Your locked chats are hidden with WhatsApp's new secret code feature.

With WhatsApp's new Secret Code feature, users can set a custom password to hide locked chats.

The code (which can also contain emojis) can be set independently of the device unlock code for securing locked chats.

This new feature helps hide the Locked Chats folder from the chat list and reveal it again by entering the secret code in the search bar for easy access.

Gaining another choice, you can likewise elect to stay with the directory inside the chat list. The procedure of securing chat messages has been streamlined with ease using long-press action, fundamentally removing the necessity to maneuver through chat settings.

"Today we're launching secret code, an additional way to protect those chats and make them harder to find if someone has access to your phone or you share a phone with someone else," WhatsApp said on Thursday.

"Secret code starts rolling out today, and in the coming months will be available globally. We're excited to keep bringing more functions to Chat Lock to help people protect their privacy."

​ Earlier this month, WhatsApp started rolling out its Chat Lock privacy feature globally to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive conversations.

Chat Lock provides a means for individuals to create a safe, password- or biometric-secured folder within their chat list. With features such as fingerprint authentication readily available, users can ensure their privacy and security remain intact.

Additionally, Chat Lock automatically hides locked chat details from notifications, preventing others from spying on your conversations.

"We believe this feature will be great for people who share their phones from time to time with a family member, or in moments where someone else is holding your phone at the exact moment an extra-special chat arrives," the company said.

End-to-end encryption was implemented on WhatsApp a decade ago, but the encrypted chat backups only became available on iOS and Android five years later, specifically in October 2021.

All recently created chats on WhatsApp can now benefit from increased privacy controls with the addition of support for automatic disappearing messages. This update, which was rolled out sometime in December, incorporates default settings that discard chats automatically after a predefined interval.

According to Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, the video-calling and instant messaging platform is currently used by more than two billion people across the globe.