Whatsapp On Android To Get Fingerprint Authentication Feature Soon

Popular messaging service WhatsApp is working on a fingerprint authentication feature that will protect users chats from being accessed from unauthorised users.

According to WABetaInfo, the feature which is still under development, and by default its disabled in the Android 2.19.3 beta version.

Just recently, the Facebook owned instant messaging service was said to bring a similar feature to iPhone, supporting Face ID and Touch ID biometric methods.

"After working to implement Face ID and Touch ID features on iOS (that aren't available yet for development reasons). WhatsApp has finally started to work on the authentication feature on Android, using your Fingerprint!" WABetaInfo said.

Though the iPhone authentication feature supports two biometric methods, Android users will only get support for finger authentication and no Facial recognition. Reason for this is due to the lack of a wide presence of facial recognition on the Android platform.


WABetaInfo explained that once the user enables the Fingerprint feature, the WhatsApp messaging app will require the owners fingerprint to unlock the app each time someone tries to access the app.

"The app will be completely protected, so the user will need to authenticate his identity in order to open WhatsApp (from the app icon, from the notification or from external pickers). It will [protect the entire app, so it's not used to lock specific conversations," the post read.

WhatsApp will add a new section in their app so that the user will be able to enable the Fingerprint feature, which should be under Settings > Account > Privacy.

As mentioned before, this feature isn't available even for beta users as at this time. WABetaInfo, however, notes that the feature will be available in the future for iOS and Android users. Though, for now, the feature needs to get many other improvements before it goes out to the public.

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Google Adds Web Bluetooth And 2Fa Fingerprint Support To Chrome Beta 70 Web Browser

Google early this month celebrated Chrome 10th anniversary. Now the Alphabets company is introducing some useful features to Chrome 70 which is still in a beta form.

According to the Chromium blog, the Chrome Beta 70 hopes to make logging into websites a little by allowing Chrome users to use their Android fingerprint reader or Mac device Touch ID sensor as a form of two-factor authentication. This feature will save users time because there won't be need for users to enter password or other sensitive information.

Another feature is the Web Bluetooth. This feature will allow sites to securely communicate with nearby Bluetooth devices. This feature is been made available for Windows 10 users for the first time with the coming of Chrome 70, though the feature has been made available for Android, ChromeOS and macOS since Chrome 56. Earlier version Windows and Linux can still access it via this flag: chrome://flags/#enable-experimental-web-platform-features

Also Read: Hundreds of Millions of Android Devices are Exposed To This Vulnerability, And Google Won't Fix It!

To increase privacy, Chrome 70 will no longer include the Android and iOS builds number in the user-agent identification string visible to websites. This is necessary so as to prevent exploits targeting fingerprinting and other forms of abuses.


Google's decision to remove its build numbers from iOS and Android follows in the step of Apple's Safari to freeze the build number at 15E148.

Google removed the "Secure" tag from the URL kafe in Chrome 69 when users visit a complaint site(HTTPS), however, Chrome 70 will  display a "Not Secure" warning and red icon when users visits a non-complaint site (HTTP) so as to warn users that the site isn't secure.

Chrome 70 Beta will exit full screen mode to ensure that users have proper context before making any decision on obrolan boxes such as authentication or payment prompts.

Developers using the Chrome 70 Beta will be able to experiment with a Shape Detection API that can be used to identify faces, barcodes, and text in images through the web. This will help improve  features that rely on OCR (onscreen character recognition) so that you can easily turn a photo of a text document into a PDF, or simply make it easier to scan in a QR code without needing to pull out a second device.

Google Adds Web Bluetooth And 2Fa Fingerprint Support To Chrome Beta 70 Web Browser

Google early this month celebrated Chrome 10th anniversary. Now the Alphabets company is introducing some useful features to Chrome 70 which is still in a beta form.

According to the Chromium blog, the Chrome Beta 70 hopes to make logging into websites a little by allowing Chrome users to use their Android fingerprint reader or Mac device Touch ID sensor as a form of two-factor authentication. This feature will save users time because there won't be need for users to enter password or other sensitive information.

