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<keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword> is reportedly working on to adding another layer of security via biometric scanning support that will help users secure new sessions on the platform on the Web. According to WABetainfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp in Beta, the mobile messaging platform has dedicated a team to work on making the entire browser service more secure. "One would have to open WhatsApp on their smartphones and scan their fingerprint to initiate the web session of their PC," the report said on Thursday. The new way of logging into WhatsApp's web and desktop apps has some important advantages -- it's much more secure and a lot faster. It's not clear though if Face Unlock support will also be added in the future for devices that support 3D Face Unlocks. The current method of authentication involves using your phone's camera to scan an on-screen QR code to gain access to your account. In addition, WhatsApp is reportedly bringing a fix for a bug that caused the removal of recently used emojis after the app is updated. The feature has been spotted in WhatsApp 2.20.200.10 beta for Android updates. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/dailyhunt-app-founders-confirm-ipl-2020-associate-sponsorship/articleshow/78169667.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Dailyhunt founders confirm IPL 2020 associate sponsorship — promise new release for Josh ahead of India’s biggest cricket tournament</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/markets/news/hcl-tech-enters-the-list-of-top-10-most-valued-companies-in-india/articleshow/78165311.cms">HCL Tech enters the list of top 10 most valued companies in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/first-intact-planet-found-circling-a-dead-star-this-jupiter-sized-anomaly-is-in-orbit-rather-than-being-pulled-apart-at-the-seams/articleshow/78166938.cms">First 'intact' planet found circling a dead star — this Jupiter-sized anomaly is in orbit rather than being pulled apart at the seams</a>

WhatsApp Web may get fingerprint authentication feature

The move will help <keyword id="790242" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp" source="Orion">WhatsApp</keyword> users on <keyword id="6355645" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="android" source="Orion">Android</keyword> bid goodbye to insecure and even annoying two-factor SMS authentication. "Android users can easily and securely log back in with <keyword id="14636884" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="passkeys" source="Orion">passkeys</keyword>. Only your face, finger print, or pin unlocks your WhatsApp account," the company posted on X (formerly Twitter) late on Monday. Passkeys were previously being tested by WhatsApp in its beta channel, but it's now coming to regular users. There is still no information on support for <keyword id="18858793" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp-passkeys" source="Orion">WhatsApp passkeys</keyword> on iPhones. Android support will roll out over the coming weeks and months, according to the company. Passkeys can replace traditional passwords with your device's own authentication methods. Apple and <keyword id="6355629" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="google" source="Orion">Google</keyword> already support passkeys for their users. Google last week prompted users to shun passwords on their accounts in favour of passkeys. To use passkeys, you just use a fingerprint, face scan or pin to unlock your device, and they are 40 per cent faster than passwords, and rely on a type of cryptography that makes them more secure. "But while they're a big step forward, we know that new technologies take time to catch on, so passwords may be around for a little while," Google had said in a statement. Google earlier this year rolled out support for passkeys, a simpler and more secure way to sign into your accounts online, and received positive feedback. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/explained-how-to-lock-and-unlock-your-aadhaar-biometrics-to-prevent-frauds/articleshow/104462114.cms">Explained: How to lock and unlock your Aadhaar biometrics to prevent frauds</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/passkeys-may-soon-replace-passwords-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/104361209.cms">Passkeys may soon replace passwords - everything you need to know</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/oneplus-open-foldable-phone-to-launch-in-india-soon-everything-we-know-so-far/articleshow/104338437.cms">OnePlus Open foldable phone to launch in India soon – everything we know so far</a>

WhatsApp rolls out passwordless logins with passkeys on Android

<ul><li><keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword> rolled out <keyword id="4172299" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="fingerprint-authentication">fingerprint authentication</keyword> on its beta app implying that it plans to roll out the feature for all WhatsApp users sometime soon in the future. </li><li>Research and events suggest that fingerprints have become as easy to steal as passwords, provided you know how. </li><li><keyword id="6354576" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword>, WhatsApp’s parent company, has faced its fair share of data breaches making users question the social network’s <keyword id="6355135" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Privacy">privacy</keyword> and security.</li></ul>Most users that own a smartphone, use WhatsApp for all of their messaging requirements. The Facebook-owned messaging platform now has plans to roll out fingerprint authentication for in its Android 2.19.3 update. 
	
