{"id":1276480,"date":"2023-12-02T09:06:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T03:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1276480"},"modified":"2023-12-02T09:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T03:36:37","slug":"whatsapp-introduces-chat-lock-to-protect-private-chats-for-billions-of-users-check-how-this-works-privacy-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/whatsapp-introduces-chat-lock-to-protect-private-chats-for-billions-of-users-check-how-this-works-privacy-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Whatsapp Introduces &#8216;Chat Lock&#8217; To Protect Private Chats For Billions Of Users: Check How This Works! 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(Privacy Push)\" class=\"wp-image-1276498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ify-6.png 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ify-6-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ify-6-768x357.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WhatsApp Launches Secret Code Feature<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday introduced a new <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/gadgets-news\/whatsapp-introduces-secret-code-for-chats-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-more\/articleshow\/105629265.cms\">\u2018secret code\u2019<\/a> feature, enabling users to establish a \u2018unique password\u2019 for unlocking their locked chats, bolstering an additional layer of security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be an additional way to protect those chats and make them harder to find if someone has access to your phone or you share a phone with someone else, WhatsApp noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg said, \u201cRolling out secret codeto Chat Lock on WhatsApp so you can protect your chats with a unique password. Now you can set your locked chats to only appear when you type the secret code in the search bar, so no one can &#8220;unintentionally&#8221; discover your most private conversations.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How To Use This Secret Code Feature?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the use of a secret code, users will be able to set a unique password to give their locked chats an extra layer of privacy, according to this Meta-owned instant messaging platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note here that this password will be different from what you use to unlock your phone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under this facility, the users will have the option to hide the Locked Chats folder from their chatlist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the locked chats won\u2019t be discovered until and unless they type the secret code in the search bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to WhatsApp, if it doesn\u2019t suit your needs, you can still choose to have them appear in your chatlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to lock a chat, the users can now long press to lock it rather than visiting the chat\u2019s settings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WhatsApp further said, \u201cWe\u2019re so happy our community has been loving Chat Lock, and hope that secret code makes it even more useful to them,\u201d in a blog post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are wondering about the availability of this Secret code feature then it starts rolling out on 30 November, and in the coming months will be available globally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blog further noted, \u201cWe\u2019re excited to keep bringing more functions to Chat Lock to help people protect their privacy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, the popular instant messaging platform, WhatsApp has rolled out a secret code feature for Chat Lock, in a move to bolster user privacy. 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