Finding draft posts you’ve created on the LinkedIn mobile app is easy, though the steps are slightly different depending on if you’re using iOS or Android. Here’s a quick rundown of how to view, edit, and publish draft posts on LinkedIn mobile:
Viewing Draft Posts on LinkedIn for iOS
To view draft posts on the LinkedIn app for iOS, follow these steps:
- Open the LinkedIn app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap the “Write a post” button at the top of your LinkedIn feed. This looks like a pencil icon.
- On the next screen, tap “Drafts” at the top. This will show you a list of all your unpublished draft posts.
From there, you can tap on any draft post to open and edit it. To publish the post, tap the blue “Publish” button at the top. To discard a draft, swipe left on it and tap the red “Discard” button.
Viewing Drafts on LinkedIn for Android
If you’re using an Android device, here’s how to find draft posts on LinkedIn:
- Open the LinkedIn app on your Android phone or tablet.
- Tap the pencil icon to start a new post.
- At the bottom of the screen, tap “Drafts.”
This will display a list of all your unpublished draft posts. Tap any draft to open and edit it. To publish, tap the blue “Publish” button. To discard a draft, tap the 3 dots icon next to it and select “Discard.”
Creating New Draft Posts
You can start writing a new draft post on LinkedIn mobile at any time:
- Open the LinkedIn app and tap the pencil icon to start a new post.
- Write your post as you normally would, adding text, images, hashtags, etc.
- When you’re done, tap the “Save as draft” link at the top instead of publishing.
This will save the post as a new draft that you can come back and edit later. It won’t be visible to your connections until you officially publish it.
Editing Saved Drafts
To make changes to a draft post you’ve already created:
- Open the “Drafts” section as explained above.
- Tap the draft you want to edit to open it.
- Make any changes or additions you want to the post.
- When you’re done editing, tap “Save as draft” again to re-save it.
Your changes will be saved but the post will remain in draft mode. You can edit a draft post as many times as you want before you finally decide to publish it.
Publishing Draft Posts
When you’re ready to share a draft post with your LinkedIn connections, publishing it is simple:
- Open the draft post you want to publish and review it one last time.
- Tap the blue “Publish” button at the top of the screen.
- On the pop-up that appears, tap “Publish” again to confirm.
Your post will now go live on your LinkedIn feed for all your connections to see. People will also be notified if you tagged them in the post.
Discarding Drafts
If you no longer want to keep a draft, you can easily discard it:
The draft will be immediately deleted without confirmation. So be sure you really want to get rid of it before discarding.
Draft Post Limit
LinkedIn currently allows you to have up to 100 draft posts saved at one time. If you try to save a 101st draft, you’ll be prompted to discard one of your existing drafts first.
To avoid hitting the limit, remember to periodically publish or discard any drafts you no longer need. This will free up space for new draft posts.
Draft Expiration
According to LinkedIn, unpublished draft posts will be automatically discarded after 90 days. So if you save a draft but forget about it for 3 months, it will eventually get deleted from your drafts list.
To avoid this, try not to let drafts sit for too long before coming back to edit or publish them. If you need a draft to stick around for more than 90 days, periodically open and re-save it to reset the expiration date.
Recovering Deleted Drafts
Unfortunately, once you discard a draft post or let it expire, there is no built-in way to recover it. The deleted content does not get saved anywhere.
Your only option is if you happened to copy and paste the text of the draft elsewhere before deleting it. For example, into a notes app or document on your phone. Then you could use that to recreate the draft later if needed.
But otherwise, discarded or expired draft posts are gone for good on LinkedIn mobile. So be absolutely sure before deleting any drafts.
Drafts on LinkedIn Website
The LinkedIn website also gives you the ability to save draft posts online. However, these drafts do not sync with the mobile app and vice versa.
Any drafts created and saved on the LinkedIn website can only be accessed and edited on www.linkedin.com. And mobile app drafts only exist within the iOS or Android apps.
So if you write drafts in multiple places, you’ll need to manage them separately on the site vs the mobile platforms.
Troubleshooting Tips
Here are some troubleshooting tips in case you have issues finding or managing draft posts on mobile LinkedIn:
- Double check that you’re logged into the correct LinkedIn account in the app. Switch to another account if needed.
- Force quit and restart the LinkedIn app if drafts aren’t showing up correctly.
- Check your network connection. Drafts may fail to load if you have a poor internet connection.
- Update to the latest version of the LinkedIn app in case it’s a bug that has since been patched.
- Try accessing LinkedIn on a different mobile device where you’re also logged in.
- Drafts created on the website won’t show up in the mobile apps and vice versa.
- If all else fails, contact LinkedIn Customer Service for additional help.
Conclusion
Creating draft posts is a handy way to compose content on the go and save it for later refinement and publishing. While the steps to manage drafts takes some getting used to, once you get the hang of it, drafting on LinkedIn mobile is a breeze.
Just be mindful that discarded and expired drafts are gone permanently, so only delete posts you’re absolutely finished with. Otherwise, embrace the flexibility of building up an idea over time before sharing it with your connections when it’s truly ready.