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 What’s concerning is that the new update, if unable to detect your fingerprint, will allow the device to tap into the fingerprint credentials stored on your phone — albeit after your consent. It may sound like the process is being made more ‘convenient’ but it essentially means that WhatsApp will be picking up your biometric data from your phone. While WhatsApp has a done a good job of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/what-india-needs-from-whatsapp-might-not-be-so-easily-attainable/articleshow/65497255.cms">standing up</a> to the Indian government by refusing to give out user data because of its end-to-end encryption, its parent company — Facebook — hasn’t been that lucky <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/miscellaneous/facebook-endured-a-staggering-number-of-scandals-and-controversies-in-2018-here-they-all-are/slidelist/67185624.cms">having to face</a> a US Congressional Committee. Even India is considering new regulations that will allow it to ask technology companies like WhatsApp to break end-to-end encryption in an attempt to filter out ‘unlawful content’. Even that was subtly put to rest when WhatsApp’s data backup <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/whatsapp-data-may-shift-to-the-cloud-but-may-no-longer-be-as-encrypted/articleshow/65475359.cms">shifted to cloud</a>, no longer necessitating end-to-end encryption of communication. More security or more vulnerability The fingerprint authentication feature is being presented as an extra layer of security on WhatsApp accounts. And, in its simplest definition, it is. But just like you trust a bank when you deposit your money, you have to trust WhatsApp when sharing any more information about your identity than you already do. And, at the end of day, it’s not WhatsApp that seems to be the issue but the fact that it’s owned by Facebook — a fact many forget as they claim to block Facebook on their phones and shut down their accounts. Data collection is a reality of the 21st century yet its implications have never been fully embraced. Not to mention that fingerprints have become as easy to steal as passwords. Logic states that your fingerprint is unique to you. So when you try to use them to log in anywhere, the computer knows that it’s you trying to gain access. But it’s only unique as long as nobody else manages to make a copy. In 2014, hackers working for the Chinese government and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/world/asia/hackers-took-fingerprints-of-5-6-million-us-workers-government-says.html">made off</a> with the personal data of more than 22 million Americans from the Office of Personnel Management — 5.6 million of those people had their fingerprints on file. Researchers at the Michigan State University were able to <a href="https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2018/machine-learning-masters-the-fingerprint-to-fool-biometric-systems/">print out</a> fake 3D fingerprints for less than $500. More tech-savvy researcher in Tokyo were able to <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/01/12/peace-sign-selfies-could-let-hackers-copy-fingerprints/">reconstruct a fingerprint</a> based on somebody posing with the ‘peace sign’ fingers on a photo taken from a distance of nine feet. Michigan State University’s Philip Bontrager told <a href="https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2018/machine-learning-masters-the-fingerprint-to-fool-biometric-systems/">USA Today</a>, “These experiments demonstrate the need for multi-factor authentication and should be a wake-up call for device manufacturers about the implications of artificial fingerprint attacks.” Facebook has been facing privacy issues since 2003 and is under pressure to prove its credibility as the world’s waits to see whether it upholds the standards set by Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Facebook’s trifles with privacy started out by leaking user data to online advertisers to help them understand their consumers — seemingly innocent in retrospect. By 2015, it escalated to a point where the company didn’t even know, until the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/Facebook-endured-a-staggering-number-of-scandals-and-controversies-in-2018-here-they-all-are/February-2018-The-last-quiet-month-for-Facebook/slideshow/67185636.cms">scandal was exposed</a>, that third-party apps were taking user data without consent. Trusting anyone with your biometrics data, regardless of whether it’s WhatsApp or Aadhaar, should only be done once a person understand the full extent of the risk so that they won’t be caught off guard in case something should go wrong. India’s Supreme Court also recently clamped down in the use of private biometric Aadhaar data by private companies. “Once you share them on social media, then they’re gone,” Isao Echizen <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/446ac29a-dbc1-11e6-9d7c-be108f1c1dce">told</a> the Financial Times. Either way, third-party locking apps will have some intense competition down the road once the feature officially rolls out on Android and iOS devices. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/whatsapp-data-may-shift-to-the-cloud-but-may-no-longer-be-as-encrypted/articleshow/65475359.cms">WhatsApp data may shift to the cloud, but may no longer be as encrypted</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/whatsapp-challenged-over-irresponsible-use-after-the-app-is-used-to-fuel-mass-mob-lynchings-in-india/articleshow/64874646.cms">WhatsApp challenged over 'irresponsible' use after the app is used to fuel mass mob lynchings in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indian-government-wants-to-tap-into-your-whatsapp-messages-other-social-media/articleshow/64979461.cms">Indian government wants to tap into your WhatsApp messages, other social media</a>

