How to Lock Whatsapp chat and secure it with new Lock feature
How to lock WhatsApp chat with new Lock Feature
The tech giant and world-wide used messaging app is working on developing a new feature named as lock feature. The feature is still under testing phase. Hence forth, it is not available to any larger number of people.
New Functionality
According to this new discovery, the users will be able to lock their chat and personal messages in chat list or group messages.
Notably, this new functionality will increase users’ security and privacy. Moreover, this will give full access and control to a chat holder. Furthermore, this way out feature will disable others from viewing their private conversations.
The user will be requested to clear the chat before viewing it if someone tries to use their phone without giving the required credentials.
Likewise, the lock chat function works immensely well for images and videos too. The feature will prevent images from being auto stored in the users’ phone gallery.
The main significance of this upcoming feature is that users get an extra layer of security for their chats and images. The users feels confident enough to handover their phone to anyone, regardless of their chat being read by anyone.
There is no release date set yet for the Lock chat functionality, which is still under development.
Yet, this function allows users more control over their chats and material and represents a big improvement in WhatsApp’s privacy.
It’s important to note that WhatsApp has recently been concerned about privacy and security, particularly in the wake of the installation of new privacy standards.
Similarly, in the past too, WhatsApp launched various number of security features. This includes mainly, new feature for windows users, new feature in group chat, WhatsApp working on edit send messages, and many more.
As per reports, it is difficult to reveal the availability for Android or iOS or for both.
