Meta has rolled out a key feature on its social application WhatsApp that will allow users to hide their locked chats, hence protecting them from unintentional access.
The new feature works in a manner that one will have to use a specific code of his choice to be able to access a private chat on the platform.
Mark Zuckerberg-owned company said the new feature will make chats harder to find if someone has access to your phone or you share a phone with someone else.
"Rolling out secret code to Chat Lock on WhatsApp so you can protect your chats with a unique password," Meta said.
"Now you can set your locked chats to only appear when you type the secret code in the search bar, so no one can "unintentionally" discover your most private conversations."
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Users who will not buy into the idea will have the chance to choose the locked chance to appear on the chat list.
"Whenever there’s a new chat which you want to lock, you can now long press to lock it rather than visiting the chat’s settings," Meta said.
Meta expressed confidence that the new feature will improve users' experience on the platform.
"We’re so happy our community has been loving Chat Lock, and hope that secret code makes it even more useful to them."
The new feature unveiled on November 30 and will be available globally.
"We’re excited to keep bringing more functions to Chat Lock to help people protect their privacy, let us know what you think."
