At the beginning of the year, WhatsApp launched a very interesting feature to protect the privacy of chats, the Blocked Chats List, which together with the options to block apps using Face ID or fingerprint, offers a good list of features to protect our users. data.
Now the company has announced that it’s adding an extra layer of privacy to chats called “Secret Code”, whereby certain chats can only be accessed if you have a unique key to find them. This feature basically allows ability to set a unique password, different from the one you use to unlock your phone (or other options besides biometric) to add an extra layer of privacy for locked chats.
One of the strengths of the WhatsApp secret code is that it offers the option to hide your blocked chats folder, chat list, They can only be detected if you enter the secret code into the search bar. this corresponds to the specified chats.
WhatsApp secret code will allow you to hide certain chats
However, the app allows you to choose how these chats are displayed. In WhatsApp settings, you can choose to always have these chats appear in your chat list. For new chats you will only need press and hold to block it instead of going to chat settings.
Please note that if you lock a chat, the conversation will be moved from your inbox to a separate folder that can only be accessed using a password or biometric (such as a fingerprint) on your device. The content of this chat is also automatically hidden in notifications.
If this new option still doesn’t appear on WhatsApp, don’t worry: the secret code will start rolling out today and it will be done in a few batches, so it will take time to become available globally, which the company says will happen in the next few years , months.
Most new WhatsApp features are usually rolled out in stages, so it’s normal that some users don’t have access to features that others have, but which eventually become available to everyone.
Source: Hiper Textual
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