Techniques for enhancing group communication on a mobile device

A system comprising:

• one or more memory devices storing a conversation thread comprising a plurality of electronic messages exchanged between client devices of a plurality of participants;
• and
• one or more server devices that cause the system to:
• receive, at the one or more server devices and from a client device associated with a participant in the conversation thread, a request to pin an electronic message of the plurality of electronic messages in the conversation thread;
• pin, by the one or more server devices, the electronic message by storing a copy of the electronic message in a pin history associated with the conversation thread and maintained by the one or more server devices;
• in response to pinning the electronic message, send an indication of the pinned electronic message to the client device and the client devices of the plurality of participants;
• receive a request to access the pin history associated with the conversation thread from the client device or an additional client device associated with one or more participants in the conversation thread;
• and
• provide, by the one or more server devices and in response to the request to access the pin history, electronic messages from the plurality of electronic messages in the conversation thread that have been pinned to the client device or the additional client device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause at least one server device to:

• receive, at the at least one server device and from a client device associated with a participant in a conversation thread, a request to pin an electronic message of a plurality of electronic messages in a conversation thread;
• pin, by the at least one server device, the electronic message by storing a copy of the electronic message in a pin history associated with the conversation thread and maintained by the at least one server device;
• in response to pinning the electronic message, send an indication of the pinned electronic message to the client device and the client devices of the plurality of participants;
• receive a request to access the pin history associated with the conversation thread from the client device or an additional client device associated with one or more participants in the conversation thread;
• and
• provide, by the at least one server device and in response to the request to access the pin history, electronic messages from the plurality of electronic messages in the conversation thread that have been pinned to the client device or the additional client device.