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Whatsapp Good news for the users. Meta Company has added a new feature to WhatsApp, which allows users to lock specific chats using a password or biometric authentication. The name of this feature is Chat Lock. This feature will store the chat in a separate folder without locking the conversation. Also it will hide the name and message in the notification. Locked chats can be viewed only after authentication.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, a company owned by WhatsApp, has informed about the launch of the chat lock feature in a Facebook post. The new Locked Chats in WhatsApp will make your conversations more private. “We’re excited to introduce Chat Lock, a new feature that will help users protect their most personal conversations,” Zuckerberg said in a statement. He added that locking a chat takes that thread out of the inbox and puts it behind its own folder, which can only be accessed with a device password or biometric like fingerprint.
Available on both Android and iOS
This feature will be available on both Android and iOS phones. Till now, users could lock WhatsApp using biometrics or PIN code, but the new feature allows users to further secure some private chats. Even if someone gets hold of your phone, the privacy of the locked chat on WhatsApp will remain intact, that is, no one will be able to see it.
Let us tell you that many features have been added in WhatsApp regarding security and privacy. These include end-to-end encryption, encrypted chat backups, disappearing messages, screenshot blocking, and more. Meta company wants to strengthen the privacy and security of WhatsApp.
how to lock chat
First of all you have to tap on any chat on WhatsApp. After this, you will get the option of chat lock, by clicking on which you can activate this feature. Now users have to pull down their inbox and enter their phone’s password or add a biometric to view the locked chat.