WhatsApp adds a new way to hide conversations

Definitely, it cogitates in the offices ofMeta. The firm listens to its users, work, then leaves features to satisfy them. At the same time, we do not retaintwo billion usersin a snap of the fingers.

WhatsAppmade possible the locking of discussions in May. We showed you hereThe approach to follow in order to protect your conversations thanks to Face ID or Touch ID on iPhone.

This functionalitykeeps certain exchanges sheltered from eyes,Especially if one or more people have access to your phone. She had also greatly satisfied the users! In any case, this is what the messaging application reports in its latest press release where it presents its novelty.

Make your discussions Logged with impoundment

Whatsapp teams have been working on this functionality for a while, since it had already announced its introduction in May: “In the coming months, we will add other options to locking discussions, including locking for connected devices and creating a personalized password for your discussions, so that you can use a password different from that of your phone.»

So far, the tab "Discussions lockedWas visible in the list of conversations by anyone who had access to your phone. From now on, with the arrival of the new secret code, it becomesImpossible for anyone who does not know the passwordthat you have attributed to locked exchangesto find the tab in question.

Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, also communicated on this subject on his WhatsApp channel: "You can now configure your locked discussions so that they only appear when you type the secret code in the search bar, so that no one can “involuntarily” discover your most private conversations.»

Ideal for making surprises as Christmas approaches

Many see in this functionality a new way to facilitate the deception of unfaithful spouses, but let's be optimistic and see the good side of things. It can also be used to hide a conversation providing for a surprise that should not be discovered.