WhatsApp Chat Lock Feature: After a long wait, WhatsApp has finally added the chat lock feature. With the help of this feature, users can lock any chat. After this, even if your smartphone is in someone’s hands, other users will not be able to read your personal chats without your consent. Let us know how this feature will work.
Meta has announced a new feature of WhatsApp. Users were waiting for this feature for a long time. The company was testing this feature for a long time on the beta version. Now it has been made live for all the users. This feature is for the chat security of the users. By the way, we get end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp.
Even after this, if someone gets hold of our unlocked phone, then he could access the chats, but now it will not happen. The company has added a new security feature on the platform for this situation. With its help you can lock a chat. Let’s know its details.
What is the advantage of this feature?
The feature of WhatsApp Chat Lock has been rolled out for all users. With its help, users can lock a group or individual chat. After this feature, only you will be able to access your chats. For this you have to use device pin or biometrics lock.
This feature also works with fingerprint lock or face lock. That is, if you have locked a chat, then you will have to use PIN, fingerprint or face lock to open it. As soon as you lock a chat, WhatsApp also hides the contents of that conversation from chat notifications.
How does this feature work?
To use this feature of WhatsApp, you have to follow some steps. First of all you have to open the app. After this you have to go to any chat (personal or group).
Have to tap on the name of Individual or Group. Here you have to scroll down and go down where you will get the option of Lock Chat. Now you have to verify your password or biometrics. In this way you can lock any chat.
This feature has been rolled out for all users. This feature will be available to all users in the coming few days. If this feature is not visible on your WhatsApp, then you will have to update the app.
