WhatsApp continues to receive privacy-focused features. The messaging platform will allow users to lock certain chats using a fingerprint or password. In this way, users will have the chance to hide the chats they want in the application.
Chat lock feature on the way for WhatsApp
WhatsApp is getting more secure with the launch of a critical privacy feature. The new feature discovered by WABetaInfo in the beta version of WhatsApp for Android 2.23.8.2 will allow locking chats. These chats will be opened using a fingerprint or password.
The new feature the popular platform is testing seems to be a simple way to keep sensitive conversations safe. While it is currently possible to lock WhatsApp on Android and iOS, you cannot hide a specific conversation.
Details of the new locked chat feature are unclear for now. But it is expected to allow locking both group and individual chats. Message locking individually is unlikely to be possible. We think the feature will be available globally soon.
Another advantage of this feature is that media files such as photos and videos are not automatically found in the phone’s gallery. In other words, the messages and file contents in the locked chats will remain completely in the WhatsApp application.
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