--- title: "WhatsApp to increase message pinning limit to four per chat" description: "Most outlets reported the upcoming change allowing users to pin up to four messages in WhatsApp chats, with The News International noting the current three-message limit and the beta update. ARY News (English) focused on the testing phase of the update and the expanded limit for both personal and group chats." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/6719-whatsapp-tests-new-limit-to-let-users-pin-up-to-four site: HarZaviya language: en --- # WhatsApp to increase message pinning limit to four per chat technology · latest filing 6 Sep 2026, 7:40 PM PKT · 5–6 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the upcoming change allowing users to pin up to four messages in WhatsApp chats. The News International led with the beta update and the current three-message limit, noting the impact on busy group chats, while also mentioning the source, WABetaInfo. ARY News (English) focused on the testing phase and clarified the feature would apply to both personal and group chats. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 6 Sep 2026 — WhatsApp Beta to let you pin 4 messages (1 outlet) - **BOL News** — [WhatsApp Beta to let you pin 4 messages](https://bolnews.com/technology/whatsapp-beta-to-let-you-pin-4-messages) · 6 Sep 2026, 7:40 PM PKT > WhatsApp users will soon be able to pin up to four messages in their chats. WABetaInfo confirms the beta update boosts the limit, improving group chat management. ### 5 Sep 2026 — WhatsApp to increase message pinning limit to four per chat (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported the upcoming change allowing users to pin up to four messages in WhatsApp chats, with The News International noting the current three-message limit and the beta update. ARY News (English) focused on the testing phase of the update and the expanded limit for both personal and group chats. - **ARY News (English)** — [WhatsApp tests new limit to let users pin up to four messages in chats](https://arynews.tv/whatsapp-tests-new-limit-to-let-users-pin-up-to-four-messages-in-chats) · 5 Sep 2026, 6:43 PM PKT > WhatsApp is testing an update that lets users pin up to 4 messages at once in both personal and group chats... - **The News International** — [WhatsApp Beta to let you pin 4 messages: Report](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1414958-whatsapp-beta-to-let-you-pin-4-messages-report) · 5 Sep 2026, 1:47 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > Three pinned messages have been the ceiling on WhatsApp for years, and busy group chats have felt that limit fast. According to WABetaInfo, there is an upcoming beta update that will increase the number limit up to four pins for users who do not want... 4 articles from 3 outlets, 5–6 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.