WhatsApp Gains Chat Lock Feature for More Private Conversations

[svish]

Good to have this feature. Will be useful

 

[DarthDon]

Unfortunately, yes. I really wish the world would move away from Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Some countries heavily rely on WhatsApp and it's disgusting. Here in the UK a lot of companies now have a WhatsApp for customer service making it difficult or more hassle to get help.

It's easily the most used messaging app. My co-workers pester me to join WhatsApp and I've told them that if they want to get in touch with me they will have to either call or text me and I explained that since most of them have iPhones they could even Facetime or use iMessage but they didn't seem to understand what I was saying.

I straight up refuse to use any Facebook products. My boss tried getting us all on WhatsApp (I'm actually not the only one who doesn't use it) and I told her no I'm not using it. Thankfully it was just an idea she had and it wasn't something the higher ups told her to do. If it ever came to the point where it was mandatory work policy to use WhatsApp then I'd tell them I need a work phone. I am not installing any Facebook apps on my personal phone. It's not happening.

The force is stron in you, my young padavan Here too. For many years now i dont have anything from google or facebook. If peoples complain, i answer just the same way like you. SMS or call - the rest is a plus. Don't have telegram? Not my problem... Need me to do that? Corporate phone...
There was a big Story after goverment here in Germany changed the law. Every Company has to show, what the have on you on they'r harddrives. Someon asked Facebook for it - they send him a

EUR-pallet full of papers with a truck...​

 

[DarthDon]

In the UK and most of Europe, it's pretty much the only chat app that anyone ever uses. Everyone uses it for almost everything. The only people I ever get iMessages from are my Mum (who I suspect just accidentally opens the wrong app), and Americans.

You got the wrong friends. Add peoples with a healthy

Conspiracy theory​

to your list! 🤣

 

[dannys1]

I still need to understand why this app has gained such immense popularity, except for those who need to communicate with Android users.

I mean bingo - EVERYONE in the UK is on Whatsapp regardless of phone platform. So you've got full internet based messaging between all devices.

It's hard to even get my iPhone using friends to use iMessage though i'd prefer that as it's one less app open on the Mac in the day. Unfortunately even my Apple mad friend has to use Windows 10 at work so it's a lot easier for him to open Whatsapp desktop on his computer to message me than it is to pick his phone up and do it.

 

[_Spinn_]

Apple needs to replicate this for Messages in iOS 17 & they should also just make it so the user can choose to lock ANY app behind Face ID/Touch ID.

This 100%

 

[H2SO4]

True. But maybe after a while your wife will be wondering why you're having so many late night conversations with your "Dentist", and pick up your phone and take a look...

There is that, but...............I don't have a mistress, (or mister).