WhatsApp might introduce fingerprint authentication — But should you really trust Facebook with your biometrics?

<ul><li><keyword id="790242" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="whatsapp" source="Orion">WhatsApp</keyword>'s Chat Lock secures conversations in a password-protected or biometric-accessible folder for enhanced privacy.</li><li>When you lock a chat, it automatically conceals the conversation details in notifications for added privacy.</li></ul>WhatsApp, the instant messaging app owned by Meta, has introduced a new security feature called Chat Lock to protect users' private conversations. With Chat Lock, individuals can now fortify their intimate chats by adding a layer of security. This latest addition joins WhatsApp's expanding collection of privacy features, reinforcing the options available for users to safeguard their communication. These existing features include end-to-end encryption, encrypted backups, disappearing messages, screenshot blocking, control over the visibility of the last online status, and various other privacy controls. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="How WhatsApp Chat Lock feature work?" comment="subhead" text="How WhatsApp Chat Lock feature work?">How <keyword id="3163588" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="whatsapp-chat" source="Orion">WhatsApp Chat</keyword> Lock feature work?</cmsannotation> The Chat Lock feature allows users to safeguard their individual chats by applying a password and securely storing them in a separate folder. The sender's name and message content remain concealed when a chat is locked. Locking a chat removes it from the regular inbox and places it in a dedicated folder, which can only be accessed by entering the device password or using biometric authentication such as a fingerprint. Additionally, the contents of the locked chat are automatically hidden in notifications. To lock a chat, users can simply tap the name of a one-to-one or group conversation and select the lock option. To access these locked chats, users need to slowly pull down their inbox and enter the device password or use biometric authentication. There are three ways you can lock chats- <ul><li>Face unlock</li><li>Fingerprint</li><li>Pin</li></ul>How to enable chat lock on WhatsApp <ol><li>Navigate to the chat you wish to lock.</li><li>Tap on the profile picture of the contact or group.</li><li>Look for a newly introduced option labelled ‘Chat Lock,’ located just below the disappearing message menu.</li><li>Activate the chat lock feature by toggling it on.</li><li>Authenticate your action by providing your phone password or utilizing biometric authentication, such as fingerprint or facial recognition.</li></ol>WhatsApp also announced plans to introduce additional options for Chat Lock in the coming months. These upcoming features will include locking chats on companion devices, allowing users to secure conversations across multiple devices. Additionally, users can create a custom password specifically for their chats, enabling them to use a unique and separate password distinct from their phone's password. These enhancements will give users even more flexibility and control over the security of their WhatsApp conversations. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/is-whatsapp-secretly-listening-to-your-private-conversations-heres-how-to-check/articleshow/100155980.cms">Is WhatsApp secretly listening to your private conversations? Here’s how to check</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/google-pixel-6a-vs-pixel-7a-smartphone-comparison-with-price-and-features/articleshow/100177889.cms">Google Pixel 6a vs Pixel 7a: Is Google's latest mid-ranger worth the extra ₹12,000?</a>

