If you use WhatsApp every day then you will be able to lock WhatsApp chats easily. Meta Company has added a new feature to WhatsApp, which allows users to lock any chat using a password or biometric.
What is a chat lock feature?
This feature has been named Chat Lock. Apart from locking the conversation, this feature will also store the chat in a separate folder. Along with this, it will also keep the name and message in the notification secret. Locked chats can be viewed only after a password or biometric.
Meta Company CEO Mark Zuckerberg has informed about the launch of the chat lock feature in a Facebook post and he has also written that with the new locked chat feature in WhatsApp, your conversations will become more private. He also shared that locking a chat takes that message out of the inbox and puts it behind its own folder, which can only be accessed through a device password or biometrics like a fingerprint.
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 it you can activate this feature. Now, to view locked chats, users need to drop down their inbox and enter their phone password or enter biometrics.
These features are on WhatsApp to increase security
There are many other features on WhatsApp to increase security. These include end-to-end encryption, disappearing messages, and encrypted chat backup. With the new update, Meta company wants to further strengthen the privacy and security of WhatsApp. Till now, users could lock WhatsApp using biometrics or PIN codes, but with its help, now you will be able to easily keep your personal chats safe.
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