{"id":252788,"date":"2023-10-05T07:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T11:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=309083"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:02:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:02:58","slug":"so-you-can-activate-chat-blocking-in-whatsapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/so-you-can-activate-chat-blocking-in-whatsapp\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s how you can enable chat blocking on WhatsApp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, maintaining the <strong>privacy <\/strong>of conversations on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/whatsapp-will-include-advanced-options-to-format-messages?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WhatsApp<\/a><\/strong> has become a priority for many users. The messaging application has improved over time, introducing features like <strong>Screen Lock<\/strong>. However, now we have a new alternative, <strong>Lock<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/3817234009\/whatsapp-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to <strong>Lock<\/strong>, we can protect selected chats from prying eyes. These chats will then be available in a new section called &#8216;Locked Chats.&#8217; Additionally, notifications for these chats will also be hidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to lock certain chats on your <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/whatsapp-is-going-to-start-to-put-advertising-in-our-conversations-or-so-they-say-from-the-financial-times?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WhatsApp<\/a> and hide them, just follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, locate the conversation you want to hide and enter it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap on the name or photo of the contact. In the contact information screen, look for the option &#8216;<strong>Lock Chats<\/strong>.&#8217;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the protection method you want to use (it can be biometric, your face, or a code).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, the chat will be in its own folder, accessible only with the security method you chose earlier. If you don&#8217;t see them within <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/whatsapp-is-going-to-start-to-put-advertising-in-our-conversations-or-so-they-say-from-the-financial-times?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WhatsApp<\/a>, don&#8217;t worry: just slowly swipe down the chat screen, and there you will find them under the name &#8216;<strong>Locked Chats<\/strong>.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As mentioned in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.whatsapp.com\/chat-lock-making-your-most-intimate-conversations-even-more-private\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">official WhatsApp blog<\/a>, in the coming months, we will see new additions and improvements related to Lock. One of the features mentioned is the &#8216;ability to lock them on linked devices&#8217; and &#8216;create a custom password for your chats different from the one you use on your phone.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you can&#8217;t find this feature on your phone, make sure that <strong>WhatsApp is up to date<\/strong>. You can check for the latest version available on the Play Store or the App Store.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/3817234009\/whatsapp-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to the Blocking function, we can protect the chats we select within WhatsApp from prying eyes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9211,"featured_media":252794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[2333,1043],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-252788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionwhatsapp","tag-whatsapp"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252788"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317449,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252788\/revisions\/317449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252788"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=252788"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=252788"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=252788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}