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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhatsApp offers multiple security features to its users. One such feature is the ability to lock chats that you don\u2019t want others to see. If you have conversations that you don\u2019t want others to see, you can lock them and move them to a separate folder. These locked chats do not appear in your main chat list and stay hidden unless you unlock them. To open a locked chat, you will need your phone\u2019s passcode, fingerprint, Face ID or a secret code. Even notifications stay private, showing only a simple alert without revealing the sender or message. Here\u2019s a step-by-step guide on how to lock a WhatsApp chat easily.<\/p>\n You can turn Chat Lock on or off for any chat, including group chats and muted chats. If two-step verification isn’t turned on on your device, you’ll be prompted to turn it on before locking the chat.<\/p>\n Note: Calls from contacts in a locked chat cannot be blocked. If you back up and restore WhatsApp on a new phone, your locked chats will still be locked. To view your locked chats, you’ll need to set up device verification first.<\/p>\n You can lock your chats with a secret code. This will be different from your phone’s passcode. However, you should create your own secret code on Android or iPhone .To view chats locked with a secret code:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To view locked chatsUnlock the chat lock (two lines of text and a speech bubble with an open shackle)Click on.You can also hide your locked chats folder so it’s only visible when you enter a secret code.<\/p>\nHow to turn Chat Lock on or off<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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