The blog “WaBetaInfo” regularly reports on current beta versions of WhatsApp.
He wrote back in October that in the beta version at the time, Touch ID or Face ID could be activated in the settings. However, the new security function was in an early alpha phase. Now the beta testers have reported back. In the current WhatsApp beta version for Android, the popular messenger can be unlocked using a fingerprint. Once the device is unlocked, all content is visible - individual chats cannot be locked. The discovery suggests that Touch ID or Face ID-capable iPhones will also be equipped with the security function very soon.
WhatsApp was founded in 2009 and is one of the largest social networks in the world with around 1.5 billion users who send over 60 billion messages every day. The messenger is, just like Instagram, part of the Facebook empire.
