Messenger App Lock Update. The App Lock feature can be turned on by using Touch ID or Face ID on users’ iPhones and iPads.. With the update, the Messenger app can use a device’s built-in fingerprint or face. In the new Messenger app design, Facebook is putting a new emphasis on the People section. Now, you can see large profile pictures of your contacts and can easily see if they've recently updated. The latest privacy feature for Messenger allows users to add 'another layer of security' that will use the device's privacy settings. With App lock, users can lock Messenger and will require an authentication method like Face ID or Touch ID to unlock it. READ | How to lock Facebook profile: Protect your profile from stalkers in 4 simple steps
App Lock is a pretty simple concept that uses your device’s privacy settings like fingerprint or face authentication to unlock the Messenger app.. Messenger now gets an App Lock update. Facebook today announced enhanced privacy and security features for Messenger on iOS, including a new "App Lock" feature. With this enabled, Facebook Messenger will require Face ID or Touch ID.
Native app lock is a feature that is becoming common to see in apps these days, including WhatsApp, which added app lock last year for both Android and iOS. With app lock, users can prevent others from opening the Messenger app, and allowing the app to be opened by the device’s privacy settings like fingerprint or face authentication.
Instantly reach the people in your life—for free. Messenger is just like texting, but you don't have to pay for every message (it works with your data plan). Facebook today announced enhanced privacy and security features for Messenger on iOS, including a new "App Lock" feature. With this enabled, Facebook Messenger will require Face ID or Touch ID. Facebook Messenger app is adding an extra layer of security with its new App Lock feature. The feature essentially locks the app and users will need to unlock it using their biometrics such as. He said that while the option is available for iOS users currently, an update for Android users is going to roll out in the upcoming months. Beginning with how “privacy [was] at the heart of Messenger”; Sullivan said the app lock will be an extra layer of protection that will use your device's privacy settings – be it a fingerprint lock.