Individual chat lock is now available on WhatsApp: Here’s how to use it

<keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword> is reportedly preparing to bring support for face unlock feature on Android devices. According to WABetainfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp in Beta, the feature will be very helpful specifically for Pixel 4 users as the device comes without a fingerprint sensor and only supports facial recognition. Once the feature rolls out, the "fingerprint lock" settings will be renamed to the more general "biometric lock". The settings are likely to be based on Android's BiometricPrompt API, which allows apps to use biometric unlock for authentication. Face unlocking has already been on iOS for some time now, which makes sense given the iPhone X first introduced FaceID back in 2017. Whatsapp is also bringing a feature like Skype and Zoom where one can join the ongoing calls even if you have missed. This means when a user is busy and can't join the video or voice call can join them later when the call is still ongoing. WhatsApp has enabled multiple features like 'Always Mute option', a new Storage Usage UI along with accompanying tools as well as new Media Guidelines to its Android beta user base. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isro-finds-that-mars-is-losing-its-atmosphere-faster-than-earth-and-planet-encircling-dust-storms-are-speeding-up-the-process/articleshow/78824049.cms">ISRO finds that Mars is losing its atmosphere faster than Earth, and planet-encircling dust storms are speeding up the process</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/trump-calls-india-china-and-russia-filthy-while-justifying-exit-from-paris-agreement/articleshow/78821267.cms">Trump calls India, China and Russia ‘filthy’ while justifying exit from Paris Agreement</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/paytm-uses-jeff-bezos-secret-for-success-building-two-pizza-teams/articleshow/78810520.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Paytm uses Jeff Bezos' secret for success — building 'two pizza' teams</a>

WhatsApp plans to step up security with face unlock support on Android

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword> is letting users link up their phone with its web and desktop apps using <keyword id="102890" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="biometrics">biometrics</keyword>.</li><li>This means you can now login using face, fingerprint, or iris scans depending on what device you have.</li><li>WhatsApp said all the data is processed by a phone's operating system, so it doesn't see any of it.</li></ul>WhatsApp is adding features to its web app to let users sign by scanning their face, thumbprint, or eye.WhatsApp announced the new feature on Thursday, which it described as an extra layer of security for its WhatsApp Web and Desktop services.At the moment, to use WhatsApp Web or Desktop users have to link it up to their phone account by scanning a QR code. This new feature would add biometric login to compatible devices as an optional extra layer of security.WhatsApp said on Apple devices with iOS14 users will be able to use Touch ID or Face ID. Android phones will be able to use Face Unlock, Fingerprint Unlock or Iris Unlock.The announcement comes at a sensitive moment for WhatsApp, which is still reeling from a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-facebook-data-terms-conditions-privacy-signal-2021-1">huge user privacy backlash</a> over a new set of terms and conditions it sent out earlier this month. "WhatsApp does not see your face or fingerprint data," the company said in its statement announcing the new biometric login feature. In an <a href="https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/download-and-installation/how-to-log-in-or-out">FAQ,</a> the company says because the user's device handles the biometric information, WhatsApp doesn't have access to the data."The authentication is handled by your device's operating system using the biometrics stored there. WhatsApp can't access the biometric information stored by your device's operating system," it said."If they use the standard APIs [Application Programming Interfaces] for biometrics then all this can be done in a way that shouldn't raise red flags," Eerke Boiten, a professor in cyber security at De Montfort University, told Insider."Best practice is in an analysed and then encrypted form (which means that it cannot be reversed), and stored on the user's device, and I expect that all standard biometric APIs on phones do just that. The link that WhatsApp insists on between the phone and WhatsApp Web is then essential, because the phone holds the registered biometric image that is being checked against, not some central server," he added.Dr Catherine Flick, a computer scientist and privacy expert at De Montfort, agreed with Boiten the announcement did not ring alarm bells."If it's the built in facial/etc. recognition this is fine and standard with the phone operating systems (and good to have as a second level of privacy even if your phone is unlocked)," she said.The addition of biometric scanning is not the last feature WhatsApp plans to add this year, as it told <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/28/whatsapp-is-adding-opt-in-biometrics-to-its-web-and-desktop-versions/">TechCrunch</a> it is planning to expand with more features for WhatsApp web and desktop.

