WhatsApp said notifications from locked conversations would not display the name of the sender or the actual message, which can only be accessed post-authentication. “We think this feature will be great for people who have reason to share their phones from time to time with a family member or those moments where someone else is holding your phone at the exact moment an extra special chat arrives,” the company said in a blog post.
WhatsApp said that additional customisations will be added to the Chat Lock feature in coming months. “Over the next few months, we’re going to be adding more options for Chat Lock, including locking for companion devices, creating a custom password for your chats so that you can use a unique password different from your phone’s,” Meta wrote.
WhatsApp already has several security features, such as encrypted chat backup, disappearing messages, and end-to-end encryption, among others.
First Published: May 16 2023 | 12:17 PM IST