Individual or group chats in WhatsApp can now be locked in a private folder. The feature is called Chat Lock, and it is now available to all WhatsApp users.Meta will expand Chat Lock’s functionality in the future. Individual or group chats in WhatsApp can now be locked in a private folder. The feature is called Chat Lock, and it is now available to all WhatsApp users. Meta will expand Chat Lock’s functionality in the future.
By tapping the name of the conversation and selecting the lock option, you can secure both individual and group chats on WhatsApp. Of course, you can always protect the entire app with a password or biometrics, a feature that has been available on the platform for quite some time. Chat Lock is intended to protect specific conversations rather than the entire app.