WhatsApp has announced the rollout of support for biometric authentication through fingerprint sensors on the Android platform.
On Thursday, the Facebook-owned messaging application said that devices running on Google’s Android operating system, should they be of a model new enough to have a fingerprint reader, will soon be able to secure their account access through this biometric method.
In order to enable the new option, users need to tap Settings – > Account – > Privacy – > and Fingerprint lock. If users choose to enable the lock, they will need to use their fingerprint in order to open the application.
