WhatsApp now lets you pin the best conversations to the top of the list so you can disregard boring talks

By Shivali Best For Mailonline 09:51 BST five May 2017, updated Ten:45 BST five May two thousand seventeen

• The update is being trialled in WhatsApp Beta Two.17.162
• It permits you to pin three of your favourite conversations to the top of the list
• It is unclear if the update will be spinned out to all WhatsApp users

The days of having to scroll through hundreds of WhatsApp conversations to reach the one you’re looking for could soon be a thing of the past.

WhatsApp is trialling a fresh feature that lets you pin talks to the top of the list, meaning the conversations you come back to regularly are more lightly accessible.

The feature is presently being tested in the beta version, and it is unclear if WhatsApp plans to roll it out to all users.

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HOW TO PIN A Talk

To attempt the fresh feature, you’ll need to download WhatsApp Beta Two.17.162 or 163.

You can find these APK Mirror or on the Play Store by joining the official beta then waiting for the app to update.

To pin a conversation to the top of your list, tap and hold on any talk until a pin icon shows up in the act bar next to the delete, mute and archive functions.

A conversation stays at the top of the list regardless of how recently you wrote in it.

You can only pin three talk at a time. You can also unpin one of the chosen three and substitute it with another.

While WhatsApp hasn’t commented on the update yet, it was originally flagged by Android Police, who said: ‘WhatsApp beta Two.17.162 (and now 163) [is] adding one very handy little feature: pinned talks.’

To pin a conversation to the top of your list, tap and hold on any talk until a pin icon emerges in the act bar next to the delete, mute and archive functions.

Only three talk can be pinned at one time.

A notification will be sent once three talks are pinned to say you can’t pin anymore.

Conversation stay at the top of the list once pinned regardless of how recently you wrote in it.

But if you switch your mind, you can unpin one of the chosen three and substitute it with another.

To attempt the fresh feature, download WhatsApp Beta Two.17.162 or 163, which you can find on APK Mirror or on the Play Store by joining the official beta then waiting for the app to update.

WhatsApp has not said whether it will be spinned out to all users.

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SIRI READS YOUR MESSAGES

The latest update works for users running on iOS Ten.Three.

Users can use voice dictation to compose and receive outstanding notifications.

Users will need to give Siri permission to access WhatsApp.

This update might make it lighter for people to contact others while driving or if they can’t get to their phone.

Last month, WhatsApp announced that it now lets Siri read your messages aloud and even reply to them without you having to press a button.

All users have to do it say ‘Hey Siri, read my last WhatsApp message’ and it will dictate your outstanding notifications, the content of the message with information about who sent them.

This means you can access your contacts remotely – albeit not everyone might like the idea of their messages being read out in public.

In the latest update to the talk app users running Apple’s iOS Ten.Trio software will be able to get Siri to dictate and compose WhatsApp messages.

This version Two.17.20 update might make it lighter for people to contact others while driving or if they can’t get to their phone.

Users will need to give Siri permission to access WhatsApp.

However, it will only read out notifications so cannot dictate messages that have already been seen.

Version Two.17.20 brings other tweaks such as permitting users to set numerous statuses at the same time.

The Calls tab has been substituted by a ‘+’ icon and Contact info also has visual tweaks.

The two-step verification security feature has also been redesigned making it lighter for people to use.

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