WhatsApp has launched a brand new characteristic for its internet model that enables customers to lock their chats with a password. The characteristic, referred to as display lock, is presently accessible just for beta testers who’ve enrolled within the WhatsApp Net Beta program.
The display lock characteristic is designed to boost the privateness and safety of WhatsApp Net customers, who can entry their chats from a pc browser by scanning a QR code from their telephones. With the display lock characteristic enabled, customers should authenticate themselves with their password each time they open WhatsApp Net on their browser.
Based on WABetaInfo, an internet site that tracks WhatsApp updates, the display lock characteristic is suitable with WhatsApp Net. Customers can allow the characteristic by going to WhatsApp Net settings and tapping on Privateness. Customers may select when they need to be prompted with the password.
Customers can maintain their WhatsApp communications and messages secure with the display lock characteristic, which is able to immediate for a password when somebody desires to entry their laptop when they’re away.
The display lock characteristic is likely one of the many enhancements that WhatsApp is engaged on for its internet model.
In the meantime, WhatsApp has rolled out a brand new characteristic for its beta customers on Android that enables them to change between a number of accounts on the identical machine. The characteristic, which is presently in testing, is anticipated to make it simpler for customers who’ve totally different WhatsApp accounts for private {and professional} functions.
The multi-account characteristic is on the market within the newest WhatsApp beta model 2.23.8.3 for Android. To entry it, customers have to faucet on the three-dot menu icon on the highest proper nook of the app and choose “Accounts”. This may open a brand new display the place customers can see their present account and add as much as three extra accounts by tapping on the “+” icon.
Customers can then swap between their accounts by tapping on the account identify or image. They’ll additionally take away any account by long-pressing on it and deciding on “Take away account”.
The multi-account characteristic is just not but accessible for WhatsApp customers on iOS or steady variations of Android. It’s unclear when WhatsApp will launch the characteristic to the general public, however it’s doubtless that it’ll endure additional testing and refinement earlier than that. WhatsApp has not formally introduced or confirmed the characteristic but. Nonetheless, the characteristic is anticipated to roll out to extra beta testers within the coming weeks.
