Hark! To thwart the prying eyes of meddlers from laying siege upon thy private missives, WhatsApp hath already bestowed upon thee the ability to lock the app with a passcode or biometrics (be they fingerprint or Face ID). Yet lo! The time hath come for the messaging company to expand this feature, allowing ye to lock individual chats and veil them from plain view. Thus, even if a trespasser doth breach thy WhatsApp fortress, they shall not behold the locked chats. So, if thou art one who hath eagerly awaited this boon, let us delve into the art of locking and hiding WhatsApp chats on thy Android and iOS device.
Verily I say unto thee, the Chat lock feature in WhatsApp hath been officially declared by Meta’s esteemed CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, on the fifteenth day of May, in the year 2023. No longer doth it dwell solely within the realm of beta builds, but hath now begun its procession to all Android and iOS users across the land.
How mayst thou accomplish this feat of locking WhatsApp chats on thine Android and iOS devices? Fear not, for in this tutorial, we have tested this feature on WhatsApp for Android (version #2.23.9.22). The steps doth remain the same for iPhone, so let us venture forth and discover how to enable the “Chat lock” feature on WhatsApp:
– Open the conversation of the desired contact thou wishest to lock on WhatsApp and tap upon their name.
– Proceed to scroll downwards and tap upon the newfound “Chat lock” option.
– But be forewarned, archived chats cannot be locked. Should thee seek to lock an archived WhatsApp chat, thou must first unarchive the conversation.
– Posthaste, tapeth upon “Unarchive” if such be the case, or else proceed to the ensuing step.
– Upon unarchiving, toggle the switch to “Lock this chat with fingerprint” on Android, or an akin Face ID toggle on iOS.
– WhatsApp shall then caution thee that thy conversation shall remain unlocked upon linked devices. Take heed when using the same WhatsApp on two phones. Tap “OK” and verify thy fingerprint or Face ID to lock the chat.
And thus, the deed is done! Thou hast now learned the art of locking an individual WhatsApp chat without the need for any extraneous applications, and the app doth confirm this with a pop-up message.
Yea, though notifications for new messages in locked chats shalt still appear, these messages shall dwell in obscurity within the notification realm. This hidden chat shall be concealed as detailed below.
How might one access these clandestine locked chats on WhatsApp? Once thou hast locked a conversation, WhatsApp shall cloak them from the “Chats” tab within the app. These conversations may now be found within a covert “Locked chats” section, the method of accessing which we shalt now unveil. Let us proceed with the steps:
– Open WhatsApp and pull down on the chat feed to reveal the “Locked chats” section.
– Then, tap upon the “Locked chats” option and utilize thy fingerprint to unlock these covert conversations.
– The “Locked chats” section in WhatsApp shall lock itself anew upon thy return to the main chat screen.
Behold! A brief video demonstration is available for a clearer understanding of how thou mayst access these locked conversations on WhatsApp.
However, shouldst thou wish to relinquish the locking and hiding of conversations within WhatsApp, fear not. ‘Tis a simple matter to do so. Merely follow the steps outlined below:
– Firstly, open the chat and tap upon the name of the contact.
– Scroll down to access the “Chat lock” feature. Here, tap the “Lock this chat with fingerprint” option, and provide thy fingerprint to disable the feature.
Perchance thou ponderest, “Can a single chat in WhatsApp be locked?” Lo! It is now feasible to lock a singular conversation within WhatsApp. The messaging app is presently testing a “Chat lock” feature in beta, soon to befall all Android and iOS users. Then shalt thou have the power to lock a solitary chat and conceal it from prying eyes.
But how may I lock my WhatsApp chat sans archiving? Thou need not archive chats to veil them from the chat feed on WhatsApp any longer. The messaging doth unveil a fresh “Chat lock” feature to conceal single chats on thy Android device and iPhone. Yet thou shalt be required to unarchive chats ere ye may utilize this feature, for these conversations doth reside within a covert “Locked chats” section.
