How to Pin Someone on Snapchat for Quick Access

Like any other social media platform, Snapchat also revolves around staying connected with friends and followers. However, over time, your chat list can grow rapidly, making it difficult to keep track of more important conversations.

To ensure you don’t miss out on anything important, Snapchat lets you pin chats at the top of your conversation list, making it super easy to find and reply to important people or groups. Here’s everything you need to know about pinning someone on Snapchat using your iPhone or Android phone.

What Does Pinning a Chat Mean on Snapchat?

When you pin someone on Snapchat, their chat appears at the top of your chat list, regardless of when you last interacted with them. This is especially useful for:

Best friends or significant others
Family group chats
Important work or school updates

The pinned chat is marked with a pin icon (📌), so you can easily spot it.

Why Pin Someone on Snapchat?

Pinning a conversation keeps it at the top of your chat list. This means you won’t lose track of important people or groups, even if new messages come in from unpinned chats. It’s perfect for keeping your chats organized, quickly accessing favorite chats, and prioritizing close friends.

How to Pin a Chat on Snapchat on Your iPhone or Android

Pinning someone on Snapchat on your iPhone or Android phone is pretty straightforward and can be done in just a few steps. Here’s what you need to do:

Open the Snapchat app and either swipe right or tap the Chat icon at the bottom to access your chat list.
Here, tap and hold the conversation you want to pin and select Chat and Notifications Settings from the context menu.
Now, tap on Pin Conversation.

Once done, the pinned conversation will immediately appear at the top of the chat list and remain there until you unpin it.

How to Unpin Someone on Snapchat

There may come a time when you no longer want a particular chat to stay pinned at the top of your chat list for any reason. Luckily, unpinning someone on Snapchat is as easy as pinning people in the first place.

Tap and hold the pinned conversation, then select the Chat and Notifications Settings in the menu that appears.
Here, tap on Unpin Conversation.

Once done, the chat will return to its original position in the chat list based on your recent activity.

Note: Snapchatters aren’t notified when you pin or unpin their conversation.

Can You Pin Multiple Conversations?

You can pin a maximum of three conversations on Snapchat at a time. The order of the pinned chats in the chat list is based on which chat you pinned first. The first chat you pinned appears at the top, followed by the second pinned chat, then the third.

If you try pinning a fourth chat, Snapchat will prompt you to unpin one of the three chats first.

How to Customize the Pin Icon on Snapchat

Don’t want the default pin emoji to appear next to a pinned chat? In that case, you can change the default pin emoji to something you prefer. Here’s how:

Open Snapchat and tap the Bitmoji icon in the top-left corner.
Tap the Settings cog in the upper-right corner.
Scroll down to the Additional Services section and select Friend Emojis.
Now, scroll down and select Pinned Conversation.
Finally, choose the emoji you want to replace the pin emoji with.

Is Pinning a Chat and Pinning Someone as #1 Best Friend the Same?

It’s quite easy to get confused between pinning a conversation and pinning someone as your number 1 best friend on Snapchat. While you already know what pinning someone means, pinning someone as a best friend is totally different.

Based on your level of interaction with someone, Snapchat assigns a place in your best friends list. You can have eight best friends; your number one best friend is the one you interact with most. These best friends appear at the top of your Send To list for quick access. While this is done automatically, users with a Snapchat Plus subscription can pin their number one best friend manually.

Simply put, pinning someone on Snapchat makes them appear at the top of your chat list, whereas pinning someone as your number one best friend makes them appear at the top of the Send To list.

Why Can’t You Pin Someone on Snapchat?

If you don’t see the Pin Conversation option on Snapchat, it could be due to one of the following reasons:

Outdated app version: The Pin Conversation feature is available on Android and iOS, but you need the latest version of Snapchat.
You’re using Snapchat for Web: The pin feature is only available on Snapchat mobile apps (Android and iOS), not on Snapchat for Web.
Temporary glitch: Sometimes, the pin option may not appear due to a minor app glitch. Try restarting the app, clearing the cache (on Android), or reinstalling Snapchat.

Never Lose a Snap Again

Although small, the Pin Conversation on Snapchat is a nifty feature that keeps your chat list organized and your favorite people easily accessible. No matter how many new snaps and messages you receive, you’ll never again lose track of the most important conversations.

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