WhatsApp Private Chat: Instant messaging app WhatsApp brought powerful features.
The name of this feature is Locked Chat for which Secret Code feature was introduced.
The company has introduced it specifically for the security and privacy of WhatsApp.
There has been discussion about this feature for a long time.
This will help users get to their private chats. The first look at this new thing was seen in the latest leaked report.
According to the report, this is now available for some people testing it out early. Let’s learn all the details about this new feature.
WABetainfo gave information
As per Wabetainfo’s report, some people trying out early versions (beta testers) have begun receiving the new Secret Code feature in the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.24.20 update.
This fresh secret lock feature is useful for securing and hiding users’ private chats. The report also includes a picture showing details about this feature.
???? WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.24.20: what's new?
WhatsApp is rolling out a secret code feature for locked chats, and it’s available to some beta testers!https://t.co/KLN4GpU19z pic.twitter.com/LP6dbmKijM
— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) November 12, 2023
How will the Secret Code feature work?
In the picture, you can notice that WhatsApp users will see a new chat lock option in the settings.
Within these settings, there are two choices: Hide Locked Chats and Secret Code.
When you turn on Hide Lock Chat, chats with a secret code will disappear from your chat window. To see these chats, you need to put in a secret code.
Type the secret code in the search bar at the top of the chat, and then you can see all the hidden chats.
This new privacy feature gives users more privacy. It’s helpful when someone else knows your WhatsApp PIN.
With this feature, you can hide some of your private chats from them using the new secret code.