a banner. Tapping on the stated banner will take customers to the pinned message within the chat.
should you like pinning a message, you are going to love pinning three
📌 as a result of now you can pin as much as 3 messages in your chats
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) March 21, 2024
When a couple of messages are pinned inside a chat, the banner exhibits the variety of messages pinned and a preview of the newest pin. On this case, clicking on the banner exhibits all of the pinned messages. From there, customers can navigate to the pinned message of their alternative. Customers can even select the period for which to pin a message. They’ve three choices – 24 hours, 7 days, and 30 days.Â
WhatsApp has additionally detailed how customers can pin a message. Android customers can faucet and maintain a selected message, select the three dots on the highest proper nook after which Pin > choose the pin period > Pin. On iOS, customers can faucet and maintain a message after which click on on Extra choices > Pin > choose the pin period. Net and Desktop app customers ought to choose the downward arrow button subsequent to a message, which seems when the cursor hovers close to it, and choose Pin message > choose the pin period > Pin.
The Meta-owned on the spot messaging platform has been lately reported to have been engaged on a characteristic to transcribe voice notes. It’s also reportedly engaged on an AI-backed picture editor throughout the software.
