{"id":12912,"date":"2020-06-13T12:49:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T10:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apfelpatient.de\/?p=12912"},"modified":"2020-06-13T12:49:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T10:49:46","slug":"facebook-messenger-gets-face-id-touch-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apfelpatient.de\/en\/news\/facebook-messenger-erhaelt-face-id-touch-id","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Messenger gets Face ID \/ Touch ID"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook Messenger users can look forward to a new feature. As has now become known, the company is testing the implementation of Face ID or Touch ID.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WhatsApp can now be locked if desired and can be unlocked by the user using Face ID or Touch ID. A function that Facebook Messenger does not have so far. But that is about to change. The company has Engadget<\/span><\/a> confirmed that users will be able to specify in the future whether authentication is required when opening the app. They can choose whether this takes effect immediately or only after a certain period of inactivity, which can be between 1 minute and 1 hour. Although the feature does not apply to messenger conversations, it is intended to protect chat histories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook wants to strengthen privacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The feature is currently being tested with a small number of Facebook Messenger users on iOS, but it will soon be expanded. Facebook writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We want to give people more choice and control to protect their private messages. Recently, we started testing a feature that lets you lock the Messenger application from your device's settings. It's an extra layer of privacy to prevent anyone else from accessing your messages.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

There was no comment on when the Face ID or Touch ID feature in Facebook Messenger will be available to all users. (Photo by Denys Prykhodov \/ Bigstockphoto)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n