WhatsApp is adding eye, fingerprint, and face scanning - but says it won't have any access to biometric data

<ul><li>WhatsApp has rolled out its fingerprint lock feature for Android users. </li><li>After two-factor authentication, this will be a third layer of security for users. </li><li>The only requirement is that your phone should have a fingerprint sensor in order for you to use the feature.</li></ul> Android users can now add a layer of security their WhatsApp accounts by enabling the new fingerprint lock feature. The timing of the roll out coincides with the news of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/heres-why-facebook-is-suing-the-nso-group-over-the-whatsapp-hack/articleshow/71814518.cms">Facebook suing the NSO Group</a> for breaching the data privacy of WhatsApp users. "Earlier this year, we rolled out Touch ID and Face ID for iPhone to provide an extra layer of security for WhatsApp users. Today we're introducing similar authentication, allowing you to unlock the app with your fingerprint, on supported Android phones," said the company in a statement. Even though the breach happened back in May and the bug has since been fixed, a lot of people are fretting over whether or not their accounts are safe from any such attack in the future. For those looking to make your accounts more secure, here's how to set WhatsApp's new fingerprint lock feature: Make sure your phone has a fingerprint sensor and that you have enabled it for the device. 
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 Enable the fingerprint lock by switching on the toggle. Once the fingerprint lock is enabled, you will have to option to choose how quickly the lock will turn on. It will also give you the option to choose whether or not the content of any new messages that come should be displayed when the lock is on.

Here's how to use WhatsApp's new fingerprint lock for Android

<keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword> is one of the most popular messaging applications and comes packed with several features. One of them is the ability to set up fingerprint lock on Android devices. WhatsApp has allowed users on iPhones to unlock the app using Touch ID or Face ID from some time now. It finally added fingerprint unlock for the Android version. Smartphone makers such as OnePlus and Xiaomi have a built-in app locker so this feature may not seem that important to those who own them. However, if you wish to use WhatsApp’s fingerprint lock on your device, follow the below steps. How to set up fingerprint lock on WhatsApp <div type="image" title="WhatsApp Fingerprint lock" msid="72511310" hostid="261"></div>

 <ul><li>Make sure you are on the latest version of WhatsApp. </li><li>Open WhatsApp on your phone. </li><li>Click on the overflow button (three dots) at the top right corner. </li><li>Now, click on ‘Settings’. </li><li>Then go to Account &gt; Privacy &gt; Fingerprint lock. </li><li>Now, enable the toggle for ‘Unlock with fingerprint’. </li><li>Once you have enabled fingerprint lock, you can set the duration after which you will have to authenticate using your fingerprint to unlock WhatsApp. </li><li>You can choose between ‘Immediately’, ‘After 1 minute’ and ‘After 30 minutes’. </li><li>Finally, you have the option to choose whether the new message notifications show the message content and sender while the app is locked. </li></ul>How to disable fingerprint lock on WhatsApp If you have enabled fingerprint lock on WhatsApp and wish to disable it now, follow the below steps: <ul><li>Open WhatsApp on your phone. </li><li>Tap the overflow button (three dots) at the top right corner. </li><li>Now, click on ‘Settings’. </li><li>From settings, tap on Account &gt; Privacy &gt; Fingerprint lock. </li><li>Now, disable the toggle for ‘Unlock with fingerprint’. </li></ul>SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/how-to/heres-how-to-check-if-someone-has-blocked-you-on-whatsapp/articleshow/72369027.cms">How to know if someone has blocked you on WhatsApp</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/how-to/heres-how-to-know-if-someone-has-blocked-you-on-facebook/articleshow/72400773.cms">Here’s how to know if someone has blocked you on Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/how-to-stop-others-from-adding-you-in-a-whatsapp-group/articleshow/72488067.cms">How to stop others from adding you in a WhatsApp group</a>

