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WhatsApp to Soon Get Fingerprint Authentication on Android: Report

WhatsApp to Soon Get Fingerprint Authentication on Android: Report 6n3ce

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 10 January 2019 14:59 IST

WhatsApp is reportedly set to receive fingerprint authentication on Android and iOS 3s3942

Highlights

Fingerprint authentication will be required for s to open WhatsApp
The new WhatsApp feature is current under development
It will protect the entire WhatsApp app and not specific conversations

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WhatsApp is reportedly working on a fingerprint authentication feature to protect its s' chats from being seen by others. The authentication, once enabled, will be required for s to open the app. The Facebook-owned instant messaging service was recently reported to bring a similar feature to iPhone as well, ing two biometric authentication methods - both Face ID and Touch ID. It appears this won't be limited to iPhone, and s on Android will get fingerprint authentication, but no facial recognition based authentication, thanks to the lack of a widely used standard on the platform.

According to WABetaInfo, a fan site that tests new WhatsApp features early, the feature is current under development, and disabled by default in the Android 2.19.3 beta version.

"After working to implement Face ID and Touch ID features on iOS (that aren't available yet for development reasons), WhatsApp has finally started to work on the Authentication feature on Android, using your Fingerprint!" said the report on Tuesday.

How to enable fingerprint authentication on WhatsApp 4m545e

The fingerprint authentication feature will be available within the app under Settings > > Privacy.

Photo Credit: WABetaInfo

Once you enable the fingerprint feature, WhatsApp will be completely protected from others to be seen. Of course, if your phone is already protected by an authentication method, it's a little redundant.

"The will need to authenticate his identity in order to open WhatsApp (from the app icon, from the notification or from external pickers). It will protect the entire app, so it's not used to lock specific conversations," the report added.

This feature would be available in future for any Android (and later for iOS s too) having Android Marshmallow and newer operating systems and a fingerprint sensor, the report adds.

Written with inputs from IANS

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