Another feature will be rolling out to one of the most used social media apps, Whatsapp. Locking chats on Whatsapp will soon be a thing as it is the feature in the works currently according to sources. Locking chats on Whatsapp will further cross out the comments from critics who sometimes say that Whatsapp lacks security features.
While end-to-end encryption and cool features like spam avoidance are great, there are always ways to improve. Well, how about being able to lock particular chats? Solutions like these are greatly sought after, particularly by those of us who use our phones for business.
Further details on the “Locking chats on Whatsapp” feature
WABetalnfo, a site dedicated to revealing the hidden features of the WhatsApp beta program, has discovered just such a function. It appears to be under development, but traces of it have been discovered in the WhatsApp beta release for Android, version 2.23.8.2.
The functionality(Locking chats on Whatsapp) appears to be intended to improve user privacy by allowing users to lock individual and particular chats using a password or on-device biometrics. When conversations are locked, no previews are displayed, and any media on them is not immediately downloaded.
After creating a closed chat, only those who can authenticate their identity using the specified security mechanism will be able to view its contents. Chats of this nature will also be placed in a separate category for greater clarity.
Nevertheless, this does not imply that such a choice will affect all WhatsApp discussions. Users may enable the functionality on a per-chat basis, ensuring that only discussions containing critical information are protected by an extra security layer.
As of now, there is no news on when this feature will be formally released by WhatsApp, but it looks to be in the works. If you want to be among the first to check it out, be sure to join up for the WhatsApp beta program.
