Last month, we saw some users begin to receive access to the pinning and starring features in Google Messages for Android. Pinned messages allow users to stick specific conversations at the top of their Messages inbox for quick access, and starring messages allows for quickly jumping to specific texts that contain vital information – also for quick reference. Though similar, these two tools serve very different purposes.
Now, both are finally rolling out to users over the next few weeks. Soon, it will be easier than ever to keep tabs on important snippets of data like food orders, grocery items, and more with a star – whatever someone sends to you that you may be too busy to toss into a Keep note. To complement the release of starring, Google has uploaded a video on the official Android Youtube channel detailing its use cases, and you can watch it below. To star a message, just press and hold it and choose the star at the top of the conversation thread. Additionally, keeping your friends and family above those verification code messages you always receive while trying to log in to your accounts on other devices will be a cinch with message pinning.
