Earlier this year, WhatsApp rolled out Touch ID and Face ID for iPhone to provide an extra layer of security for WhatsApp users.
WhatsApp now introduced similar authentication, allowing you to unlock the app with your fingerprint, on supported Android phones.
To enable it, tap Settings > Account > Privacy > Fingerprint lock. Turn on Unlock with fingerprint, and confirm your fingerprint.
Before starting, you need to be on the latest version of WhatsApp. For Android, the current latest build number is 2.19.308.
- Go to Settings screen from the 3-dot menu on the top.
- Go to Accounts and then to Privacy.
- Scroll down to the bottom, and tap on Fingerprint lock.
- It will give you a toggle to turn on ‘unlock with fingerprint’.
There’s an additional option to hide the contents of the notifications.
You can also choose how long WhatsApp should wait before it locks – either immediately, after a minute,or after 30 minutes.
