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ChatGPT يضيف "المحادثات المقفلة": رقم سري وFace ID لإخفاء محادثاتك الحساسة — للمجاني وكل الاشتراكات

ChatGPT adds Locked chats: a PIN and Face ID to hide sensitive conversations, on Free and every paid plan

by Slorks 2026-10-21 0 0 replies
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ChatGPT يضيف "المحادثات المقفلة": رقم سري وFace ID لإخفاء محادثاتك الحساسة — للمجاني وكل الاشتراكاتالصورة: Engadget

ChatGPT finally has a lock. On Tuesday OpenAI announced Locked chats: open the (•••) menu on any conversation, choose Lock chat, set a 4-digit PIN, and the chat vanishes from history, pinned chats and search into a Locked chats section under Projects. The rollout is gradual, so it may take a few days to appear.

ChatGPT app on an iPhone
The feature covers web, the desktop app, iOS and Android — Photo: Engadget

The details

Lock4-digit PIN tied to your account · optional Face ID / Touch ID on iOS and device unlock on Android
PlansFree, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu; not ChatGPT for Healthcare
PlatformsWeb, the desktop app for macOS and Windows, iOS, Android · voice works in locked chats on web and mobile
Auto-lockOn mobile after one minute in the background · on web as soon as you close the tab
MemoryWhat you write after locking can be remembered for other locked chats, but never flows into regular chats
Cannot be lockedTemporary, archived and group chats, chats opened from a shared link, chats with scheduled tasks or meeting recordings, and Codex conversations

What to know before you lock

OpenAI is explicit: locking is not end-to-end encryption or a separate vault, it does not change how long a chat is retained or the "Improve the model" setting, and it does not stop anyone who can open the chat from copying it. The goal is simply that whoever picks up your phone or looks at your screen cannot read it. Most important: resetting the PIN permanently deletes every locked chat and the files in them, and Support cannot recover them. Changing the PIN while you know it is safe.

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Why it matters

Here phones get passed around family, kids and colleagues, and ChatGPT now holds everything from health questions to salary numbers. This is the first feature that solves that without deleting the chat or using Temporary Chat, which is not saved at all. And it is on the Free plan, so no payment needed.

My take

An obvious feature two years late, but done right: the same logic as WhatsApp’s locked chats, plus the memory separation that I consider more important than the lock itself. My one reservation is that wiping everything on a forgotten PIN is harsh; four digits are easy to forget if you go a month without using the lock. Turn on Face ID and store the PIN somewhere safe before locking anything that matters.

Sources: OpenAI Help — Using locked chats · TechCrunch · Engadget

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