It is now possible to lock and unlock WhatsApp in iPhone with your fingerprint or face through Touch ID and Face ID, respectively, thanks to a new update of the popular instant messaging app in iOS. This is a new layer of security so that users of the most current iPhone models can take advantage of security tools such as Touch ID or Face ID. Manzana. This feature makes WhatsApp is blocked by default every time we leave the app and it can only be unlocked through our fingerprint or face. Thus, we prevent anyone else from accessing our WhatsApp and reading our conversations, depending on the iPhone model we have; So, if we use a iPhone X or later, such protection will require the face unlock using Face ID. On the other hand, if we have an iPhone prior to the iPhone fingerprint via Touch ID. Next, how to lock and unlock WhatsApp with an iPhone through your fingerprint or face.
How to block WhatsApp with Touch ID/Face ID
The first step to configure the new biometric security layer in WhatsApp for iPhone is access the application and click on the icon Setting, located in the lower WhatsApp options bar. Once inside Setting we must click on the option Account to access the settings related to our WhatsApp user account.
Once in our account configuration menu we must access the option Privacy, placed first on the list.
Already within Privacy we must go down until we find the entrance Screen lock, located at the bottom of the list. Now we can meet two types of menu depending on the iPhone model we have.
- iPhone before iPhone
- iPhone X or later
So, if we have a iPhone before iPhone we will have to activate the option Require Touch ID, located first, to enable lock protection. Once this option is activated, we must choose waiting time so that WhatsApp is blocked:
- Immediately
- After 1 minute
- after 15 minutes
- After 1 hour
On the other hand, if we have a iPhone X or later, we must activate the option Require Face ID, which in this case will appear instead of Touch ID. Again, and once activated, we will have to choose waiting time that WhatsApp is blocked:
- Immediately
- After 1 minute
- after 15 minutes
- After 1 hour
When the waiting time expires after exiting the application (or immediately if we have chosen it), when we want to re-enter WhatsApp, the application will ask us for the security measure that we have configured, either our fingerprint through Touch ID or our face through Face ID. Besides, WhatsApp multitasking window will appear blank while the app remains blocked. This way we can protect our privacy on WhatsApp, being able access our chats on iPhone only with our fingerprint or face.
