Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp is reportedly working on a fingerprint authentication feature for chats on Android. The feature is essentially designed to protect users’ chats from being seen by others. Once the authentication is enabled, users will be required to use their fingerprint to access chats.
“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 a report by WABetaInfo.
Once the fingerprint feature is activated, your chats will be completely secure from others. The fingerprint authentication feature on WhatsApp can be found under Settings>Account>Privacy.
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“The user 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,” further added the report.
The feature is expected to arrive for both Android and iOS users in the near future. In other related news, WhatsApp has also started working on several new features for iOS. Sources indicate that the update would allow users to add stickers in images. Besides, the upcoming update should allow iPhone users to edit a sent image by adding a drawing or emoji.
