A long time ago, WhatsApp users asked the app's developers to create a type of "secret conversation". That is, a conversation window protected by password or biometrics.
The application as a whole can already be protected this way with the device's native settings. However, security stops there. If you unlock the app once, the “curious” can paint and embroider inside.
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However, that will change. O Whatsapp announced last Monday, March 15, that it will make available a new feature to improve user privacy.
How will the protected conversation on WhatsApp work?
As published by the G1 website, the application will have a folder called “Protected Conversations”, similar to archived ones. Access will only be allowed through a password or biometrics (with fingerprint or facial recognition, native to the device).
Conversations, in addition to being password protected, will also not have their content revealed in notifications.
“This feature is great for people who need to occasionally share their phones with family members or for those times when that someone else is holding your device and, at that moment, a special message arrives”, said WhatsApp in a note about the new functionality.
How to use the new function?
Protected conversations have already started to appear for some users. However, just like any new application from the company Goal, the news may take a while to arrive for everyone.
If it hasn't appeared for you yet, be calm and patient. Your moment will come!
See how to use:
- On the WhatsApp main screen, click and hold the name of the contact or group for a few seconds;
- Some options will appear, among them message protection;
- The chat will automatically go to Protected Conversations;
- To gain access, drag the inbox down until the folder appears – just like you do to view archived conversations.
But, remember, huh? With great power, you have great responsibility. Use protected conversations sparingly.
Graduated in Social Communication at the Federal University of Goiás. Passionate about digital media, pop culture, technology, politics and psychoanalysis.
