Although it is late, WhatsApp finally seems concerned about giving extra privacy and security to its users' conversations. Yes, the messaging application has message encryption that even government spy tools cannot bypass. It also allows you to set a security code that jumps randomly to protect the chats. But at the moment there was no news about the protection under fingerprint. Something that in the version of iPhone has already been working with Touch ID and Face ID for some time, but which left Android as the most unprotected option.Well, soon it won't be like that.
And we say “coming soon” because the feature is still in development And it looks like it won't be coming soon as it still needs a lot of tweaking . This is confirmed by WABetaInfo, the account in charge of analyzing each new WhatsApp update to discover upcoming features. Yes, WhatsApp is working on adding security to the chats under the fingerprint. But no, it won't come in the next update.
At the moment it has been discovered that the function will be included directly in the WhatsApp application for the Android platform. It will be integrated as a function within the Settings menu, in the security section. It would be called Authentication, and you only have to activate it so that extra protection is displayed when accessing WhatsApp.A message would indicate, then, that it is necessary to place the fingertip directly on the fingerprint sensor of the terminal. If it is the fingerprint registered in the terminal, access to the chats is granted, if it is not, they are protected.
Of course, this function will only work on terminals that have a fingerprint sensor. In addition, according to WABetaInfo, it will be necessary to have a mobile with Android Marshmallow or a higher version Of course, for now you have to wait seated since there is no estimated date arrival of this function. In fact, it is in the alpha phase, one of the first development phases, which makes us think that there is still a long time to go before we can enjoy it.
Of course, while it arrives, there are applications that allow you to use the fingerprint sensor or face detection to protect applications. You have to give them permission over the rest of the terminal, and they are relatively safe.But they apply mobile authentication to specific tools such as WhatsApp or other applications to avoid onlookers While this function arrives in WhatsApp we can be satisfied with them.
