WhatsApp is making it easier to keep track of crucial information shared within group chats and conversations. In an announcement from Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp head Will Cathcart, the popular messaging app has expanded its pin feature to allow users to fix up to three messages at the top of any chat.

Previously limited to a single pinned message, this quality-of-life update gives users more flexibility to prioritize important pieces of information like addresses, instructions, recipes or meeting notes. No longer will key details be buried under an avalanche of newer messages – now they can be easily revisited and referenced at a glance.

The refreshed pin capability, which TechCrunch highlights rolled out this week, is a natural progression from when message pinning first launched last December. At that time, users could only spotlight one message, forcing difficult choices over which single item took priority over others that may have been just as vital.

Now with three pin slots available, WhatsApp is optimizing for the real-world need to juggle and organize multiple conversation threads and topics simultaneously. The Meta-owned app’s Help Center has been updated with instructions on pinning text, images and even polls – each of which can be assigned a 24-hour, 7-day or permanent 1-month pin duration.

When pinning multiple messages, the most recently added one will appear as the chat’s banner preview, with the others revealed by tapping that banner. A numerical indicator will also display how many messages are currently pinned.

Unpinning works similarly, with a long-press allowing users to dismiss any pinned items that are no longer needed once their usefulness has expired or the subject has been resolved.

The pinned message expansion builds on WhatsApp’s growing efforts to balance encryption and privacy with quality-of-life improvements that keep its 2 billion users engaged and satisfied. December also saw the addition of self-destructing voice messages for sensitive audio communication.

Looking ahead, the service is also rumored to be exploring an AirDrop-like local file transferring capability, according to unconfirmed reports from earlier this year. Such a peer-to-peer sharing feature could further cement WhatsApp’s versatility for sharing content seamlessly and securely.