Another feature is the Web Bluetooth. This feature will allow sites to securely communicate with nearby Bluetooth devices. This feature is been made available for Windows 10 users for the first time with the coming of Chrome 70, though the feature has been made available for Android, ChromeOS and macOS since Chrome 56. Earlier version Windows and Linux can still access it via this flag: chrome://flags/#enable-experimental-web-platform-features

Also Read: Hundreds of Millions of Android Devices are Exposed To This Vulnerability, And Google Won't Fix It!

To increase privacy, Chrome 70 will no longer include the Android and iOS builds number in the user-agent identification string visible to websites. This is necessary so as to prevent exploits targeting fingerprinting and other forms of abuses.


Google's decision to remove its build numbers from iOS and Android follows in the step of Apple's Safari to freeze the build number at 15E148.

Google removed the "Secure" tag from the URL kafe in Chrome 69 when users visit a complaint site(HTTPS), however, Chrome 70 will  display a "Not Secure" warning and red icon when users visits a non-complaint site (HTTP) so as to warn users that the site isn't secure.

Chrome 70 Beta will exit full screen mode to ensure that users have proper context before making any decision on obrolan boxes such as authentication or payment prompts.

Developers using the Chrome 70 Beta will be able to experiment with a Shape Detection API that can be used to identify faces, barcodes, and text in images through the web. This will help improve  features that rely on OCR (onscreen character recognition) so that you can easily turn a photo of a text document into a PDF, or simply make it easier to scan in a QR code without needing to pull out a second device.

Whatsapp New Feature That Allows Android Users To Privately Reply Group Messages In Test

WhatsApp has enabled a new beta feature called "Reply Privately", a feature that allows users to reply privately to someone in a group.

According to WaBetaInfo, this Reply Privately feature which is in the beta version of WhatsApp allows users to privately reply a message received in a group.


To make use of this feature, a user is to select the message that he or she wants to reply to and then tap on the three-dots on top of the chat and then choose "Reply Privately." The moment you tap Reply Privately, WhatsApp will automatically open the private chat with the contact.

The Reply Privately feature also allow users to reply old messages in a group where the Send messages feature has been set to only administrators.

Still, the it doens't matter whether the group has been closed, WhatsApp users will still be able to make use of the Reply Privately feature if the requirements have been met.

For now, this feature is available in the WhatsApp beta v2.18.335 for Android where it is undergoing tests. We don't know if it will be made available for iOS users, nor do we know when the feature will be made available for everyone.

Whatsapp Is Working On A Preview Forward Feature

Private Reply feature, vacation mode and other features which are in a beta state undergoing test.

Now, the Facebook owned social messaging platform has another feature in the works which allow users of the platform preview forwards before sending them.

According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is testing a forward preview feature that pops before the user forwards it. The preview appears when a user wants to forward a message or media to two or more contacts. The user will have to preview whatever he or she is about to forward, and then decide its ok or worth forwarding it to other contacts.

WhatsApp beta for Android 2.18.325: when you forward a message or media to two or more chats, WhatsApp will show you a preview before forwarding the item, so you can confirm or cancel the operation.

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— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) November 5, 2018

Basically, Facebook wants to help curb the spread of fake news by making users preview whatever that they want to forward to other WhatsApp contacts. By previewing whatever that they want to forward, the will have that moment to retract their decision of forwarding the message, or maybe  decide the right audience since they have seen the preview.

The preview feature will pop when users of the messaging app wants to forward things like a text, image, GIF, video or any other content to multiple users.


WABetaInfo says the Preview feature will be available in the future. For now, the feature isn't available even on the latest version of WhatsApp beta.

However, the Reply Privately feature is available in the beta version of WhatsApp for those who wants to try it out. This feature allow users to privately reply a message in a group.

To make use of this feature, a user is to select the message that he or she wants to reply to and then tap on the three-dots on top of the chat and then choose "Reply Privately." The moment you tap Reply Privately, WhatsApp will automatically open the private chat with the contact.

The Reply Privately feature also allow users to reply old messages in a group where the Send messages feature has been set to only administrators.