Mobile phones have more and more security barriers. And it is not for less since it is where we carry all our personal information and, in many cases, private, work or even banking information. Hence, fingerprint readers have become so popular for their security and speed. What you may not know is that you can also use this layer of privacy and protection on applications that you have installed. A good way to protect WhatsApp conversations, Facebook walls or Instagram photos from prying eyes.
If you have an Android phone with a fingerprint reader, you may already have an integrated function as standard. Look for it in the Security or Privacy section of the terminal settings, where you can extend fingerprint protection to the particular use of specific applications such as WhatsApp. In this way, not only do you have to unlock the terminal to access applications and content, but you have to repeat the process to enter WhatsApp.
Of course, if we don't have this function, but we do have a fingerprint reader, all is not lost. There are many applications to launch this protection barrier. One of them is App Lock: Fingerprint as Password, a free application available on Google Play Store for Android mobiles.You just have to install it and create a user account. Of course, you have to give it certain permissions to be able to offer this barrier when entering applications.
The next step is to choose what type of protection to apply with said application, which can be numerical by pin code or with an unlock pattern. Of course, in this application you have to mark the unlock option by fingerprint at the top of the configuration screen. If not, it is always possible to activate it also in the Settings menu within the application.
Once this configuration has been carried out, all that remains is to choose which applications to apply this new security and privacy barrier to. All applications are listed, so you only have to mark the desired onesPay attention that, in addition to applications, there are also sections of the terminal itself, such as Settings, to which this protection can be applied.
From now on you can see how, when trying to access an application marked with this security, a barrier appears requesting your fingerprint . If it is not entered, the application is locked.
