WhatsApp to soon introduce fingerprint authentication feature on Android
WhatsApp has finally started working on a fingerprint unlocking mechanism for Google's Android platform
- Jan 9, 2019,
- Updated Jan 9, 2019 9:44 AM IST
Facebook-owned messaging platform, WhatsApp, has finally started working on a fingerprint locking mechanism for Android phones. The feature was spotted after the company rolled out the WhatsApp for Android 2.19.3 update through the Google Play Beta Program. The new authorisation method will make the third party locking apps, which were very popular, redundant. Once the feature is made available to everyone, WhatsApp users will have to authenticate their identity every time they open the app.
Facebook-owned messaging platform, WhatsApp, has finally started working on a fingerprint locking mechanism for Android phones. The feature was spotted after the company rolled out the WhatsApp for Android 2.19.3 update through the Google Play Beta Program. The new authorisation method will make the third party locking apps, which were very popular, redundant. Once the feature is made available to everyone, WhatsApp users will have to authenticate their identity every time they open the app.