How to Lock and Hide Individual WhatsApp Chats

To prevent nosey people from peeking at your personal messages, WhatsApp already lets youlock the app using a passcode or biometrics (fingerprint or Face ID). However, the messaging company is now expanding this feature to enable users to lock individual chats and hide them away from plain sight. What this means is that even if someone manages to get into your WhatsApp, they won’t be able to see locked chats. That said, if you are someone who has been eagerly waiting for this feature, let’s learn how to lock and hide WhatsApp chats on your Android and iOS phone.

Note: The Chat lock feature in WhatsApp has been officially announced by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on May 15, 2023. It is no longer limited to beta builds. It is rolling out to every Android and iOS user right now.

How to Lock WhatsApp Chats on Android & iOS

For this tutorial, we tested this feature on WhatsApp for Android (version #2.23.9.22). The steps remain the same on iPhone, so let’s look at how to enable the “Chat lock” feature on WhatsApp:

Moreover, you will still see a notification for new messages in locked chats, but these messages will be hidden in the notification area. That chat is hidden too, as we explain below.

How to Access Locked Chats on WhatsApp

Once you lock a conversation, WhatsApp hides them from the “Chats” tab in the messaging app. These conversations are now accessible within a hidden “Locked chats” section, which we will teach you how to access here. So, let’s look at the steps:

Check out this short video demo for a better understanding of how you can access the locked conversations on WhatsApp:

How to Turn Off ‘Chat Lock’ for WhatsApp Chats

If you no longer want to lock and hide conversations within WhatsApp, it’s easy to do so. Simply follow the steps below:

Yes, it is now possible to lock a single conversation in WhatsApp. The messaging app is testing a “Chat lock” feature in beta right now and will start rolling out the feature to all Android and iOS users soon. Then, you will be able to lock a single chat and hide them away from nosey people.

You no longer need to archive chats to hide them from the chat feed on WhatsApp. The messaging is rolling out anew “Chat lock” featureto hide single chats on your Android phone and iPhone. And you will need to unarchive chats to use this feature, as these conversations live under a hidden “Locked chats” section.

Anmol

Getting my start with technology journalism back in 2016, I have been working in the industry for over 7 years. Currently, as the Editor of Beebom, I’m leading the coverage on the website. While my expertise lies in Android, Windows, and the apps world, find me reading manga, watching anime, and playing Apex in my free time.

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