Joe Maring / Android Authority
If you have an Android phone, you almost certainly use Google Messages. Maybe not because you love the app, but because it’s gradually become the de facto texting app of choice on Android.
Although it may not be the most robust or customizable texting app available, Google Messages also isn’t lacking in features. As someone who uses the app every single day, I’ve found a few tricks and settings over the years that have significantly improved how much I enjoy it.
If you’re a Google Messages user, here are 10 tips you may not have known about, all of which make Messages significantly better.
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Pin conversations on your home page
Joe Maring / Android Authority
If you’re like me, you have a lot of conversations in Google Messages at any given time. That can make finding your most important chats difficult, and that’s where pins come to the rescue.
On the Google Messages home page, press and hold a message, then tap the pin icon at the top of the screen. Upon doing so, that conversation is pinned to the top of your Messages app — making it that much easier to find.
You can pin up to 20 conversations at once, although I’ve found pinning is most effective when you limit it to five or fewer chats. Regardless of how many pinned convos you want to have, everyone should use this feature.
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