How to enable WhatsApp fingerprint lock feature on Android smartphone

You can now set up fingerprint lock on WhatsApp on android smartphones, here is how you can do it.

Tech2 News Staff|Nov 01, 2019, 13:03:12 IST

WatsApp as officially rolled out te fingerprint unlock feature for all te Android users. Usually, we ave to install a tird-party app to put a lock on apps like WatsApp just add a little more security to teir data. Keeping tat in mind and to make te process uicker and safer at te same time, WatsApp as now enrolled tis new feature so tat you can just open te app by a fingerprint. It was previously available for Android Beta users but is now available for all Android users.[caption id="attacment_5426921" align="alignnone" widt="1024"] Representational image. You need to update your WatsApp to activate tis feature.[/caption]

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WatsApp fingerprint unlock feature.[/caption]If you want to try out tis feature, just update your app and follow te steps below.<2>[]ow to enable WatsApp fingerprint unlock feature on Android smartpone[/][ans][step]Step 1: Open WatsApp and tap on tree dots at te top rigt corner[/step][step]Step 2: Settings> Account> Privacy> Fingerprint lock[/step][step]Step 3: Turn on te toggle for fingerprint lock[/step][step]Step 4: Verify your fingerprint wen prompted[/step][step]Step 5: You can coose te automatic lock time span from — Immediately, After 1 minute, and After 30 minutes[/step][/ans]And tat is it. Now your WatsApp fingerprint lock is activated.

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