WhatsApp, the popular messaging app owned by Meta, is always looking to enhance the user experience for its billions of users. In its latest beta update (version 2.24.11.9) on the Google Play Store, WhatsApp is introducing a new feature that focuses on privacy: locked chats for linked devices.

Here’s what you need to know about this exciting development:

– The new feature adds an extra layer of security by requiring users to create a secret code to access locked chats on their linked devices.
– Users can set up this code by accessing the secret code screen within the locked chats list on their primary phone.
– Once configured, the locked conversations will disappear from the chats list on linked devices and can only be accessed through the locked chats screen.
– The secret code syncs across all linked devices, making it easy to access protected chats with a single passcode.

The implementation of locked chats on linked devices offers significant benefits in terms of both privacy and user convenience. By separating protected conversations from regular chats, WhatsApp reduces the risk of accidental exposure and ensures a higher level of protection. The synchronization of the secret code across all devices also simplifies the process of accessing locked chats without needing to remember multiple passcodes.

This feature provides peace of mind to users who want to safeguard their sensitive conversations across all their mobile devices. As WhatsApp continues to roll out this feature to more beta testers, it’s clear that user privacy is a top priority for the company’s ongoing development efforts. We look forward to seeing this feature in the stable version of the app soon.