If you don’t use iMessage, then WhatsApp might be your primary choice for keeping in touch with your contacts. However, the app raises some privacy concerns. You can lock your WhatsApp with Face ID or Passcode on your iPhone to prevent unwanted access. However, sometimes you may feel that it is not enough to secure all your chats.
That’s why WhatsApp has introduced the option to lock your chats as an extra layer of security. If you are an iPhone user, this post will show how to lock individual and group chats on WhatsApp on your iPhone. Also this feature is available for Android users.
Things to Remember
Before proceeding with the steps, we would like to highlight some important aspects. To lock WhatsApp chats on your iPhone, you need to make sure of the following
- You are using the latest version of WhatsApp on your iPhone. You do not need to sign up for the WhatsApp Beta program to use this feature.
- You need to enable Face ID or Passcode on your iPhone to lock private conversations in WhatsApp. If you can’t follow the steps below because you don’t see the feature, make sure that you have Face ID enabled for WhatsApp.
How to lock private chats in WhatsApp on iPhone
Let us start with the steps showing you how to lock Personal chats in WhatsApp. If there’s a personal conversation that you want to keep private, you can use this feature in WhatsApp on your iPhone. Here’s how to use it.
Step 1: Open WhatsApp on your iPhone.
Step 2: Select the chat you want to lock.
Step 3: Tap the contact name at the top.
Step 4: Scroll down and select Chat Lock.
Step 5: Click the switch next to Lock This Chat to turn on the chat lock.
You will be asked to confirm with your Face ID or passcode.
Please note that WhatsApp will not lock the conversation on your Linked Device.
How to lock WhatsApp group chats on iPhone
Like individual chats, you can also enable Group Chat Lock in WhatsApp on your iPhone. This can also apply if you create a WhatsApp Group with yourself. Here’s how to enable it.
Step 1: Open WhatsApp on your iPhone.
Step 2: Select the Group Chat you want to lock.
Step 3: Tap on the Group Chat name at the top.
Step 4: Scroll down and select Chat Lock.
Step 5: Click the switch next to Lock This Chat to turn on the chat lock.
You will be asked to confirm with your Face ID or passcode.
How to find your locked WhatsApp chats on iPhone
Once you lock an individual or group chat on WhatsApp, they won’t show up on the app’s main chat page. You need to swipe down from the top to reveal the Locked Chats folder.
You can select it to see all your locked chats and group chats. Here’s how to disable chat lock.
Step 1: In the Locked Chats folder, select the chat you want to unlock.
Step 2: Tap on the Group Chat name or contact name at the top.
Step 3: Scroll down and select Chat Lock.
Step 4: Tap the toggle button again to disable chat lock.
You will be asked for the same authentication using Face ID or a passcode. Once done, your selected chat will be unlocked.
Can’t Lock WhatsApp Chats on iPhone?
If you still don’t see the feature to lock WhatsApp chats on your iPhone, you can try force quitting and relaunching the app.
Step 1: On your iPhone home screen, swipe up and hold to reveal background app windows.
Step 2: Swipe right to find WhatsApp. Then swipe up to force quit WhatsApp.
Step 3: Open WhatsApp again and you should now see the Chat Lock feature.
Secure your chats
This is how you can lock your chats in WhatsApp on iPhone. WhatsApp also has Picture-in-Picture support for iPhone video calls. It’s turned on automatically, just like other apps like YouTube and FaceTime. However, if you are unable to use this feature, you can refer to our post suggesting the best fixes for Picture-in-Picture not working in WhatsApp on iPhone.
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