Here’s how to enable fingerprint lock on WhatsApp for Android

<keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword> is reportedly working on a new 'Expiring Media' feature that will let users send self-destructing media on the popular messaging app. The upcoming ‘Expiring Media' feature is an extension to another under-development feature called 'Expiring Messages'. WABetainfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp in Beta, has spotted Expiring Media as part of WhatsApp for Android's new beta version 2.20.201.1. This upcoming WhatsApp feature is similar to that found in <keyword id="6358096" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="snapchat">Snapchat</keyword>, which was later copied by Instagram. When this feature will be enabled, users will have an option to set expiration when they share media files, the report said. Those who will receive any "Expiring Media" can only view them for a single time and once they exit the chat, they will disappear without any trace unlike "This message was deleted" message when the sender deletes messages. The feature will be visible only to admins of a group. For individual chats, the feature will offer various options that the user can select for the app to automatically delete messages. WhatsApp will also show a ‘timer' symbol on the profile picture when the feature is enabled in a specific chat. Currently, there is no word on when exactly the feature will arrive for users or whether or not users will be able to screenshot the same. Once available, the earlier ‘Expiring Message' feature which is also in Beta currently will come with a toggle on/off button and users can choose a stipulated time -- 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month or 1 year -- for the messages to automatically disappear. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/whatsapp-web-may-get-fingerprint-authentication-feature/articleshow/78181434.cms">WhatsApp Web may get fingerprint authentication feature</a>

