How to unpin a post on Facebook page Android

What does it mean to pin a post on Facebook? A pinned post is a status update that you manually select to stay at the top of your page’s timeline, meaning it will not slip down as you continue to add other posts to your page. Let’s explore how to do this.

This is for devices running Facebook

How to unpin a post on Facebook page Android
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You can only have one post pinned to your profile at a time. If you try to pin a second post, that second post gets pinned and the first post gets unpinned.

Pin to Your Profile

First, launch a web browser on your computer and access the Facebook site. Next, log in to your account and in the top right-hand corner of the site, click your profile icon. Refer to below image:

How to unpin a post on Facebook page Android
Accessing your Profile

Now, on your profile page that opens, find the post you want to pin. At the top right-hand corner of the post, click the three dots menu. See below image:

How to unpin a post on Facebook page Android
Selecting the 3 dots menu

Next, from the three-dots menu, select Pin post. See following image:

How to unpin a post on Facebook page Android
Selecting to Pin your post

And immediately, Facebook will pin the selected post to the top of your profile page. Scroll up your profile and your pinned post will appear there. Refer to below image:

How to unpin a post on Facebook page Android
Your pinned post

To unpin a pinned post, from the top right-hand corner of the pinned post, select the three dots menu and click Unpin post in the menu. See below image:

How to unpin a post on Facebook page Android
Selecting to Unpin your post

Facebook will remove the post from the top of your profile page. It will continue to appear at its original location in your profile, though. Now, refresh the page or exit Facebook.

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Pin to Your Page

In addition to your personal profile, you can pin a post to your Facebook page, too.

First, access your page and find a post to pin. (Note! I am doing this on my business page using my iPhone). Next, at the top right-hand corner of the post, click the three dots menu. See following image:

How to unpin a post on Facebook page Android
Selecting the 3 dots menu

Now, from the three-dots menu, select Pin to Top. Refer to below image:

How to unpin a post on Facebook page Android
Selecting to Pin your post

Next, Facebook will add your selected post to the top of the page.

To remove the post from the top of the page, from the top right-hand corner of the post, click the three dots menu. Next, from the menu that opens, select “Unpin from Top. See below image:

How to unpin a post on Facebook page Android
Selecting to Unpin your post

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Why can't I unpin a post on Facebook page?

To unpin a post, you only need to click the three dots next to the post on the right side. A menu will display various options, and you can unpin the post from your timeline or Facebook page by clicking the “Unpin” button.

How do I pin a post on Facebook business page Android?

To pin a post to the top of your Page:.
Tap in the top right of Facebook..
Tap Pages, then go to your Page..
Go to the post on your Page..
Tap in the top right of the post..
Select Pin to top..