Google Messages caps pinned chats at six and revamps the pins UI

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Google Messages is preparing to limit pinned chats to just six.

Alongside that change, Messages is also working on a whole new UI for how pins are displayed.

Pinned chats will feature large contact icons that update when new messages arrive.

Right now, Google Messages is happy to let you keep track of your most important conversations by pinning them to the top of the app, almost to your heart’s content. But earlier this month, we spotted Google preparing to seriously rein that feature in, lowering your pinned chat limit to just six conversations , rather than the 20 you can pin now. Ahead of that change going live, we’ve spotted another tweak to pinning that feels like it goes a long way towards explaining where that new limit is coming from.

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