How To unpin messages on Android

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How do I unpin text messages on LG G6?
How do I delete a pinned text message?
How do you pin text Messages on Android?
What does it mean to pin a text message on android?

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.

Pinned conversation.

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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I have an LG G6 and on the texting app, it's showing new conversations being pinned automatically without me doing that. I don't want those conversations showing up on top of my other conversations. I only have an option to pin them, but not unpin them. What can I do for a workaround? Long holding a pinned conversation only gives me an option to delete them. The three-dotted top-right drop down menu has no option either.
11-28-2017 08:57 AM
Hello! I suggest going into your text message settings and rooting around through there. LG is great but sometimes it's hard to find the specific toggle or setting you're looking for. Are you using the texting app that came with your phone?
11-29-2017 08:49 AM
There's no way I'm rooting my phone for any reason whatsoever. I'm using the texting app that came with the phone.

11-29-2017 01:53 PM
Oh sorry, I just meant "rooting" as in looking through your phone's settings - I didn't mean you had to root your phone! Sorry for the confusion!
If you're using the texting app that came with your phone, I suggest going into your individual contact's texting conversation to see if there are any settings within that window that can unpin that specific conversation.
11-29-2017 04:37 PM
I don't see the option to pin or unpin messages in the settings menu or individual conversation options. I am using a sprint g6 so my stock message settings maybe different although I doubt this to be true. You can also try to clear the messages app data and see if that helps
11-29-2017 04:47 PM
Yeah none of that works... Only deleting the current conversation with that person and starting a new one with that person fixes the problem... Really annoying.
12-01-2017 04:13 PM
It's confusing - but possible.
You need to go into the message thread.
Click on the menu tab at the top right hand corner ( the three lines.... )
Go to the bottom where it has a pin.
Click on the pin to make it change colour.
It doesn't actually say unpin
Press the bottom right hand button to escape from the thread.
Do that for each of the pinned messages.
Well, it worked for me.
Cheers
Rachel
06-28-2018 06:58 PM

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How do I delete a pinned text message?

In Messages, tap Edit. Tap Edit Pins. And tap the minus icon to unpin the message.

How do you pin text Messages on Android?

Open the Messages app . Tap and hold the conversation you want to pin. At the top, tap Pin .

What does it mean to pin a text message on android?

Pin Conversations is a basic feature found in most messaging apps. As the name suggests, it lets you pin a conversation to the top of the conversations list. This way your favorite conversations will always stay on top so you could quickly access them as soon as you open the app.