How to Activate Fingerprint Lock in WhatsApp Android App
WhatsApp is the world’s most popular messaging app. Today most people in India are interacting through WhatsApp. Photos, videos, and other data are shared by people through WhatsApp.
A lot of people are using WhatsApp payment services also. In this context, WhatsApp Messenger needs more protection, and here we’re explaining how to enable Whatsapp fingerprint lock.
Users of Android Phones can lock their WhatsApp Messenger on their smartphone using the Fingerprint Scanner. This feature is available to iOS users too.
WhatsApp Fingerprint locks feature, now available for Android phones, has been tested for months, meaning that users of Android phones can use the biometric Scanner as a lock for WhatsApp Messenger.
Related: How to Secure your WhatsApp Account and Chats?
Previously, for this purpose, people used third-party app locks. But it’s no longer needed. You can protect your chats with the default fingerprint lock for WhatsApp.
You can enable it through the settings of WhatsApp.
How to Activate Fingerprint Lock for Whatsapp?
To enable fingerprint lock in Whatsapp you have to follow the below steps.
Enable Fingerprint Lock for Whatsapp Android App
- First, update the WhatsApp app.
- Activate the phone’s fingerprint lock.
- Open WhatsApp once this has been done. Open the three-dot menu button at WhatsApp’s top right.
- Then open Settings for the account. You can find privacy settings in it. Select it.
- You will find the Fingerprint lock at the very bottom of the available choices. Choose this one.
- Switch on the toggle button for ‘ Unlock with Fingerprint. ‘
- Then we can see the Fingerprint verification instruction. You touch the fingerprint scanner of the phone this time.
- This will enable Fingerprint Lock for the WhatsApp messenger application
- Three options are available to determine how long WhatsApp can be locked. As needed, it can be selected.
- Each time you open WhatsApp, you will be asked for fingerprint authentication.
Related: How to recover deleted WhatsApp images or photos?
Enable Fingerprint Lock for Whatsapp iOS App
- Open Whatsapp on your iOS device
- Go to the ‘Settings‘ option
- Select the ‘Account‘ option
- Then go to ‘Privacy Selection’
- Move to ‘Screen Lock‘
- Then turn on Touch ID or Face ID
- You have to select the amount of time after which the lock is enabled.
Frequently Asked Questions
By going to the Privacy section in your WhatsApp Settings, you can enable the fingerprint lock on WhatsApp.
If WhatsApp does not recognize your fingerprint, try using your fingerprint to open your screen lock if you have enabled the fingerprint for your screen lock. If the screen lock is functional, try the WhatsApp lock again after restarting the app. If neither of these choices works, try restarting your phone.
You can enable fingerprint authentication in WhatsApp Settings > Privacy.
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