WhatsApp is introducing a passwordless way to instantly secure your chat backups. The messaging platform is launching passkey ...

This means if you lose your device, you can use methods like fingerprint, face, or the screen lock code of your previous ...

Face, finger or lock-screen code: These passkeys are all you will need to encrypt your WhatsApp chat backups in the near future, the messaging app announced Thursday. Meta-owned WhatsApp, the most ...

In the beginning, WhatsApp users could not protect their chat backups with encryption—while all communications were encrypted end-to-end, backups weren't afforded the same protection. Since 2021, ...

WhatsApp is rolling out passkeys for backups. This information was already encrypted, but this will add more security.