To improve the security prowess of WhatsApp, Meta has included an option to lock or hide WhatsApp chats with a secret code. This allows you to segregate a few chats from others as they will only be ...

WhatsApp is adding another layer of password protection to keep your conversations private. After introducing the convenience of locked chats, the latest privacy-centric tool is secret codes, which ...

You can't lock or hide every app. For example, you can't lock the Camera, Clock, or Watch apps, Apple Maps, or Settings. Otherwise, you can lock most built-in and third-party apps. Hiding an app is ...

WhatsApp is working on improving its chat lock feature. The Meta-owned messaging app will allow users to create custom secret codes for locked chats. Currently, the app uses your phone’s lock code ...

iOS provides developers with an API to lock apps with Face ID or Touch ID. However, not every app has this option, and there’s no way to completely hide apps from your device. Luckily, “App Lock” is a ...

Android 17 is rumored to include a native App Lock feature. New code strings suggest that locked app notifications will show generic “New message” or “New notification” text instead of the usual ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...