Pinning a message in a group chat can be more than helpful if there are a lot of new messages arriving every day. This is quite common in the chats you create with your friends, where what is really important gets lost in the sea of jokes, funny memes and secret screenshots that you share with each other.
A pinned message can prevent you from needlessly scrolling through the message thread and wasting time. But what if you accidentally remove an important note? Here’s how to fix it.
Retrieve the unpinned message
What happens when you delete the pinned message from the group chat? Is it too complicated to get it back?
If you’re an admin, you can simply find the message within the message thread and pin it again. You can repeat this as many times as you want. However, if you are a regular member of the chat, you will need to ask the admin to do this for you.
Note that as an administrator, you can pin messages in both private and public groups. If it’s not, you can only pin and unpin messages when you’re a member of a private chat.
Types of Telegram groups
In Telegram, you can create different types of groups. It can be a small group made up of your siblings and parents, but it can also be a Super Group once it reaches 200 members.
Supergroups give you more options when you are an administrator. You can add up to 100,000 members, mention them in your messages, reply to a particular message, pin and unpin messages just like a normal group, but your members will still receive notifications even if you turn notifications off.
You can also add autobots to your group, as well as create a specific username that people will use to find and join your group. If your group has more than 100 members, you can also choose an official sticker pack. If you need help taking care of your group, you can also add other people as administrators and delegate different tasks to each of them.
How to pin a message on Telegram
If you’re an admin in a group or a regular member of a private group, and there’s a message you want to pin, here’s how you can do it:
How to unpin a message on Telegram
When you no longer need to pin a message, you can unpin it in two ways.
EITHER:
Note that if your device is running iOS, you’ll need to tap and hold to open the messages menu. The rest of the process is basically the same.
How to recover a pinned chat
Unfortunately, Telegram doesn’t make it easy to retrieve a pinned message. On the one hand, you must be an administrator of the group. You should then catch your mistake within seconds to easily pin the message again.
If you accidentally unpin a message in a group chat on Telegram for a few seconds, you can quickly unpin it by tapping “Unpin” at the bottom of the screen.
If you don’t grab the ‘Undo’ button in time, you’re not completely out of luck. You will need to re-pin the message. If you’re in a super chat, or one with a lot of messages, it may not be as easy to pin a message. Fortunately, there’s a little shortcut you can take to locate the message you want to pin.
To quickly locate and re-pin a message, do the following:
If you’re a member of a public group, you won’t be able to pin a message. But, if you’re in a private group, any member can pin a message. Assuming she’s in a public group and wants to pin a message, she’ll need to contact one of the admins to do so.
How to pin a chat
Did you know that you can also pin important chats on Telegram? If you have an Android device, it is enough with:
If you change your mind, you can repeat the same steps, but choose the Unpin icon from the bar that will appear after a long press on the desired chat.
If you are an iOS user, the steps are similar:
Again, when you no longer want this chat to be pinned, just swipe to the right side again and tap Unpin.
Frequent questions
Users often say that Telegram is not the easiest to use chat app available today. In some cases, this is very true. If you still have questions about Telegram’s pinning feature, keep reading.
Do I have to be an administrator to pin a message?
The answer to this question depends on the type of group you are in. When someone creates a group, they can choose to make it Public or Private. Public groups do not allow all members to post a message. You must be an administrator.
If you’re a member of a private group, you can pin a message by following the instructions above.
What can I do if I can’t pin a message?
If you’re having trouble pinning a message, it’s probably because you’re not an administrator. You can send a message to one of the group’s admins and ask them to pin the message or add you as an admin.
If you don’t see the option to pin a message, make sure you tap rather than hold the message. If you long press on the message, you will only see the options to forward, reply to or delete the message. But, if you tap on it, you will see the popup menu with the option to pin it.
Get your admin privileges
Pinned messages are quite useful, but only admins can manage them in supergroups or public chats. You have more power in a private one, but if you are a member of a public group that you would like more control over, show them that you are an administrator, maybe your wish will come true.
Are you an administrator of a public group? How often do you pin new posts? Let us know in the comments section!
