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ChatGPT can now hide chosen conversations behind a 4-digit PIN

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ChatGPT can now hide chosen conversations behind a 4-digit PIN

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OpenAI introduced locked chats in ChatGPT on Oct. 20, 2026, a feature that keeps selected conversations in an account but hides them from regular chat history, pinned chats and search.

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