Twitter has finished rolling out Pinned Conversations to every account on the platform, three years after the feature debuted for paying subscribers. Any user on the web, iOS or Android can now keep up to six Direct-Message threads locked to the top of the inbox: swipe right (mobile) or hit the ⋯ menu beside a chat (desktop) and tap Pin conversation. Your handle, avatars and timestamps sync instantly across devices, so the same six chats stay front-and-centre whether you’re on your phone or at your desk.
Although the feature appears not fully rolled out yet as few complaints have surfaced of accessibility on one platform and not the other. For users on the iOS platform interested in activating the feature, make a swipe to the side on a conversation to reveal a pin, tap on it and the conversation will be moved to a new “Pinned conversations” section at the top of your DM inbox. In recent times pinned messages have proven to be very useful and helpful as a handful of conversations can easily be accessible. The new pinned feature has limited the number of conversations you can keep at the top of the list to only six conversations. It’s expected that few users might be disappointed as they would desire to keep more numbers.
Now that the pins feature is rolling out for all, two features that Twitter Blue’s exclusive Labs currently has and will not be sharing widely is the: longer video uploads feature and NFT profile pictures. For users interested in having those exclusive features, they’ll need to subscribe to Twitter Blue at a cost of $2.99/month in the US (for other countries varies by location).
On mobile, swipe right on any conversation thread to reveal the icon; on desktop, click the ⋯ overflow next to a DM and choose “Pin conversation.” The chosen thread pops into a new Pinned conversations block and stays in sync across every device you’re logged into. Unpinning is just as quick—repeat the step and the chat drops back into your chronological list. Early testers report that the six-pin limit is hard-coded, so power users will need to rotate favourites rather than hoard dozens of chats.
Customer-support handles, newsroom tip lines, even family group chats can snowball into hundreds of DMs a week; the pin tool mimics WhatsApp’s and Telegram’s starred threads, sparing you from endless scrolling. And because the sort order reflects when you added a pin (not the last message received), you can curate your own priority list without fear of a sudden reshuffle.
Free users now get pins, but two perks remain exclusive to Twitter Blue’s “Labs” tab: long-form video uploads and NFT profile photos. If you need four-minute 1080p clips—or want that hexagonal avatar—you’ll still have to pony up the US$2.99/month subscription (pricing varies by market).
Because the update is server-side, some people are spotting the pin option on one platform and not the other; logging out or updating the app usually forces the toggle to appear. If you’re among the last wave, sit tight—Twitter says the global launch should complete “within days.”
Pinned DMs may be a small tweak, but for anyone juggling a busy inbox it’s a welcome slice of order—and proof that Twitter’s best usability upgrades aren’t reserved solely for paid tiers.
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