WhatsApp has begun rolling out the secret code feature in Chat Lock to help people protect their sensitive conversations. This new feature allows users to protect their private conversations and ensure that only they have access to them, even if the device is lost or stolen.
With a secret code, you’ll now be able to set a unique password different from what you use to unlock your phone to give your locked chats an extra layer of privacy. Users will also get an option to hide the Locked Chats folder from your chatlist, which will further get accessed by typing your secret code in the search bar.
If that doesn’t suit your needs, you can still choose to have them appear in your chatlist. Whenever there’s a new chat that you want to lock, you can now long press to lock it rather than visiting the chat’s settings. The secret code starts rolling out today, and it will be available globally in the coming months.
