As a social media platform, Snapchat allows its users to connect with friends and family in a fun and interactive way. One of the features of Snapchat is the ability to pin friends and conversations to the top of your chat list. While pinning can be helpful in keeping important chats within easy reach, it can also become overwhelming when too many chats are pinned. Fortunately, unpinning someone on Snapchat is a straightforward process that can help declutter your chat list. In this article, I’ll explain what pinning means on Snapchat, why you might want to unpin someone, and how to do it.

What does pinning mean on Snapchat?

Pinning a friend or a chat on Snapchat means that it will appear at the top of your chat list, even if you have other active conversations going on with your followers and subscribers. When you pin someone, their name will have a thumbtack icon next to it. This feature is useful for keeping track of important conversations that you don’t want to lose in a sea of other chats. Pinning someone on Snapchat is easy. On your chat list, swipe right on a friend’s name or a group chat and tap on the thumbtack icon.

Why you might want to unpin someone on Snapchat

While pinning can be helpful, it can also be overwhelming when there are too many chats that are pinned. You might also want to unpin someone on Snapchat if you no longer talk to them as much as you used to, or if the conversation is no longer relevant. Unpinning someone on Snapchat doesn’t mean that you have to unfriend or block them. It simply removes the thumbtack icon and moves the chat down the list.

How to unpin someone on Snapchat

To unpin someone on Snapchat, follow these simple steps:

• Open your Snapchat app and go to the chat list.
• Locate the person or chat that you want to unpin.
• Swipe right on the person or chat.
• Tap on the thumbtack icon to unpin them.

Once you unpin someone on Snapchat, their name or chat will no longer appear at the top of your chat list.

How To Unpin Your BFF On Snapchat

If you have Snapchat Plus, you may pin one person to the top of the discussion list as your #1 BFF. It’ll be there until you unpin this BFF.

• At the bottom of the page, click the “Chat” icon.
• Find your BFF. The avatar of the person should have a smiley face emoji in the lower left corner.
• When the pop-up menu appears, tap and hold the chat.
• Then choose “Pinned as your #1 BFF.” The checkmark would go. 
• Tap “Done.”

How To Unpin Someone On Snapchat Who Has Blocked You

Unpinning someone on Snapchat is a rather simple process; all steps are explained here.

• Open the Snapchat app to find the pinned user on your phone.
• After that, long press the chat topic or the contact you want to focus on.
• A pop-up box will appear on the next page; select the More > option.
• After that, click the unpin conversation option.
• That person will now be removed.

How to Unpin Someone on Snapchat After Their Account Is Deleted

When you delete or disable someone’s Snapchat account, you must block and unblock them to remove them from the list of unpinned conversations or chats.

• Force-close the Snapchat app. To force-close Snapchat on a PC, use the keys Ctrl and R simultaneously.

• After force-stopping your Snapchat app, Clear cache data.

(On an Android device, enter “Settings” > “Apps,” search for and open the Snapchat app, then touch “Storage” and “Clear cache.”)

• Reopen Snapchat, go to the pinned deleted account, block the person, and then after a few seconds, unblock them.
• Press on the Settings icon, which is in the top right when you tap on your face icon or Bitmoji to check your profile, to access your Snapchat settings in the app.

How to Solve the Snapchat Unpin Issue

Do you still have Snapchat unpinning troubles other than deleting, banning, and unfriending? There are a few possible solutions.

• Block and unblock the person.

If you are unable to unpin a discussion with someone who is no longer a Snapchat friend, block and unblocks the person to unpin the conversation.

• Delete Snapchat, redownload it, then log back into your Snapchat account.

If you’ve been blocked by someone and don’t want their discussion to be pinned, consider uninstalling Snapchat. Redownload it and log back into your account after that.

• Try “troubleshooting.”
• To enter the conversation screen from the camera screen, swipe right.
• Long-press on a pinned group or friend.
• Tap “Chat Settings” from the dropdown menu.
• Select “Unpin Conversation” from the pop-up menu.

How to unpin a conversation on Snapchat

If you want to unpin a specific conversation on Snapchat, follow these steps:

• Open the conversation that you want to unpin.
• Tap and hold on to the person’s name at the top of the chat.
• Select “Unpin” from the options that appear.

Once you unpin a conversation, it will no longer be at the top of your chat list.

How to unpin multiple conversations on Snapchat

If you have multiple conversations that you want to unpin on Snapchat, you can do it all at once. Here’s how:

• Open your Snapchat app and go to the chat list.
• Tap and hold on to the first chat that you want to unpin.
• Tap on the other chats that you want to unpin.
• Once you have selected all the chats that you want to unpin, tap on the thumbtack icon at the top of the screen.
• Select “Unpin” from the options that appear.

Once you unpin multiple conversations on Snapchat, they will no longer be at the top of your chat list.

What happens when you unpin someone on Snapchat?

When you unpin someone on Snapchat, their name or chat will no longer appear at the top of your chat list. It will move down the list to where it would normally appear based on the recency of the conversation. Unpinning someone on Snapchat doesn’t mean that you have unfriended them or blocked them. You can still message them and see their Snaps as before.

Other tips for managing your Snapchat contacts

If you want to manage your Snapchat contacts more effectively, here are some additional tips:

• Use the “Do Not Disturb” feature to silence notifications from specific people or groups.
• Mute a conversation if you don’t want to receive notifications from it.
• Delete a conversation if you no longer need it or want to free up space on your device.
• Block someone if you don’t want them to contact you on Snapchat.

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Conclusion

Pinning on Snapchat can be a useful feature for keeping important chats within easy reach. However, pinning too many chats can be overwhelming and clutter your chat list. Unpinning someone on Snapchat is a straightforward process that can help declutter your chat list. Whether you want to unpin a friend or a conversation, it’s easy to do so. By managing your Snapchat contacts effectively, you can make the most out of your social media experience.