Fingerprint Authentication with WhatsApp Beta Version Android (with 9 Pictures)

Fingerprint Authentication with Latest WhatsApp Beta Version(Android) provides security for your whatsApp chats with finger print lock.This feature is available only in whatsApp beta latest version.By using this feature whatsapp will provide maximum security for users even though whatsapp is running in background. Fingerprint lock feature will allow WhatsApp beta users on Android to open the app using the fingerprint sensor on their phone. Similar to the Authentication feature on iOS, users can still reply to messages from the notifications shade and answer calls, even when the app is locked. The feature is available in the latest 2.19.221 beta version of the app. If you have already updated WhatsApp to the latest version and still do not see the Fingerprint lock feature, you should try reinstalling the app after backing up your chat history. In case the feature still doesn't show up, all you can do is wait for it to be activated, provided your device meets the requirements. To enable the feature, head over to Settings > Account > Privacy and tap on the Fingerprint lock option. Once you enable it, you will need to touch the fingerprint sensor every time you wish to unlock WhatsApp.

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Download the latest whatsApp Beta version from the below link,because this is feature currently only available in android whatsapp beta version.Please click on the below link and download latest WhatsApp Beta Version from the link. 

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After installation and login to WhatsApp , Go to Settings menu as shown below picture.This is the first step for Registering fingerprint authentication process



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Then Select Settings ---> Account Menu as shown below.This is the second step for Registering Finger Details for whatsApp Finger print authentication process.

               

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Then Select Settings ---> Account --> Privacy Menu as shown below.As this is authentication related settings Finger print registration for WhatsApp is listed under Privacy Setting. 

               

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Then Select Settings ---> Account --> Privacy --> Finger Print Lock Option,this is the initial menu for setting fingerprint.By default the value will Disabled.Once we enable the finger print authentication,the statw will change to True or enabled mode. 

               

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Then Toggle Unlock with fingerprint,But selecting this option we can go to fingerprint registration option screen.This is a toggle button once the state of the button is enabled the screen for finger print registration will open and we can register finger by using this screen.

               

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Then Confirm your fingerprint,We can register and confirm the finger used for finger print registration for whatsApp.Once the finge print is confirmed then only we can enroll the finger print for authentication.

               

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Choose one of the below option,Immediately is recommented option.Because if we are choosing other options the locking process will start only after the time period expired.But by selecting immediately option whatsApp locks immediately even though it is running in background. For more security for our chat and call we can choose Immediately option.Even though whatsApp running in background the lock will enable if we have already chosen immediately option.

               

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Once we confirmed our finger registration we can just Open or restart whatsApp,if our finger registration was successful the first screen will display for finger print authentication.once the finger matches with registaed finger whatsapp will open the lock and we can start call chat or all other options of whatsapp as normal.