Doha: As a step towards helping conversations on WhatsApp be more private and secure, the Meta-owned app announced Chat Lock on WhatsApp, which lets one protect their most intimate conversations behind one more layer of security. The company will be rolling out Chat Lock globally on WhatsApp beginning today.
Locking a chat takes that thread out of the inbox and puts it behind its own folder that can only be accessed with the device’s password or biometric, like a fingerprint. It also automatically hides the contents of that chat in notifications, too.
The company believes this feature will be great for people who share their phones from time to time with a family member, or in moments where someone else is holding your phone at the exact moment an extra-special chat arrives.
Users can lock a chat by tapping the name of a one-to-one or group and selecting the lock option. To reveal these chats, slowly pull down on your inbox and enter your password or biometric.
“Over the next few months, we’re going to be adding more options for Chat Lock, including locks for companion devices and creating a custom password for your chats so that you can use a unique password different from your phone’s,” added WhatsApp in its statement.
