WhatsApp’s new feature will help you hide private conversations

Any new notifications related to these ‘locked chats’ will also be hidden and users will be required to enter their device password or biometric information such as fingerprint touch or facial recognition.

While announcing the new feature through a blog post, WhatsApp said, “We think this feature will be great for people who have reason to share their phones from time to time with a family member or those moments where someone else is holding your phone at the exact moment an extra special chat arrives.”

The instant messaging platform also released a video announcing the new feature and showing how it will work.

WhatsApp promises to add more options to Chat Lock in the coming months. New features will include the ability to lock chats on your companion devices and create a custom password for your locked chats that is different from your phone password. The new chat lock feature will be available on both iOS and Android.

How to use lock your Chats on WhatsApp?

1) Tap on the name of the contact or group you want to lock

2) Click on the Chat Lock option under the Contact details page

3) Choose if you want to lock your chat using biometric details or your password.

4) Enter your phone password or biometric details and your personal conversations will be locked.

Earlier on May 3, WhatsApp had announced updates to its polls feature. The company now allows users to create single-vote polls, search for polls in their chats and receive notifications people vote on their polls. WhatsApp had also announced the ability to share images and documents with captions.