WhatsApp will introduce a feature that will help people to lock their specific chats, and do so with their fingerprint or passcode.

– This extra layer of security will help users keep their sensitive conversations safe from ‘prying eyes.’

– A conversation, after being added to the list of locked chats, will be available only within this screen.

– This ability ensures that media files such as videos and images, are not saved automatically in the phone gallery, when sent to a locked conversation.

The ability to lock chats is available in the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.8.2.