A new feature in WhatsApp for more security and privacy

Android users will soon get a new way to secure their WhatsApp accounts and protect their conversations from any potential danger. Users who already have Android phones can use a fingerprint to unlock the app, but soon they will be able to use the facial recognition sensor in their phone as well - or any other biometric sensor in their phone.

iPhone users have been able to unlock WhatsApp with this feature for some time thanks to the app's support for Apple's Face ID, but this is the first time the feature will be available for Android devices.

The credit for discovering this impressive feature are the researchers at WABetaInfo whose main job is to search beta versions of WhatsApp to find new features that are in development but not yet released. Their latest work is to discover the redesigned privacy settings page for Android, where the existing Fingerprint Lock option has been replaced by Biometric Lock.

This is a major development in the privacy settings of one of the most popular messaging apps in the world with billions of users. Very soon you will be able to use WhatsApp freely and unlock it either by fingerprint or face recognition.

Do you want to try the new WhatsApp feature?

There's no way to know when biometric authentication will become available for Android, but if you want to be the first to try it out, you'll need to join the WhatsApp beta program because that feature isn't available on the final version yet.

To join the Android beta, visit the WhatsApp Beta page on Google Play and enter your details. If you already have the public version of the software installed on your device, it will be updated to the trial version automatically in a few hours.

It is worth noting that WhatsApp is currently working to add the feature to support account opening on more than one device because there are many of us who own more than one phone. The new feature will accurately sync the account with all the devices associated with it.

In order to try this feature as well, you will have to join the beta version of the application as it is no longer officially available on the final version at the moment. Find out more details from here.

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Mohamed Hamed

Mohamed Hamed

A BA in English literature and a diploma in translation from AUC University, age 25 - I love the technical field, you will find me either reading an article or books about a new technology, I write on many technical websites.

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