WhatsApp is working on a Snapchat-like expiring media feature

<keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword> is one of the most popular messaging apps with over 1.5 billion monthly active users. It is also a feature-rich apps and new ones are regularly added. In 2019, several features were added to WhatsApp, including the recently added <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/how-to/heres-how-to-enable-fingerprint-lock-on-whatsapp-for-android/articleshow/72510955.cms">fingerprint lock</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/how-to-stop-others-from-adding-you-in-a-whatsapp-group/articleshow/72488067.cms">group privacy</a> features. WhatsApp is currently working on features like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/whatsapp-to-soon-get-dark-mode-self-destructing-messages-multiple-device-support-and-more/articleshow/72335059.cms">dark mode</a>, multi-device support, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/whatsapp-delete-messages-group-cleaning-beta/articleshow/72994888.cms">delete messages</a> and more. Let’s take a look at some of the features that were introduced in the stable version of WhatsApp in the year 2019. New features in <keyword id="7245297" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="whatsapp-in-2019">WhatsApp in 2019</keyword> Biometric authentication WhatsApp first added biometric authentication for iOS users in February this year. It means users have the option to use Touch ID or Face ID to unlock the app. In October, the much-awaited feature was introduced for Android users in the form of a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/how-to/heres-how-to-enable-fingerprint-lock-on-whatsapp-for-android/articleshow/72510955.cms">fingerprint lock</a>. Some smartphone makers such as OnePlus and Xiaomi provide an app locker as a built-in feature. However, not all smartphone makers provide this feature and WA’s fingerprint lock can come in handy. Improved group privacy settings The group privacy settings were spotted in the beta version of WhatsApp early in the year. Recently, the app started rolling out this feature. The new group privacy setting allows users to select who can add them to groups. Users have the option to select between ‘Everyone’, ‘My Contacts’ and ‘My Contacts Except’. To learn how to enable this feature, you can refer to our story on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/how-to-stop-others-from-adding-you-in-a-whatsapp-group/articleshow/72488067.cms">group privacy settings</a>. Audio picker WhatsApp rolled out the audio picker feature earlier this year that makes it easier to share multiple audio files at once. Users can also play the audio file before sending it to others. The update also introduced audio preview and image preview, allowing users to listen to the audio and view the album art of the file while selecting them. Group call button After introducing group calls earlier, WhatsApp this year added a dedicated group call button to group chats. This button allows users to pick up to four participants and directly place a group call from a group chat. Forwarded and Frequently Forwarded labels WhatsApp initially introduced a ‘Forwarded’ label to messages that were forwarded from one chat to another. Later, the company introduced the ‘Frequently Forwarded’ label that is added to a message that has been forwarded more than four times. The introduction of these labels from WhatsApp aims to fight fake news. There have been several cases where false information was shared on WhatsApp. Consecutive voice messages WhatsApp added consecutive voice message feature to both, Android and iOS versions of the app. This allows users to play consecutive voice messages automatically, instead of having to play each voice message manually. Private reply WhatsApp introduced the reply privately feature for groups. This allows users in groups to highlight a particular message in the group chat and reply privately to the sender of the message. Share WhatsApp status to Facebook As you may already know, WhatsApp is owned by Facebook. The app recently introduced a new feature that allows users to share their WhatsApp stories to Facebook Stories. When you post a status on WhatsApp, a share to Facebook button now appears in the status tab. Opi stickers Earlier this year, WhatsApp introduced a new Opi sticker pack designed by Colombian illustrator Oscar Ospina. The pack features a white colored bear expressing different emotions and includes as many as 30 stickers. Improved PiP mode WhatsApp also introduced an improved picture-in-picture mode for its app on Android and iOS. This allows users to play videos from YouTube, Facebook and Instagram even after switching chats. After a recent update, users can now also play Netflix trailers using the picture-in-picture mode. WhatsApp Business WhatsApp for Business was launched as a dedicated app to allow businesses to connect to their customers. It is available in India, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, the UK, and the US and is expected to rollout to other countries soon. The app offers several features such as catalog, quick replies, labels and chat list filtering. In addition to helping businesses, this has also helped customers to easily communicate with businesses, without having to worry about visiting a website or email. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/scammers-whatsapp-stealing-money-how-to-protect/articleshow/72976604.cms">Scammers are now using WhatsApp to steal money - here’s how you can protect yourself</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/heres-how-to-check-if-someone-has-blocked-you-on-whatsapp/articleshow/72369027.cms">How to know if someone has blocked you on WhatsApp</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/how-to-stop-others-from-adding-you-in-a-whatsapp-group/articleshow/72488067.cms">How to stop others from adding you in a WhatsApp group</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/how-to/how-to-open-whatsapp-on-laptop/articleshow/73228727.cms">How to open whatsapp</a>

