WhatsApp adds cool new feature: Chat Lock

WhatsApp has once again added a new feature on the messaging app: WhatsApp Chat Lock.

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LIFE MADE MUCH EASIER WITH CHAT LOCK FEATURE

This feature will benefit to those who have been struggling with privacy especially with partners. This feature looks to make your intimate conversations even more private.

With the ultimate goal of helping it’s users to keep their messages private and secure, the introduction of Chat Lock on WhatsApp allows users to protect their most intimate conversations behind one more layer of security.

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Chat Lock, the feature lets users take selected one-on-one or group conversations out of their main inbox and put them in a folder that can only be accessed with a password or biometrics – like a fingerprint or facial scan.

Chat Lock also automatically hides the content of these chats in notifications.

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WhatsApp believes the feature will be great for people who have reason to share their phones from time to time with a family member or when a person is holding someone else’s phone and an “extra special chat” arrives.

HOW TO SET UP WHATSAPP CHAT LOCK

To lock a chat, users must open the individual or group chat they want to secure, tap on the name at the top and scroll down to the “Chat Lock” option, which will appear just beneath the “Disappearing messages” setting.

To reveal locked chats, users must slowly pull down on their primary inbox and enter their phone’s password or provide biometrics.

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