ChatGPT launches locked chats
What happened
On 21 October 2026, TechCrunch reported that OpenAI has announced ChatGPT users can now lock conversations, protecting sensitive chats with a four-digit PIN or Face ID and Touch ID on supported devices. Locked conversations move to a separate Locked Chats area, kept apart from regular history, pinned items and search results, and have their own memory, so new messages are not written to regular Memory. The feature is now live; the report does not mention earlier versions or any conflicting claims.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 4 h ago
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- TechCrunch · AIChatGPT now lets you lock your chats
The company says the feature is designed for situations where users might be discussing something personal or planning a surprise and want to keep those conversations private when handing their device to friends or family to show them something in another chat.
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