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<ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet"><li>Facebook-owned <keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp">Whatsapp</keyword> announced an additional <keyword id="2181239" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="security-layer">security layer</keyword> where users will be able to link their accounts from their mobiles to <keyword id="6387283" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="computers">computers</keyword>.</li><li>To link your WhatsApp account with WhatsApp web, it will ask you to scan your face or fingerprint before scanning QR code.</li><li>Along with this new security update, WhatsApp to redesign its web page on phones in coming weeks.</li></ul>As millions of people now access WhatsApp on their PCs and laptops, the Facebook-owned platform on Thursday announced to add an additional layer of security where users will be able to link their WhatsApp account on mobile phones to their computers. In order to link WhatsApp Web or <keyword id="154909" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Desktop">Desktop</keyword> to your WhatsApp account, you will now be asked to use your face or fingerprint unlock on your phone, before scanning a QR code from the phone to link your device. The new security update for linking devices will be rolling out, alongside a visual redesign to the WhatsApp Web page on phones, to users with compatible devices over the coming weeks. "We're putting even more security into WhatsApp Web and desktop, adding an additional layer of protection when you want to link your WhatsApp account to your computer," the company said in a statement. The move, said WhatsApp, will limit the chance that a housemate or office colleague can link devices to your WhatsApp account without you. "This builds on our existing security measures today, which pop up a notice in your phone whenever a Web/Desktop login occurs, and the ability to unlink devices from your phone at any time," the company noted. WhatsApp said the face and fingerprint authentication takes place on your device in a privacy preserving manner -- by design. "WhatsApp cannot access the biometric information stored by your device's operating system". The move comes at a time when WhatsApp is facing immense backlash in India over its upcoming privacy policy. In mid-January, it was found that WhatsApp on Desktop (Web) application was allegedly exposing personal mobile numbers via indexing on <keyword id="163945" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Google-Search">Google Search</keyword>. Independent cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia had shared some screenshots with IANS showing indexing of personal mobile numbers of WhatsApp users via Web version on Google Search. Concerned at private group chat links being available on Google Search, WhatsApp had earlier said that it asked Google not to index such chats and advised users not to share group chat links on publicly accessible websites. The indexed WhatsApp group chat links have now been removed from Google. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/indian-grooming-startup-bombay-shaving-company-gets-45-crore-investment-from-dettol-maker-reckitt-benckiser/articleshow/80491558.cms">Indian grooming startup Bombay Shaving Company gets ₹45 crore investment from Dettol maker Reckitt Benckiser</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/budget/news/india-needs-to-add-massive-amount-of-solar-and-wind-power-capacity-this-year-to-meet-its-first-target/articleshow/80496138.cms">India needs to add massive amount of solar and wind power capacity this year to meet its first target</a>

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<ul><li>Facebook Messenger will now come with a new feature called App Lock, helping users prevent others from accessing their messages.</li><li>The feature is optional and can be enabled by users by going into the Facebook Messenger settings.</li><li>Facebook also announced that it is working on new features to improve user experience in the Messenger app.</li></ul>Facebook has introduced new privacy features like App Lock in Messenger that will help users prevent others from accessing their private messages. App Lock adds another layer of security to private messages. The optional feature gives users "confidence to know that if a friend or family member needs to borrow your phone, they won't be able to access your chats". "Privacy is at the heart of Messenger - where you can be yourself with the people who matter most to you, whether that's through a message, video chat, call or a Messenger Room," said Jay Sullivan, Director of Product Management, Messenger Privacy and Safety. App Lock, present in the new Privacy settings section, will use device's privacy settings like fingerprint or face authentication to unlock the Messenger app. "Your touch or face ID is not transmitted to or stored by Facebook. The feature is available today on iPhone and iPad and will come to Android in the next few months," Sullivan said in a statement on Wednesday. Facebook said it is also working on new controls so Messenger users can decide who can message or call them directly, who goes to their requests folder, and who can't message or call them at all. This will be similar to the message controls on Instagram. "We're also exploring more ways to protect your privacy and safety when someone you don't know sends you a message," said Facebook. The social network will test a feature similar to what exists on Instagram and WhatsApp that blurs images in the message requests folder. This will give Messenger users the choice to view an image from someone they may not know before replying to the message or blocking or reporting the account. There are over 1.3 billion Messenger users globally and Messenger is expected to grow to 2.4 billion users by 2021. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/facebook-and-instagram-are-creating-teams-to-study-bias-on-their-platforms-as-they-face-increased-pressure-to-address-racial-disparities/articleshow/77098317.cms">Facebook and Instagram are creating teams to study bias on their platforms as they face increased pressure to address racial disparities</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/take-a-closer-look-at-instagram-reels-facebookaposs-tiktok-rival-coming-to-the-us-next-month/slidelist/77051635.cms">Take a closer look at Instagram Reels, Facebook's TikTok rival coming to the US next month</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/new-facebook-messenger-tool-helps-you-detect-scams-and-other-harmful-interactions/articleshow/75965275.cms">New Facebook Messenger tool helps you detect scams and other harmful interactions</a>

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