A function of WhatsApp will now allow users strengthen the privacy of your conversationsgiving them the option to protect chats with a password, fingerprint or Face ID, depending on the technology level of the device.
Chat Lock is the name of the feature announced this Monday by the Meta-owned company. According to the specifications, password-protected chats are stored in a different folder, which can only be accessed by breaking the security measure, and new messages also do not appear in notifications.
Add an extra layer of privacy to your most private @WhatsApp conversations with Chat Lock🔒So even if someone else has your phone in their hand, locked chats are:
📁Kept in a separate folder
👁Only accessible with a password or biometric
🔕Hidden in notifications… pic.twitter.com/Iuz8JW3tE1—Meta Newsroom (@MetaNewsroom) May 15, 2023
To block a chat, touch the name of the person or group and select the “Block” option. To view these chats, slowly drag down the inbox and enter your password or biometrics, WhatsApp said.
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The message from the messaging application indicated that security measures will increase in the coming monthsso that conversations can be blocked on other devices that the WhatsApp account is associated with, or also use a different password than the one used to access the device.
Users who have updated their phones with WhatsApp for Android 2.23.10.71 and WhatsApp for iOS 2.23.9.77 can try out this new feature.
Source: Eluniverso
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