As soon as you pin a Tweet to your Twitter profile, it remains there as the first Tweet that visitors see when they land on your page. When you unpin it, your most recent tweets display at the top of your profile, unless you set up another one. So, let’s allow other tweets to capture the spotlight in your timeline as we show how you can unpin them and then pin a new one using the Twitter Android app or desktop web version.
How to Unpin a Tweet from Your Twitter Profile
Twitter, or we will call it X now, offers users the ability to pin a tweet that accurately represents their opinion. This is more useful when they want an update or announcement to be highlighted at the top of their profile and get more attention. However, if pinned tweets haven’t been changed in a while, we’ll tell you how to do so. Read on to find out!
Comment: Twitter allows users to pin only one tweet to their profile. So, you don’t need to manually unpin a Tweet as it changes automatically when you pin a new Tweet.
Option 1: on desktop
If you don’t want to pin a Tweet to your profile, follow the steps below to unpin old Tweets using the Twitter desktop web version:
1. Go to twitter website On any browser on your PC.
2. In your profile, go to the Tweet pinned at the top.
3. Click on three dots symbol Click on the top right corner of the tweet and select Unpin from profile From the context menu.
4. Click on unpin to confirm.
Option 2: on Android
You can also delete your pinned tweets on the Twitter app using your Android device. Follow the steps mentioned below:
1. open X (formerly Twitter) And navigate to your profile.
2. Tap on three dots symbol Click the top-right corner of the pinned tweet and select Unpin from profile From the menu.
3. Tap on unpin In the pop-up to confirm.
Also read: How to Pin Someone Else’s Tweet on iPhone
What happens when you unpin a tweet? where does it go?
When you unpin a pinned Tweet from your Twitter profile, it is removed from the top of your profile and rearranged back to its original position in date-wise chronological order within your feed. As it is removed from the top, the traction it has accumulated will eventually slow down. Therefore, you can expect almost negligible interaction on this.
How to Pin a Tweet on Twitter
As soon as you pin a Tweet on Twitter, it automatically becomes more visible to every new visitor to your profile. Here’s how you can do that on PC and Android.
Option 1: on desktop
If you use Twitter web version on PC, follow the steps below to pin any Tweet to your profile:
1. open Twitter And go to your profile.
2. Go to the Tweet you want to pin.
If it’s not recent, you can also search for tweets by date on Twitter.
3. Once you find the tweet, click on three dots symbol At its top-right corner and select Pin to your profile From the context menu.
4. Select pin From the pop-up menu.
Option 2: on Android
Follow the steps below on Twitter(X) app:
1. open x And navigate to the tweet you want to pin.
2. Tap three dots symbol Select More at the top right corner of your Tweet pin to profile Option.
3. Select pin Options from pop-up.
This is it! We hope our guide helped you unpin a tweet on Twitter. If you have any questions or suggestions for us, let us know in the comments section. Stay connected to TechCult for more such tech guides.
