In recent months, WhatsApp has introduced a feature that will be very useful for users in terms of privacy. “Chat lockThis feature called ‘ allowed us to lock the chats we wanted. Unlocking required things like Face ID, password and fingerprint.

The giant messaging platform today announced that it has introduced a major innovation to the chatlock feature. This innovation makes locked chats more secure.

You can add secret codes to locked chats

WhatsApp calls the new feature “secret code‘ he says his name. Secret codes, as you can understand from the name, allow you to add special codes that you create to locked chats. The platform has ““An additional way to protect locked chats and make them harder to find whether someone has access to your phone or if you share your phone with someone else.” defines it as.

Secret codes add an extra layer of privacy to locked chats, regardless of your phone’s password. So you can use both this code and the security method you use when entering the chat. So you’re adding a two-step layer of security.

You can also hide the locked chat folder from the chat list. Secret code for chats you have locked only from the search bar will help you achieve. When this code is searched it is possible to access the chats. From the screenshot we can see that letters, numbers and even emojis can be used in the secret code.

The secret code feature is being rolled out gradually today. So it may not have reached you yet. WhatsApp, all over the world in a few months available He says it will happen.