WhatsApp will allow you to protect your chats with facial recognition on Android

WhatsApp will shortly allow protect your chats with facial recognition Currently, it is already possible to use biometric data to lock and unlock the application and, thus, prevent anyone from accessing our conversations. However, for now this function is limited to the fingerprint reader. In the near future, WhatsApp will allow us to use both our fingerprint and our facial features.

This new feature was expected since more and more terminals incorporate this unlocking method.Conversely, we don't know if developers will enable this feature no matter what sensors are on the phone or if there will be stricter minimum requirements This is important because generally, facial unlocking by camera is less secure than authentication using infrared sensors or fingerprint reading. Unfortunately, most devices come with the former.

Finally, it is expected that, if there are other authentication systems available, they can be used, as long as they are correctly implemented. This is interesting for owners of phones that include alternatives to face unlock or fingerprint reader, such as the iris scanner

WhatsApp continues to improve its application with little new features

WhatsApp has been the protagonist in recent weeks due to the changes that media such as WaBetaInfo have brought to light. In addition to the security improvements that we have mentioned, soon we will be able to join calls or video calls in progress that we have not been able to answer We also have the new official Baby stickers Shark or the new sticker search engine. Thanks to it, it is much easier to find the perfect adhesive for every occasion simply and quickly.

This will be WhatsApp Web calls and video calls on the computer

News don't just come to the mobile app. In future versions of WhatsApp Web, the WhatsApp client for the desktop, we will be allowed to participate in calls and video calls without having to have our phone nearby This can cause a true change in the use that users make of these functions.As we already explained to you, the company is working on a new interface to implement these features. It is true that all this is nothing more than small changes. However, they make it very clear to us that WhatsApp is a service in constant evolution.