WhatsApp continues to be enriched with features, each more practical than the next. The rumor that passkeys will be supported in Meta’s messaging application is getting louder and louder.
Today, the WABetaInfo site informs us that Meta is in the process of implementing passkey support in its flagship messaging application, WhatsApp. According to our source, “the latest update of WhatsApp Beta for Android 2.23.17.5, available on the Google Play Store, shows that WhatsApp is working on passkey support. Excellent news for users, both in terms of ergonomics and safety.
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The main advantage of passkeys is that they make passwords obsolete. How many times have you forgotten your credentials and had to follow the reset procedure? Too often no doubt, and it is precisely on this point that this new authentication technology will make all the difference.
WhatsApp will increase security by accepting passkeys
As passkeys use your fingerprint, face, or screen lock to verify your identity, ” security is significantly enhanced, adding an extra layer of protection over traditional methods such as PIN codes. Furthermore, the secure storage of security keys in the password manager Google guarantees convenient access while maintaining strong safeguards against unauthorized access.
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Among other new features, WhatsApp will offer you to talk to your correspondents without them having to pick up. Indeed, voice chats will allow you to talk to your contacts without having to call them. The company also introduced the screen sharing during video callsa tool that lets you share documents and photos, plan vacations together, shop online, or even give presentations like you might on Zoom.