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WhatsApp Fingerprint Authentication Feature Spotted on Beta Version of Android App

WhatsApp Fingerprint Authentication Feature Spotted on Beta Version of Android App 2i620

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 29 March 2019 10:15 IST

Photo Credit: WABetaInfo 12613u

WhatsApp fingerprint authentication has been sighted in the app's new Android version 2.19.83

Highlights

WhatsApp is working on a new Authentication feature
s will be able to unlock app using fingerprint sensor
This feature was spotted on latest Android beta version 2.19.83

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WhatsApp has updated its Android beta app to version 2.19.83, and traces of a new Authentication feature were spotted. The company has been working on bringing this feature since a while now, and the latest update shows that WhatsApp has made a lot of progress. Beta tracker WABetaInfo has shared screenshots showing how the Authentication feature can be enabled in Settings, and what the interface will look like. Unfortunately, this feature is disabled by default, so it won't work for beta s as of yet. It remains unclear when WhatsApp plans to roll it out for the stable version s.

The tracker WhatsApp will your fingerprint. It will then ask if you want the app to be locked immediately (after you leave the app)/ after 1 minute/ after 10 minutes/ or after 30 minutes.

WhatsApp will show a sign indicating to s that they needs to unlock the app using fingerprint authentication. It will show an error if the app is not unlocked after multiple tries. As mentioned, this feature isn't enabled yet, so you won't see it even if you are on the latest beta version 2.19.83. This feature should roll out for beta s in next updates. Notably, iPhone s already have the feature in the stable version of the iOS app, and apart from fingerprint authentication via Touch ID, facial recognition via Face ID is also available to them.

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WhatsApp is also also indicate that WhatsApp is working new forwarding features as well.

We discussed what WhatsApp absolutely needs to do in 2019, on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts or RSS, the episode, or just hit the play button below.

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