Almost every iPhone and even smartphone user has WhatsApp installed on his or her phone. With millions of users it is still the most popular chat service in the world. Those who often use WhatsApp know better than anyone that the messages sometimes contain privacy -sensitive information.
If for some reason you do not want someone to be able to read your messages unsolicited, you can choose to secure WhatsApp on your iPhone with Touch ID or Face ID. Before you can open the app, your face or fingerprint will be scanned, if it is not yours, the app will not be opened.
Whatsapp protect with Touch ID or Face ID
- Open WhatsApp
- Navigate to ‘Settings’
- Go to ‘Privacy’
- Choose ‘app locking’
- Call in ‘Ask for Face ID / Touch ID’
You can then set when and how frequently your finger or face should be scanned. It is advisable to opt for ‘immediately’, but it is also possible after 1, 15 or 60 minutes. In addition, the preview of WhatsApp is faded in the app selector, so you can’t secretly read the messages via this road.
Secure whatsapp conversations
With the help of the above steps, the entire WhatsApp is protected and you must always confirm your identity when opening the app. Do you not want this? Then you can also secure specific WhatsApp conversations. You can then indicate per chat whether you want to lock it with Face ID or Touch ID and then hide in your conversation list.
- Open the WhatsApp app
- Navigate to the conversation you want to secure
- Tap at the top of the name of the person or group
- Select ‘Lock chat’
After this, your identity is asked via Face ID, Touch ID or the access code of your iPhone. Wipe the list of your WhatsApp conversations down to open the locked chats.
Extra protect with two -step verification
You can also protect the chat service with the help of two -step verification for WhatsApp. As a result, criminals cannot simply link WhatsApp with your telephone number on another device. For this you first have to perform an extra verification. In addition to activating Touch ID or Face ID, we recommend that you also use the two -step verification.
Protect all apps with an access code
Thanks to iOS 18 and iPados 18 you can easily lock apps with Face ID or Touch ID. The function has been added to iOS and iPados as standard and limits access to apps. Because of this, only you, or people who know your access code, have access to the applications. This ensures that not everyone can use the apps on your device.