Clever iPhone trick for anyone who keeps forgetting to reply to texts

Responding to messages may seem simple to most, but for some of us it can be a constant struggle to keep up with the flow of the conversation. The good news is that Faris Memon, tech expert at Vivid Ads, has revealed a handy iPhone feature that will save the lives of anyone who forgets to reply to messages – we’ve all been there.

And the feature? You can pin important conversations to the top of the Messages app.

Faris said: “If you get a message that you can’t reply to right away, pin the conversation to remind yourself to reply later. After you’ve sent the message back (usually at the end of the day), you can unpin it and it’ll go back to your regular list.”

To do this, Faris explains, “To pin a text conversation on iPhone, simply tap and hold the thread you want to prioritize in the Messages list. A menu will appear with several options, including “Pin” with a check mark next to it.

“Tap that and voila, your important conversation will be pinned to the top.”

There are several other ways to pin conversations.

Faris said: “You can either press and hold on the chat and drag it to the top of the message list. Alternatively, tap “Edit” in the top left corner, then select “Edit Pins.”

“Here, you’ll see yellow ticks next to every conversation. Tap the ones you want to pin, then tap “Done” to save. Note that you can pin up to nine conversations at once.”

Pinning is available on iPhones running iOS 14 or later. It’s worth noting that swiping right to pin a conversation used to be an option, but it’s no longer available on iPhones running iOS 16 or later.