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Chat Lock

Hidden Chats

Hide chats completely

The chats you pick vanish from your chat list, contacts and call history, and open only with a separate passcode.

Opens this setting on a phone with Novagram installed

How it looks in the app

Step by step: the red frame shows where to tap.

Chat Lock → “Hidden Chats”, then set a passcode

Chat Lock → “Hidden Chats”, then set a passcode
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Benefits

  • No trace

    Not in chats, contacts or calls

  • Own passcode

    Only you know it

  • Silent

    No notifications

How to turn it on

  1. Tap “Settings” at the bottom of the screen.

  2. Tap the gold “Novagram Settings” row.

  3. In the Chat Lock section, turn on “Hidden Chats” and set a passcode.

  4. In your chat list, tap “Edit”, select chats, then tap “Hide” at the bottom.

  5. To open hidden chats, press and hold the “Chats” title and enter your passcode.

Result

Hidden chats don't show up anywhere and open only with your passcode.

Steps in screenshots

Each screenshot marks the right spot with a red frame. Tap to enlarge.

  1. Tap “Settings”
  2. Tap “Novagram Settings”
  3. Turn on “Hidden Chats”

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