Finally, a worthwhile feature that is pre-bundled with the most popular messaging app on Earth is the new Fingerprint unlock which previously had to be enforced by third-party apps. Android users have been deprived of this useful feature and now finally it seems WhatsApp will add the biometric authentication to its messaging platform.
The FaceBook owned messaging giant has been testing the “fingerprint lock” feature on Android for quite some time now accessible only on the beta build. The latest update at the PlayStore will help users immensely, adding an extra layer of security to your personal conversations.
Now after updating the app, you’ll find it sitting under the privacy settings menu, and will give you the option to either hide or show content from being shown in the notifications as well. Go to Settings->Account->Privacy->Fingerprint Lock.
Locking automatically always can be too annoying, so you can set the locking intervals at 1 minute and 30-minutes. If you disable the show content in notifications, the preview of the message will also be hidden from the lock screen.
This feature will only work on those smartphones which feature a fingerprint scanner physically and no option for face unlock till now. This feature will help you protect your personal messages by other nosy people, a really helpful feature if you have a lot of friends.😂
Have you installed yet? Go update your WhatsApp, till then do check out:
