WhatsApp chat lock feature is now spotted for desktop users. The feature was spotted testing on the latest version of the WhatsApp Web beta. It is supposed to function similarly to how it was introduced for smartphone users last year.
The WhatsApp chat lock feature adds an additional layer of security and privacy to your chats. This was boosted later with the introduction of ‘secret codes’ that can keep your locked chats even more discreet, and hidden from everyone else. WhatsApp is currently testing the chat lock feature for its web app. It was spotted by WABetaInfo, who shared a screenshot of the feature, and how it will look like when it’s released.
WhatsApp Communities to Get Pinned Events Feature Soon
The new pinned events feature was spotted by the popular WhatsApp Beta Updates tracking website, WABetaInfo. The publication has shared a screenshot of the said feature revealing how the function will work and what it will look like.
The feature will automatically recognise when a planned event is shared by an admin within one of the groups in the community and pin it in the community description section. This is particularly useful for WhatsApp Communities that have multiple groups and are super active with a lot of messages being shared.
Tapping on the pinned event will provide further information to users whether it’s a scheduled call or a reminder for an event.
Typically users will have to scroll through a ton of messages or use the search function to look up an event, but the new feature will save them from this effort. The feature is rolling out to WhatsApp Beta users on Android currently, which means there’s still some time before it rolls out to stable users worldwide.