OpenAI ChatGPT Update
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Update Summary
Locked chats hide selected conversations from regular history, pinned chats, and search while keeping them accessible with a 4-digit account PIN or supported device authentication. The feature is gradually rolling out to ChatGPT web and other supported platforms.
Update Details
New Features
- Lock selected chats so they are hidden from regular chat history, pinned chats, and search.
- Unlock chats with a 4-digit account PIN or supported device authentication.
Hints
- On the web, open a chat's more options menu (•••) and select Lock chat.
- Retention and model-improvement settings remain unchanged.
- The feature is gradually rolling out to Free, Go, Plus, and Pro users on the web, iOS, Android, and the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS and Windows.
Product Information
Vendor: OpenAI
Product: ChatGPT
Product type: Other
Platform: Web
Vendor information published: Oct 20, 2026
Original release notes: View on vendor site
Published on updatealert.io: Oct 20, 2026
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