WhatsApp is working on a new update that will make it much easier to hide messages from snooping colleagues.
The update for WhatsApp Desktop will include a new screen lock feature, which requires a password to view conversations.
“When you enable this feature, it ensures that even if someone gains access to your computer while you’re away, they won’t be able to access your WhatsApp chats and messages without entering the password,” WABetaInfo explained.
The new feature is expected to roll out to more users ‘over the coming weeks. When enabled, users are asked to select a password and to choose how often they’d like to be prompted with the password.
“If you forget the password, you need to log out of WhatsApp Web and log in again by scanning the QR code,” WABetaInfo explained.
“WhatsApp is amazing when they give users more control over privacy,” one user tweeted.
