How to put a password on WhatsApp
The instant messaging application seems to have taken the issue of user privacy and security seriously security of your data, and it is that no major failures have been made known that endanger these issues. However, to date it does not offer active security or privacy options against attempts to gossip or access user information and chats from the terminal itself, either to prevent family members or friends from knowing more than they should or, in case of theft, this service can be protected.Something that the operating systems Android or iOS currently do not offer either. Therefore, from tuexpertoAPPS we want to offer you some keys to protect WhatsApp under password
For Android devices:
In the case of terminals with operating system Android, the password to protect WhatsApp with a password is in using an app like APP Lock ( App Lock is its original name). Thus, all you have to do is download this tool through Google Play, without any cost, and start it. At this point you are asked to create a basic password, being necessary to enter it twice to secure it. After that, it remains to establish a security question in case the password is forgotten, being able to finally access all the options of this application.
On the first screen that is displayed after the password creation process, it is possible to see the list of applications available to blockIn this way, all you have to do is scroll down the list until you find WhatsApp and activate the blocking with the button to the right of the icon. Thus, each time the application is accessed a lock screen jumps to prevent access to anyone who does not know the code security previously created. A code that can be a unlock pattern if you want to change from the application settings menu APP lock A point to keep in mind is that if the terminal screen is locked within WhatsApp, the protection will not jump when unlocking it, being necessary exit the application to ensure its protection
For iPhone:
In the case of smartphone of Apple, given the restrictions of the operating system iOS, it is necessary to use the Jailbreak to be able to apply aprotection to an installed application And, for the moment, there are only applications capable of protecting and securing content such as videos, photos and notes , but not applications themselves. However, those who have performed Jailbreak and have access to the popular app market Cydia can download Applocker, a tool similar to APP Lock but valid forterminals Manzana
With it, it is enough to enable the protection and configure a password to protect WhatsApp through the settings menu GeneralThis menu also allows you to set other interesting preferences such as being able to block even when using multitasking But what matters is accessing the menu Applications, where you have to search for WhatsApp and activate the lock. In this way, every time you try to access the messaging application, the lock screen will jump to where you enter the password previously established
Please note that when using Applocker, it is imperative to block the Settings function since, if not, it is possible to access it and remove the protection or directly the application, which in turn would unlock WhatsApp
